my life as a farmer
I can’t believe how fast this summer has been flying past! With a probably-pregnant goat (who is bossy and moody, to boot!), I’ve been running all over the place trying to figure out how to do things perfectly for all four goats, plus all the other barnyard citizens. And of course, perfection in the barnyard [...]
I don’t know how many times I’ve cringed at the jokes about how you should never send a woman shopping because she’ll come home with (1) something entirely different from what she set out for or (2) several times more of everything than she actually needs. You know, like the woman who went out for [...]
It’s been a week for vet visits and guinea hatchings here at The Crowing Hen. When Annie’s bandages came off last week, I was horrified and promptly called the big animal vet in Perry, who has an excellent reputation. Until I could get in to see the vet, I was squirming with worry that Annie [...]
Since getting the goats (and learning that goats absolutely, positively can not eat chicken food at the risk of actual death), I now do two feedings a day instead of the previous food-on-demand method. The girls are under the impression this is cruel and unusual treatment and the chicks … well, the chicks act like [...]
It’s ironic that I’d initially put deposits down for four Nigerian Dwarf doelings and wound up with only one, but life gets funny sometimes. And we dearly love little Evening Comes Early (or Eve, as we call her). But goats are one of those animals that you really cannot have just one of – no, [...]
