Goats Archives

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Kevin

Keeping predators out of your fencing

Here at The Freckled Farm we have a tendency to go a little overboard in our planning of new projects. One example of this is our fencing. Most farms we have been to or visited use a pretty standard field… Keep Reading

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… July 3rd

Goat’s ears come in all shapes and sizes. Some stand straight up, like in the case of Alpines. Some are so small it looks like they have no ears at all, like in the case of Lamanchas. Nubians have large… Keep Reading

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday – June 26th

In last week’s Fun Farm Fact I told you that Nubians are the most common dairy goat breed in the US. Many people ask us why we picked Nubians as the goats for our farm. After all, there are several… Keep Reading

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 3, 2015 by Crystal

What’s up Wednesday – June 3rd

I’m sorry I missed last week’s What’s up Wednesday. The busy season for the soap business, photography business, farm, and garden are all in full gear… at the same time. We are so incredibly grateful to be this busy. I… 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 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