Loco Goat Farm

This video is from my new IG account dedicated to homeschooling on the homestead. I’m fortunate to have the opportunity to do this with my kids, and love to help others on their homeschooling journey ❤️

This is a really neat little apron that I got at a vintage linens booth in Canton…it converts into a bonnet! Love the story that goes with it, too ❤️ #vintagelinen #vintageapron #cottagecore

Critters are at it again! Remember when I said that these little baggies are only my first defense against critters? This is what I meant. I think the squirrels have found my tomatoes. Now I’ll start picking them at very first blush and bringing them in. Otherwise, fried green tomatoes and green tomato salsa it is 😄 #tomatogarden #homesteadgarden #howtogrowtomatoes

Quick okra seed tip for you Southern gardeners! #okra #texasgardener

I get lots of questions about indeterminate vs. determinate tomato varieties. Always check your labels or seed packets and they should state which type you are purchasing. If not, Google is your friend! Determinate varieties grow, put on all their fruit in a short window of time, and then they are done. Boom. Indeterminates will give you staggered production over your entire season. Determinate tomatoes are great for canning because you get a big glut of fruit at once. You CAN still can indeterminates- I do! But you may have to collect them in your freezer until you have enough for a batch, unless you plant a ton of plants like me. Most heirloom varieties are indeterminate. Indeterminate varieties benefit from more targeted pruning and trellising- I have a video on pruning suckers that is helpful. Determinates should be left to bush out as much as you can because too much pruning will hurt their fruit production. More questions? Please ask in the comments! No question is dumb and no one is too much of a beginner. No GATEKEEPING in GARDENING! #growingtomatoes #indeterminatetomatoes #determinatetomatoes

*NO SNAKES WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO* This is part of a pair of rat snakes who have been responsible for much chaos in my poultry house. They are eating all my eggs and killed one of my daughter’s chickens. We relocated it to the woods next to a nearby lake, but my son got quite the thrill out of handling it before its farewell journey 😝

We tried this chicken keeping hack to see if it helped keep things cleaner in our chick brooder. Super simple and worked great!

Sibby says good morning ❤️

Kids and animals isn’t just cute. My daughter started raising and showing silkie chickens as a 4-H project last year. The amount of life lessons she has learned from this hobby really can’t be quantified. Keeping show quality animals is hard work. She is expected to maintain her flock, do all the upkeep, and pay for feed and supplies. Not all the lessons she’s learned have been pleasant, and she has continued on and learned from her mistakes. I’m proud of how far she’s gone and I love listening to her plans for her little flock in the future ❤️ #silkiechickensofinstagram #farmkid #4hkids

Spoiled rotten little girl ❤️🐐 Does this count as goat #asmr? #babygoat #goatkids #bottlebaby #bottlebabygoat #goatinpajamas #cuteanimals #sleepinggoat #sleepingbabygoats #homesteadlife #dairygoats #homedairy

In part one of this series, I showed you how to prune your tomato plants to one or two leaders to prep for string training. In today’s video, I’m showing you how to set up your strings on one and two leader plants. It’s so easy and a great way to use the center of an arched trellis! Drop any questions or suggestions in the comments ❤️ #gardenersofinstagram #tomatogardening #growtomatoes #gardentips #homesteadgarden #dentontx

String training tomato plants is an excellent way to maximize your space. With this method you can grow one tomato plant per square foot of bed space! This year I decided to use my arched trellis to support one of my string-trained rows and today I’m showing you part one of the series- how to prune your plants down to 1-2 leaders (stems). Please hit me with your questions in the comments and I’ll gladly answer them! #gardenersofinstagram #homesteadgarden #tomatogarden #growingtomatoes #gardeninghelp #gardentips

We started making little “farm chat” videos to give some backstory on Sibby for our new TikTok account (y’all, I might be too old for this, hah!), and I thought I’d condense it down so you could see the part where Sibby goes into her mouse bed 😍 If you are on that platform, go find us and you can watch the longer form video. Our content is a little less formal over there, and I have to admit that I enjoy that! Happy Monday! #goatsofinstagram #babygoat #babygoatsofinstagram

Here’s a way to sex ducklings at about six weeks of age without having to wait for their full feathers to come in! #ducks101 #homesteadersofinstagram #ducksofinstagram #texashomestead

Just try and prove me wrong. I dare ya ❤️ 🐐 #babygoatsarethecutest

How to trench a tomato plant! Why would you want to do this? Tomato plants have the ability to grow roots anywhere their stems come in contact with the soil. If your plants are looking leggy, this is a great way to make them stronger. Also, strengthening the root system of the plant will increase its ability to intake water and nutrients from the soil, which is super important in areas that are prone to drought like ours. People have been planting tomatoes like this for generations with great success- give it a try this year! Questions? Drop them in the comments and I’ll do my best to answer! Happy gardening! #tomatoplants #homesteadgarden #tinyfarm #minifarm #microfarm #vegetablegardening #growyourownfood #growtomatoes #locogoatgarden

Late night games of goat tag are the new norm around here. This is Sunny’s favorite game- sometimes she even gets the cat to play! #babygoatsarethecutest #babygoatsofinstagram #bottlebaby #funnyanimals #funnygoats

I made a couple of these barrels last year when we had several mamas kid during a late cold snap. They really helped the babies keep their body temps up! If you do make them, be sure to use common sense- it gets very warm in there, so monitor your babies to be sure they don’t get too hot! Also, I wouldn’t use these with the cheap metal heat lamps that you see everywhere. We all know those are fire hazards, and they will definitely melt your barrel. I love these “safer” heat lamps because they are heavy duty and have the thick plastic guard. I won’t use regular heat lamps ever again. One more thing- I only use these barrels with lamps in them for the first couple weeks. When the kids get big enough to jump ion top of them, they aren’t safe.Luckily,, I don’t typically have girls kidding in the dead of winter, so these aren’t needed for prolonged periods of time anyway. Happy goating! #farmdiy #warmingbarrel #babygoats #nigeriandwarfgoats #homedairy #backyarddairy #goatsofinstagram #kiddingseason

Is there anything cuter than baby goats? I mean, seriously. P.S. I guess we know who is going to be showing Sybil Ann this season. She clearly loves Will 🥰#dentontx #nigeriandwarfgoats #nigeriandwarf #babygoats #cuteanimals