Getting to Know… Digit
Digit is our sweet barn cat. He plays a large role here on the farm. His job is to keep rodents out of the feed and hay. This not only saves us money, because we are not having to replace… Keep Reading
Tag: Farming
Happy Spring
Today is the first day of Spring! Hooray! Amelia, the newest addition to The Freckled Farm, wants to say “Happy Spring Y’all”… Keep Reading
Fun Farm Fact Friday… March 20th
The farm is full of baby goats! So we are going to continue with our baby goats facts!
Baby goats, kids, are standing and walking within minutes of their birth! They have long, lean legs and knobby knees. It so… Keep Reading
Getting to Know…Warner
Warner is our new herd sire! We purchased him early spring 2014. Before 2014 we bred our does with driveway breedings, which is where you wait until your doe goes into heat, pack her into the truck, drive her to… Keep Reading
Fun Farm Fact Friday… March 13th
Today’s fun farm fact is about goat kids! Goats can have 1-6 kids per litter. Twins are the most common kidding, followed by singles and triples. Anything above three is considered to be very rare. Two of our does (Tina… Keep Reading
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