What’s up Wednesday – March 11th
Oh what a week it has been! In the last week we have had 2 kiddings, resulting in 5 kids. 2 kiddings down – 2 to go!
On Thursday morning Sonia kidded. Her kidding went beautifully. She had 2 perfect… Keep Reading
Getting to Know… Eleanor
Eleanor is Elsie’s full sister, the goat we introduced two weeks ago who had the traumatic birth. She is the opposite of her sister in nearly every way. They may be twins, but their personality couldn’t be more different. Eleanor… Keep Reading
February “Other” Pictures
Every month we take and post pictures to our Instagram that are outside of the 365 Project “A Picture a Day from The Freckled Farm” but like with the 365 Project we don’t want those who don’t have Instagram to… Keep Reading
Fun Farm Fact Friday… March 6th
We are now officially in Kidding Season! So it seemed fitting to have the facts over the next few weeks be kid and pregnancy related. Today’s fact is about goat gestation:
Goats have a gestation period (length of pregnancy) of… Keep Reading
What’s up Wednesday – March 4th
It’s the start of kidding season!!! Sonia is due any day now! Her due date is actually Friday but she has been showing signs of labor for days now. Her ligaments are almost completely gone and she has had some… Keep Reading
Hillary’s 2014 Kidding
*** Before you scroll down I must warn you that some of the pictures below are a little graphic. They depict an actual goat birth ***
We are days away from starting our 2015 kidding season, so I thought it… Keep Reading
365 Project – February
I can’t believe another month has already gone by! Here is a round up of the 365 pictures, A Picture a Day From The Freckled Farm, for the month of February. Enjoy!
Follow us on Instagram (@TheFreckledFarm) to see the… Keep Reading
Fun Farm Facts Friday – February 27th
So far this year all of the fun farm facts have been goat related, so I thought it was time to do a fact about one of our other farm animals. Today’s fact is about chickens!
Chickens are born with… Keep Reading
What’s up Wednesday – February 25th
We are in the final stretch before the start of kidding season! Sonia only has a week and a half left. She has received all of her vaccinations (CDT and BoSe) and we continue to increase her feed to prepare… Keep Reading
Gardening: Stage 1 – Planning
Our garden is going to be quite an undertaking this year. In the past we have filled 12 raised beds with plants, but it has never been enough to last us much past fall. We would have things like green… Keep Reading