Category: Pygmy Goats
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Flowers, Butterflies and Fruit
Below are the jalapeño peppers that Preston started for us in June. They have finally started to grow and give us peppers. Did you know that jalapeño peppers left on the vine until they turn red are the peppers for Chipotle? We modified a recipe from the internet for a pumpkin rice dressing. This is…
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New Goat Feeder, and Watermelon
We purchased a goat feeder to provide the goats supplemental food when we are not at the farm. It didn’t take long for the goats to figure out that there was food in the new contraption. Peanut thought there may be another route to the food without competition. Unfortunately for Peanut, the feeder was not…
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Our first Apples and Pears, Butterflies and Birds
Our first apples have appeared. They do not look terribly appetizing with the spots. We have called the tree company and are waiting for the horticulture expert to call us back. If you look closely, we also have a white fly infestation. We will be spraying NEEME oil this week now that the rain has…
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Deer and Goats LOVE pumpkins and pumpkin leaves
One of our Atlantic Giants was doing quite well until the deer discovered the delicious flavor of pumpkins. Note the thickness of this pumpkin’s wall. It smelled delicious. We took the rest of this beautiful pumpkin and rolled it into the goat yard. After 24 hours, the goats also decided that pumpkin was delicious. They…
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Purple Martins
According to my late father-in-law, Purple Martins are supposed to arrive on Valentine’s Day (February 14th) and depart on the 4th of July. This year our Purple Martins arrived at the end of February. We thought a late arrival meant a late departure. We left the farm on the 3rd of July after taking the…
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Grandparents Camp (Part IV)
The Campers built a new scarecrow to replace the old one, Below: The old scarecrow is on the left and the new scarecrow is on the right. Below: Grandad cut a watermelon that he had cooled. Seems like most of the campers knew exactly how to make short work of the watermelon. Below: Every camper…
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Grandparents’ Camp (Part I)
Below: Campers were picked up from the airport and headed straight to Dr. Lee and Dr. Clare’s office to repair Beckett’s front tooth. The cousins were curious, so Drs. Lee and Clare (working after hours) allowed the campers to view the procedures. The patient was very happy with his new front tooth. Hopefully, the visit…
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Berries, Fishing, Orchard, and Family
We have harvested raspberries and blackberries almost every other day for the past three weeks. We had blamed the plants for not producing. Maybe we should have realized that the birds had something to do with the lack of berries. The bird netting made a huge difference. Below: While visiting one of the lakes in…
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Corn, Watermelon, Goats and Pumpkins
We harvested some of the corn and “simply delicious” lived up to its name! Below: Searching for watermelons. If the animals don’t eat the watermelons, we should have a great crop! Below: Goats are supposed to eat just about anything, but this is not always true. We tested Polk salad, lettuce, and carrot tops in…
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Goats, Berries, Pumpkins, Watermelons and Fun Summer Days!
Tsunami is finally adjusting to the much, much smaller herd of goats at our farm. Below: One of Tsunami’s twins, Gwen, also seems happy in her new home. The new owner sent recent pictures of Gwen on a Trampoline and in a birdbath that Gwen has claimed as her own. Below: What happens when you…