Barnsdale Acres

12/04/2024

We were thrilled to host the Leeds Judging club at our farm last Saturday. The kids learned what to look for in a meat goat and some tips when selecting an animal for show. This group of teens were so polite and respectful. They tried hard and did an excellent job giving reasons. The future of agriculture is looking bright!

12/02/2024

We welcomed Travis and Taylor to the farm during the Super Bowl🥰

10/11/2023

We were pretty excited with our show team and goats this year. Premier breeder was a cherry on top that just made all the work getting to Toronto worth it!

10/11/2023

Youth Show Results

This is my favourite part of the show. Watching the kids develop their showing skills.

Showmanship

Grant had a great day and finished as the Reserve Grand Champion Show Person.
Andie was Champion Peewee Show person
Lexi was Champion Junior Show person
Aubrey had a great show that placed her 3rd in the Intermediate
Our Ry Guy brought up the rear in his class, although we were a little perplexed as to why.

Confirmation

Andie’s Barnsdale Limited Edition was reserved Grand champion of the Youth Show. This doe’s father was Grand Champion Buck at the Fair last year and her mother was third in her class. We are loving this genetic combination.

In the spring/summer kids we placed
1st limited edition
2nd looking good
3rd look at me
4th light it up
6th like a boss

10/11/2023

Specialty Classes

1) Breeders Herd 2nd
2) Progeny of Dam 1st
3) Get of Sire 1st

10/11/2023

Purebred Show Results

1) Barnsdale’s Louise Vitton was second in his 2 year old class. I love this buck, but he lacked his conditioning from loving the ladies at home. My hope is that he passes on this very sweet face. He had many admires at the fair this year.
2) The Spring/Summer kid was a great success! Limited Edition was 2nd, Looking good was 4th, Light it up was 6th and Like A Boss was 7th.

10/11/2023

Commercial Show

1) Barnsdale’s kind of Feeling It was Senior Champion and reserve Grand Champion
2) Barnsdale’s Look at Me was i1st place spring and summer kid.

10/11/2023

Percentage Show
1)Barnsdale’s Just in time was 1st Senior champion and Grand Champion
2)Barnsdale’s Kaleidoscope was Junior Champion and Reserved Grand Champion
3) Barnsdale’s Kadence Reserved Senior Champion.
4) Barnsdale Kicking It Old School Reserved Junior Champion.

06/11/2023

For those of you struggling with parking security at the Royal Winter Fair……Grant has discovered if you bark like a crazy dog at them from the window you get priority movement to where you need to go😜. They may even up grade your parking!

04/11/2023

It’s not every day that both your “kids” make it on the news. Andie was so cute on the clip about the Royal Winter Fair. The big show is on Sunday.

29/10/2023

Watching these two grow together! It’s amazing what a year will do! These two will head to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto once again🥰

08/10/2023

This is a little late but finally had some time to post pictures of some of this years Carp Fair Show team. Unfortunately, I didn’t get pictures of all of them😪
Results were nice to receive
Grand champion and reserve Champion junior Doe
Grand Champion Doe
Grand Champion Buck
Second place Junior Buck
First Senior Doe
First breeders Herd
First Get of Sire

06/10/2023

Thank you to Jane English for her purchase of these lovely ladies and buck. They have arrived safely at her farm and are beginning their new lives. I hope these genetics have a wonderful impact on your farm Jane!

23/09/2023

Great day at Carp Fair. This is one of my favourite moments. Watching my crew work as a team.

24/08/2023

When you are doing small square bales and ask your self.….”why am I doing this?” Then you look over and see theses faces and the growth over the years and find a little more energy to finish. I truly love this breed.

23/08/2023

South Mountain Fair has been my favourite so far. The kids had a great day. Aubrey had her achievement day and the boys showed their girls in the open show. It was a pure joy to watch Aubrey and her calf Ellie come together as a team. They both gave it their all and I’m extremely proud of them.

