The Red Door Farm

Hoping your Christmas yesterday was filled with family and friends, hope, and the joy of Jesus’ birth! . . . . . . #thereddoorfarm #christmas2021 #thewonder #thereasonfortheseason

Whoops, woah! I could watch her bounce for hours. . . . . . . #thereddoorfarm #nigeriandwarfgoats #babygoatsthatbounce #boingboing #woah

The hops have started! Parkour! . . . . . #thereddoorfarm #goathops #boingboing #parkour #bounceitout #goatbabiesofinstagram

Sadly, our little guy didn’t make it last night. Wish I had a good reason why, or knew exactly why, but I don’t. He never stood up on his own. I was with him at 1 am when he passed. It doesn’t seem to get easier. We’ve named his big sister Gertie. She’s sweet, somewhat cautious, and let’s us hold her without a peep. She’s darling. 🖤🤍🖤🤍 . . . . . #thereddoorfarm #nigeriandwarfgoats #farmlife #babygoats

Give me all the beeeeessssss!!! Seriously, so much fun already, I could sit and watch them for hours. We’ve learned a little, and there is A TON to keep learning! Such interesting little creatures! PS the goats DO NOT like the bees. 🐐 🚫 🐝 💔 . . . . . #thereddoorfarm #beeutiful #youdbetterbeelieveit #youdbetterbeexcited #couldibeemorehappy #icouldgoonforever

RIP to our peanut butter loving, bat ear flapping, pig racing, grunt talking, giant head nuzzling, dog sitting, honey bear of a pig. I will miss your company more than I am comfortable admitting. Thank you for all you’ve taught me and all you have given our family, and our friend’s families. You easily led me to love farming, and you challenged me. Our little allotment will not ever be the same without you. 🖤🤍 . . . . #thereddoorfarm #winnie #berkshirepigs #honeybear #batearpig #rip #weloveyouwinnie

Guess who loves overwintered kale that has bolted? These two pregnant little biddies do. And I mean that in a totally non offensive and respectful way. . . . . . #thereddoorfarm #littlebiddiesforlife #goatsofinstagram #kaleisgoodforyou #growwhatyoueat #givewhatyougrowtoyourgoats

Herefords unite! . . . . . #thereddoorfarm #herefords #letsbefriends #farmbffs

It’s meat chick season! 44 little fluff balls that magically turn into delicious, plump 7-8# roasters in 8 weeks. Add fresh water, high protein feed, pasture, and a decent amount of manual labor, and poof! Feels like spring! . . . . . #thereddoorfarm #cornishcross #meatchickens #growwhatyoueat #eatwhatyougrow #peeppeep #pnwspring

We’ve decided to train them all to be MMA fighters. . . . . . #thereddoorfarm #connormcgregor #herefords #pigletsofinstagram #fightclub #theresnobitinginmma

It’s dinner time! Little Hamp family dining al fresco this beautiful evening. . . . . #thereddoorfarm #hampcross #thurstoncountyfair #fairpigs #cleanplateclub

Sheila has a first class view of Winnie eating her breakfast. Her piglets have ventured outside just a few feet, but come right back in to get cozy under the heat lamp. They are stout little pigs and love to play and wrestle. Sheila ended up retaining 4 piglets, unbeknownst to us, and has passed them over the last two days. She’s on a course of penicillin and seemed to be feeling better this morning, though she’s not quite her normal self just yet. Some warmer weather this coming week will be helpful for all of us. Our little bottle baby, Winnie’s teeny runt named Nugget, ended up passing last night. We did everything we could do. Highs and lows. . . . . . #thereddoorfarm #farmingishardontheheart #strongereveryday #berkshires #hampshire #getthissnowoutofhere