goat Archives

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Crystal

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

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Crystal

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

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Crystal

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

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Crystal

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

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Crystal

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

Posted on March 8, 2015September 17, 2020 by Crystal

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

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Crystal

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

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Crystal

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

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Crystal — 1 Comment

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

Posted on March 1, 2015September 17, 2020 by Crystal

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