01/08/2023

We headed to Hereford Bonanza in Price Edward Island last week. It did not disappoint. It was a long drive, but well worth it. We didn’t get a lot of time to tour the island, but learned a lot about showing beef calves/heifers. The friendships made will hopefully follow them through their 4-H days. Some of the highlights were Andie winning reserve Peewee Showperson, Aubrey winning second in her Public Speaking and first with her poem, Grant did an impromptu speaking contest and landed a 1st. The kids all showed their best and I saw huge improvements from their last show. It was a week of personal growth and hard work. The kids made me very proud.

05/07/2023

Monday and Tuesday Aubrey attended East Gen Show Case in Spencerville. It was a hot day to show. This is the first show of the season for Aubrey. It was filled with so many great volunteer leaders from the various 4-H clubs that encourage, support and build up Aubrey as a show person. The results in showmanship were not remarkable, but Aubrey learned a lot and looks forward to her next chance to improve. Perseverance is a quality I love to watch. She loves showing and gets pretty attached to her calf. She adores her little calf Time Out. It’s such pleasure whatching these two as they form a team and bond as a duo. It’s perhaps what I enjoy the most! Thank you Riverdown for this opportunity.

02/07/2023

Sunday fun day! Washing calves for the show next weekend.

22/06/2023

We said goodbye to this March Buckiling yesterday. He will be shown and then actioned off as a 4-H project. We were pretty happy with his growth. Best of luck Brandon Homer and family!

21/05/2023

Yesterday we had fun sprinkled with a few tears. Abby Hill Farm allowed us to participate in one heck of a show! The competition was tough, but we managed to come out of it with a lot more knowledge and some smiles!

28/11/2022

This fills my heart with such joy. Lara Martin-Dow purchased this buck a while back. To see him looking so handsome and well conditioned makes breeding all worth while. Lara thank you for taking such great care of him🥰

15/11/2022

Love this! So true.

Put your child in the barn.

Put an animal before them and watch as magic takes shape.

Watch as they learn every aspect of that animal.

Watch as they learn to care about themselves.

See character built. See self respect blossom.

Put your child in the barn.

Stand quietly by as they watch life begin and end. Feel their Spirit find its confident path.

Let the barn teach the lessons of life as only the barn can do. From good sportsmanship to a humble champion put your child in the barn.

Let the stalls bear witness to their tears over that first crush. Let the shavings and straw with a pitchfork in hand bear the brunt of their anger.

Put your child in the barn.

And when time comes calling and adulthood looms...
What an amazing child you will see.

All for the love of a beautiful barn.

Put your child in the barn.

Written by: Mackenzie Grove
Adapted pronouns to fit all children

📷: Whitney Whitaker Photography

14/11/2022

Thank you Jeremy and Rachel Vink DeWeerd from Stonewall Farms for your continued trust with your herd sire. Mr.Brown will be adding a splash of colour to their herd.
They have been using Barnsdale Hero as their current herd sire. He is the twin to Hazel who won GrandChampion Percentage Doe at the Royal Fair this year. They will be selling Hero shortly. If you are looking for a stand out buck reach out to them!

08/11/2022

Speciality Classes Results

Get of Sire
1) Barnsdale Acres

Progeny of Dam
1)BarnsdaleAcres
3)Barnsdale Acres

Breeders Herd
2) Barnsdale Acres

08/11/2022

Purebred Buck Class

Junior and Grand Champion Buck Barnsdale King

08/11/2022

Open Show Purebred Classes

Yearling Doe not having Kidded

This was a hard class for us. It was determined that Jayden had a very small ear twist and was sent to the bottom of the class. She is a beautiful doe and it was a hard knock.
The judge felt Prada was over conditioned (she is a pig) but would have been top of the class if a little skinnier. Lessons learned in showing.

4) Barnsdale Jubliant
9) Barnsdale Prada
14) Barnsdale Jayden

08/11/2022

Commercial Doe Classes at the Royal

Spring/Summer Yearling

Barnsdale Kawasaki Reserve Grand Champion Doe

1) Barnsdale Kawasaki

Commercial Doe having not Kidded

2) Barnsdale June Carter
3) Barnsdale Jimmy’s Girl