On December 27th we were all looking forward to Strawberry’s visit. Our friends were taking off for a week, during our long Washington winters, and we got to watch their milking Jersey. To Mom and Dad it meant ice cream, for us kids it meat extra milking chores, and all-you-can-drink milk! The dogs didn’t know it, but they would have been drooling over the prospect of “cereal” every morning!

And so, for a week, we enjoyed whipped cream, milk at every meal, and Mom and Dad got creamer in their coffee, and I made 4 gallons of ice cream too! (you have to make hay while the sun shines 🙂 )!

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I love Pepper and her breed and this is why: The Border Collie is well known as the world’s smartest dog, also a devout and steady companion, and a great farm and family dog as well!

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Daisy is a very happy, energetic, intelligent, little beagle who is always ready to PLAY!! 🙂   I chose the beagle breed because they are small, short haired, full of energy, ever-happy, and forever look like PUPPIES!!

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One of the farm chores done every other month is a goat pedicure! You may think this sounds gross, but it is rewarding to clean up their hooves and see a nice healthy goat.

The goats certainly enjoy it!

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You may not of heard of the Targhee breed of sheep, and may be wondering what are it’s  advantages are over a more common breed like the Suffolk, Hampshire, Merino, or any other breed. Here is why we chose the Targhee: Continue reading “Why Targhee Sheep?” →

The aspen have turned gold, and lost their leaves, the pond is icing over, winter is coming!

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Several weeks ago we built a much-needed round bale feeder; it has turned out to be a great addition to our infrastructure! The hay feeder’s simple design has minimal waste and all of the materials were right here on the farm!

The only changes we would make, and are trying to find an answer for, is the almost impossible question of how to let a horned cow’s head in and keep the goats out of the feeder! But until we find a solution “Queen Lucy” (the goat) has a very nice bed!

  How to build the feeder: Continue reading “The Round Bale Feeder is Built!” →