Bob | July 1, 2009
Jen’s dad sometimes buys old grain bins and transports them to his farm. Recently he brought us the slightly rusted pieces that he couldn’t use. Even though they weren’t structurally sound for a bin, we could use them to build a shade structure for the pasture. The goats immediately took occupancy while [...]
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Tags: Goats, Livestock, Shade, Sheep
Bob | April 15, 2009
We spent a bit of time putting up a divider fence in our pasture. Our goal this year is to split the pasture into three equal areas and then rotate the sheep and goats through those areas every three weeks. This should reduce worm load, as well as give the grass a chance [...]
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Tags: Fields, Livestock
Bob | March 27, 2009
This is Ronald hiding behind his mom. He is a little scared of the camera. He was born on the coldest day in the middle of January, and spent most of his first 12 hours of life in our kitchen. Now, since he is an only child and gets all the milk, he is growing like [...]
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Tags: Barn, Livestock