Farming Archives

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… May 29th

Today is a goat fact that we get asked about often… Disbudding. Disbudding is when a baby goat’s horn buds are burned off to prevent them from growing a full set of horns. Kids are generally disbudded within the first… Keep Reading

Posted on May 25, 2015June 11, 2021 by Crystal

What we Feed our Goats

Every single ingredient that goes into our Goat Milk Soap is carefully chosen for the highest quality and best result for our customers and our environment. That process all starts with our goats. What we feed our goats is incredibly… Keep Reading

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… May 22nd

Today’s Fun Farm Fact is about chicken diets. Contrary to what you may see meat chicken breeders say (I’m not going to call out any companies… but you know who I am talking about) chickens should not be fed an… Keep Reading

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Crystal

What’s Up Wednesday – May 20th

Whew! It’s been a hot week around here. I am really having to work hard to keep the plants happy. The goats have been going through several buckets of water a day… Where they normally need to be filled once… Keep Reading

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… May 15th

Here’s a fun little fact about llamas… Llama’s have somewhat unique bathroom habits. They pick 2 or 3 locations that they designate as their “bathrooms” and they will only go in those spots. On our farm there are several large… Keep Reading

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Crystal

April’s “Other” Pictures

So, I am getting these posted a little late this month. What can I say… It’s the start of the busy season. Here are the “other” pictures (the photographs that weren’t the “picture of the day” from our 365 project,… Keep Reading

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Crystal

What’s New to Our 2015 Garden

Every year we try new things with our garden… We add beds, new/different plants, new techniques. In the past it was only me doing the garden, which is really limiting, but now that Kevin is working from home with me… Keep Reading

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… May 8th

Last week I talked about goat population statistics. This week we are going to talk chicken population statistics. The numbers are quite staggering… There are 25 billion (that’s billion with a B) chickens in the world. There are more chickens… Keep Reading

Posted on May 4, 2015August 21, 2020 by Crystal

Purchasing Goats from The Freckled Farm

The first round of 2015 kids will be ready to go to new homes in the coming weeks. Any goats that are available for sale can be found here. If you are interested in coming to see our available kids… Keep Reading

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Crystal

365 Project – April

Another month down! April was amazing. Spring blossomed, the babies grew, the garden really started to come together… Below you will find a round up of the April photographs from our 365 project, A photo a day from The Freckled… Keep Reading