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Critter Shuffle
All you have to do to make goats laugh is tell them you have plans. We penned up the sheep and goats in a 1/3 acre pen and gave them all shots, delouser and dewormer. The plan was to keep them off the...
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Shearing!
Last week, local shearer Danny came out and sheared five goats and two sheep for us. He also sheared my friend Elizabeth’s two goats and three sheep; she brought them over in her trailer. They look so...
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Medical Leave
Molena, our gray reverse badger Angora doe, has been walking stiffly lately. She won’t run, and won’t fully extend her legs back. I tried changing pastures, deworming, shearing, extra copier laden...
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Bee Fever
I have heard the new passion for beekeeping called “bee fever;” it ay simmer a long time under the surface, but once it ignites in a person, it is impossible to ignore. Having seen a few of my fellow...
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Easter Chicks!
Our bantam Cochin, Hickory, has been sitting on 10 Easter Egger eggs (also sometimes called Ameraucanas) for about a month now. I had just about given up that any of them were going to hatch. I was...
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I Like Big Butts and I Cannot Lie
This is a tiny picture from far off because the sheep are antisocial right now. As we approach lambing, they will want to be around me (and the goats, and everyone else) less and less. When they lamb,...
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Sheep For Sale
An acquaintance is looking for an excellent home for her sheep. She is in Texas, is moving and cannot take them with her. She has 3 NASSA registered Shetland ewes, a Shetland wether and a...
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Birds!
Chickens were the first farm animals we had, long before we moved to the farm. I think I will have at least a few hens for the rest of my life. They are so comical, interesting, productive and lovely....
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How Fast They Grow
Wow, the lambs grow so fast! The goat kids are still little, but the lambs are almost as big as their mothers! Thistle and Bailey are pretty wild; shearing time ought to be interesting. I can’t wait to...
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