Second Eden Farm

12/22/2024

River was excited about the barn clean out…he was “river dancing”! LOL He’s so darn cute 🥹

12/21/2024

Everyone angry and mean muggin while their house gets cleaned-tough life! 🙄🫠😆

12/15/2024

It’s been some wild weather preventing more steady progress on the projects. Wind, bitter cold, ice, and rain.

River’s expression (and the hens) about sums it up haha!

12/12/2024

It’s that time of year when everyone is floofy, growing baby bellies, or going through that awkward growth spurt.

Don’t worry! Kidding season is coming 10000 mph at us! 🫠🫠🫠

12/08/2024

Chugging right along with the barn project(s)!

Got the roof on the extension complete-waiting on gravel to spread on ground and then side beams and siding can go up!

3 more windows need framed in
50’ side of the barn needs residing
Trim installed

And then that pretty much wraps up what MUST be done for winter!

Of course we are already thinking of other plans to maximize space and efficiency. And have lots of other large and small plans/ideas in the works…LOL!

Stay tuned for more um, surprises! 😂😂

Bonus pic of Zhetta the round orb of a yearling, heavily bred but can still jump her large self into the feeder and have “dinner in bed” 😒🤦‍♀️

12/01/2024

It is finished. At least the 10+feet in the air part 😳 😵‍💫
The windows and side panels should be easy peasy after all the ladder and climbing work. Hoping to wrap it all up before we get a lot of snow…

11/29/2024

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our friends and farmily! Hoping you are enjoying your time with loved ones and eating all the good stuff!
🦃 🍁 🍽️ 🥧

Today was another day of barn addition progress, next up-roof panels!!

11/23/2024

It’s “hay day” on the farm…another months hay delivered, old hay taken out, and scraping pens/lots for mud removal. Cold snap incoming! 🥶

11/21/2024

11/20/2024

NO MORE GOATS IN THE CAR!
Another HUGE milestone achieved-having a reliable trailer to haul all the critters. And it’s a low profile and lightweight too so it pulls really nice 😁

11/15/2024

A little darkness never stops the projects from moving forward! Boy I’m grateful for headlamps!

Next up: gravel, roofing, wall braces.

💪 🔦 🐐

11/13/2024

Another step towards being part of the sustainability solution…got the first set of goat (and sheep) hides back from Driftless Tannery! Thank you SO much-they are gorgeous! 🤩

11/10/2024

How’s everyone doing on their fall projects?!

We are full steam ahead here!
✅posts cemented
✅support beams up
✅siding/windows delivered
✅learned how to do blood draws!!!
✅annual herd disease testing
✅new hitch and tow package for truck
✅almost done breeding goats

BONUS-Some other things in the works! Wouldn’t want to spoil the surprise! 😂😁

10/26/2024

Tis the season!
February and March 2025 will be buuuusyyyyy!

Fun fact-all the herdsires used last year and this year have their *b!

10/25/2024

ITS A FARM/HAULER TRUCK!

It’s been a very long time coming and I’m still baffled and humbled by the fact it worked out so smooth…So excited to have the new addition home!

LOOKOUT 2025! I can’t wait for the upcoming adventures. So much planning and action happening now that the farm is back to my main focus.

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”-Leaning really hard into that.

10/20/2024

It only took almost 2 years but it’s done! Something else to check off the to do list!

Little Amazon find for like $150-a little metal shed. I forgot what the intended use was, but I have it for when the thought gets back to me LOL.

Now on to planning another even bigger project…let’s just say more square footage and an actual milk room may be on the horizon 👀

10/19/2024

Disana Farm DSW Kenobi *b was more than happy to do his job! 🤣

I’m really excited to see what this jr buck will do for production here! TONS of milk and phenomenal udders behind this guy!