goat Archives

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… June 19th

On The Freckled Farm we have Nubian goats. While researching for interesting facts for this series I found out that Nubians are the most common dairy goat in the US. It makes sense to me… they are the cutest goats… Keep Reading

Posted on June 8, 2015August 21, 2020 by Crystal

Vaccinating Our Goats

When it comes to vaccinating goats the debates are almost as heated as the debates about vaccinating human children… and my view about vaccinating our goats is the same as my view about vaccinating our children. This has always been… Keep Reading

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… June 5th

Goats are social animals and should never be kept alone. A single goat will become depressed and will be far more vocal. So, it’s incredibly important to their heath that they have a companion. Most farms, included us, will not… Keep Reading

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Crystal

365 Project Round-up – May

I have had so much fun looking back at these pictures each month. It’s amazing to go back and see what we have accomplished in such a short amount of time. It gives you a new perspective. I can’t believe… Keep Reading

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 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 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 1, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… May 1st

For today’s Fun Farm Fact we are going to talk goat population statistics. There are 500 million goats in the world! A very large percentage of the world’s goat population is in developing countries. 170 million of them reside in… Keep Reading

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Crystal

What’s Up Wednesday April 29th

Where did April go? This year is FLYING! We have been staying so busy and it’s all going by in a flash. This week really kicks off market season for us. Four of our five markets are open as of… Keep Reading