Meet the 2015 Spring Kids
We had an amazing kidding season this past March. Three of our girls kidded a total of eight kids! Two sets of triplets and one set of twins. Four bucks and four does. Four of these kids have already been… Keep Reading
Tag: goat
Fun Farm Fact Friday… April 24th
Today our fact is about goat milk!
Goat milk is naturally homogenized. The cow milk that you buy at the grocery store is homogenized by the producers to keep the milk from separating. Because goat milk has smaller fat particles… Keep Reading
What’s Up Wednesday – April 21st
We are gearing up to start our farmers market season. We’ve been making lots of soap, cleaning up and reconfiguring our display… and getting excited for a really busy market season! We have been at South of the James through… Keep Reading
Fun Farm Fact Friday… April 17th
It’s time to get back to the goats! Today’s Fun Farm Fact is goat related!
By nature goats are not grazers. They are foragers. If given a choice they would prefer to be eating their way through bushes, brambles, and… Keep Reading
March “Other” Pictures
Everyday we post a picture on Instagram (@TheFreckledFarm) for our 365 project, but many times (especially this month with the babies being born) we post pictures in addition to our “picture of the day.” These images don’t make it to… Keep Reading
What’s up Wednesday – April 1st
It’s April!! Spring is really starting to settle in and temperatures are rising slowly. The trees around the farm are starting to bloom, the garden is coming together, and we have lots of babies running around. It’s a wonderful time… Keep Reading
Budding Spring
I decided this year that I wanted to document the first day of spring on the farm. While there isn’t a lot of “spring like” things happening yet, there are little hints that spring is on it’s way. There is… Keep Reading
Fun Farm Fact Friday… March 27th
This week we have one last goat kid fact to share with you: Standard goat kids, on average, weigh 6 pounds at birth. While they are tall they are also very lean. This weight can vary due to the size… Keep Reading
What’s up Wednesday – March 25th
Another week has gone by and Hillary is still pregnant (or at least she is as I am writing this post on Tuesday)! As of Monday the babies lungs were developed. We made it! She could go any day now… Keep Reading
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