Name: Henryetta Age: 3 years (April 2016) Species: Goat Breed: Spanish/Boer Cross Henryetta was born and raised on our farm. When she was about two weeks old, we lost her momma, so she became a bottle baby. Most of our goats are not raised on a bottle if we can help it, so having a friendly bottle baby is fun sometimes! Since Henryetta was so friendly and used to being handled, she got volunteered to go to a few 4-H…
I’m thrilled to announce a new feature coming up on the blog: FEMALE FARMER FRIDAY! I love being a part of a community that supports females in all roles in agriculture! Every Friday I will be featuring a different female farmer, rancher, or homesteader and sharing their story with you. We have awesome women from all across North America sharing their stories of agriculture. We have permaculture farmers, produce farmers, livestock farmers, flower farmers, first generation farmers, and farmers with…
Being an animal lover and livestock farmer, I understand that vet bills are just part of life. Part of my responsibility to my animals is to provide care for them and to insure they are living their best life. I’d also like to start off saying we are lucky to have an amazing vet, but four trips for 4 species of animals, within three weeks, is entirely out of control. With that said, April 2019 will henceforth be known as…