First alfalfa
First alfalfa for the new herd of Obers…suffice to say I think they like it.
Can you spot the new goats?
Can you spot the new goats?
I think they’re going to like it here!
And if you’re wondering, that running water sound is a goat peeing right at my feet. 🤣😂
Added some new faces to the herd today.
When your best friend is building a house and somehow you end up with a hand me down cast iron bathtub, your first thought isn’t how you can use it for your humans…it’s how you can use it for your goats. 😂🤣
Matthew engineered this super cool whey feeding station for the dairy girls. It pipes fresh whey straight from the cheese room, directly to the goats…where they patiently wait for it to spurt out and drink it up.
Feeding fresh whey to dairy goats provides high-quality protein, beneficial probiotics, and essential minerals like calcium and phosphorus, supporting milk production and overall health. It is also hydrating, palatable, and cost-effective, helping to reduce feed costs while utilizing a byproduct of cheese-making (every time we make any cheese, which is every 2-3 days, we end up with fresh whey).
Whey is also not good for our pastures if we were to just dump it onto our fields. But by passing it through the girls first it turns it into a valuable nutrient for growing healthy, more nutritious fields.
Indeed, it is a sustainable practice…and thanks to this new bathtub, it’s quite glamorous too.
The Guinea Fowl are terrible mothers and we’re getting worried about them being able to maintain their flock.
So we will incubate!
Thanks to Gizmo for the Reconnaissance Mission. 💪💪💪
Guinea Fowl Egg Reconnaissance Mission
The Guinea Fowl are terrible mothers and we’re getting worried about them being able to maintain their flock.
So we will incubate!
Thanks to Gizmo for the Reconnaissance Mission. 💪💪💪
Meanwhile…back at the farm!
We had two Grandmas leading the charge with the human and goat kids…and providing a (much needed) assist to GodSpeed as she gave birth to a whole tangled mess of adorable babies.
New babies but a little tender. Their first feeding came via a tube but now this guy just woke up and is moving his mouth, which they do when their instincts start to kick in, telling them it’s time to feed.
Two bottles, coming right up!
Fresh baby!
Although with how dry and fluffy she is you’d think she was days old (except for the umbilical cord).
Lincoln did a great job birthing her (and cleaning her up) so now we all just get to sigh and say, “Well aren’t you adorable.”
I’m screaming over here.
Samwise Gamgee did something really great at Herdogs Herding School today. Maybe when you watch it you’ll see but also I’ll tell you.
There’s two directions for herding dogs: Away and Come By.
Sam starts off with “Away” AND THEN HE SWITCHES DIRECTIONS at the “Come By” Command.
🥳🥳🥳🥳
Misti, you are the best! Our little rapscallion is still just a baby border collie but OMG he’s come so far under your schooling!! Thank you!
And ps: if you have a herding dog maybe they want to go herd sheep with Misti, too. Sam is always a better citizen when he gets to go and do what his DNA is telling him to do.
Milking Parlor Camera: Rodan
That time Rodan saw herself in the camera and thought, “Wow! Who is this beautiful goat?!”
