• Goats

    Seven Kids in 14 Hours

    Whew…they say things come in waves…and in threes…and so, boy do I have a story for you! As the title alludes, we had seven kids born within 14 hours here this weekend…Saturday afternoon thru Sunday morning. Lucy started showing signs of labor late on Friday evening. Pawing a bit, begging…

  • Goats

    Kidding Prep

    We’ve got three extension cords running the property to power the baby monitor and a shop light down in the Goat Barn… The Emergency Care Bin down in the Garden Shed (which is right next to the goat’s yard)… And clothes, jackets, hats, and headlamps all laid out on the…

  • LGDs

    Heartbroken

    You guys, we lost our sweet pup Arco in the night last night and we are absolutely heartbroken. We don’t know what happened and may never know. . . Though hindsight being what it is, in between bouts of tears, cuddling with E, and keeping ourselves busy, we have a guess or…

  • Chickens - Ducks - Everything Else - Goats

    Shown, Unshown – February 2017

    Shown Our newest member of the family has officially been named! Though it took us a full two weeks, calling out for suggestions, and so much discussion, we finally settled on the name Arco.  His full, official name is Arcoiris, meaning rainbow.  He’s falling in nicely with everyone except Mr. who still…

  • LGDs

    Great Pyrenees Puppy

    Kim and I have talked, at length, about getting another Great Pyrenees puppy. Really, since before we even brought Akuna onto the farm, having two Great Pyrenees LGDs has always been part of the conversation. In the whirlwind that has been our lives over the past two years, though, it…