Tag Archive: goats

Hot Days in East Tennessee

It seems like every day is warmer than the last one! If you need to get something done outside, your best bet is to do it before 8 am or after 7:30 pm… even so, I still find myself sweating from the most bizarre places. Did you know you can sweat from your calves? Things…

The Joy of Selling Online – doesn’t matter what you’re selling!

The part I dislike about having a bunch of little goats for sale is actually selling them.  If you set aside the fact that you really never know what folks are going to do with your animals (you have to trust your instincts here), that is not the hardest part of selling your little creatures….

Last Day of Winter at the Farm

Spring is just a day away & the sun has finally decided to show it’s face! Well, not for long as rain is predicted for the next few days. In the last few weeks I’ve been quite busy answering all kinds of questions left for me in my various comments section. Not only have I…

This and that on the farm

My goodness.. it’ been such a long time since I last posted!   I feel guilty that I haven’t kept my reader’s up with all the little things that have happened since I wrote about Murphy’s passing. February 14th Oreo finally gave birth to twins… Valentina & Valentino were born without any help from me.  I…

Goat Birthing Signs

What signs should you look for when you think your doe is about to give birth?  Some breeders know exactly when to expect kids because of a strict breeding regimen and then they mark off the days on the calendar.   Here at my little farm, I let my does breed when they show signs of…

Petting zoo for you?

Although I’m not ready to show my stuff on a full time basis, I truly enjoyed both times that we have brought our small group to a public event.  The first time was at our county fair.  We brought Boris the camel, Madigan & Daisy-June the miniature donkeys and a group of Pygmy & Nigerian…