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Goat farewell
Posted Thu Jul 13 06:30:38 2017 by Anna
Edgar and Aurora's new owners
Posted Wed Jul 12 15:49:22 2017 by mark
Tough goat decisions
Posted Sat Jul 8 06:47:03 2017 by Anna
Edgar and Aurora hoof trimming
Posted Wed Jun 21 16:58:33 2017 by mark
Bribing goats during hoof trimming
Posted Mon Jun 19 07:31:31 2017 by Anna
Eddie update
Posted Sun Jun 18 06:54:52 2017 by Anna
Garlic harvest with goats
Posted Thu Jun 15 07:04:09 2017 by Anna
Reclaiming a weedy garden
Posted Tue Jun 13 06:56:03 2017 by Anna
Goat training
Posted Sat Jun 3 15:17:35 2017 by mark
Lawn mowers
Posted Thu Jun 1 07:37:21 2017 by Anna
Backup fertility
Posted Wed May 17 07:23:21 2017 by Anna
Woods grazing
Posted Mon May 15 07:37:16 2017 by Anna
Workarounds for dewormer resistance in sheep and goats
Posted Mon May 1 06:18:09 2017 by Anna
A FAMACHA card at long last
Posted Sun Apr 30 07:13:40 2017 by Anna
Spring leaf medley
Posted Mon Apr 24 07:18:22 2017 by Anna
Bringing a goat back to good health
Posted Tue Apr 18 08:16:03 2017 by Anna
Spring is bursting out all over
Posted Thu Apr 13 07:50:50 2017 by Anna
Delousing goats
Posted Fri Apr 7 07:10:12 2017 by Anna
Biting lice on goats
Posted Tue Apr 4 07:18:09 2017 by Anna
Rainy Monday
Posted Mon Apr 3 15:40:58 2017 by mark
Goat commitment
Posted Sun Apr 2 07:46:54 2017 by Anna
Stomping, leaping, crazy goat
Posted Thu Mar 23 07:39:42 2017 by Anna
First flowers of spring
Posted Tue Mar 21 07:55:43 2017 by Anna
Away in a manger
Posted Wed Mar 15 07:32:07 2017 by Anna
Building trust with a goat
Posted Sat Mar 11 18:12:41 2017 by mark
Bell wether
Posted Fri Mar 10 07:22:02 2017 by Anna
Learning Edgar
Posted Mon Mar 6 07:15:12 2017 by Anna
Training a wild goat
Posted Tue Feb 28 07:12:28 2017 by Anna
Mini-Nubians in Upper East Tennessee
Posted Mon Feb 27 06:55:48 2017 by Anna
Meeting new goats
Posted Fri Feb 24 15:21:14 2017 by mark
The utility of a wether
Posted Fri Feb 24 07:16:09 2017 by Anna
Oops?
Posted Tue Feb 21 07:21:21 2017 by Anna
RIP Artemesia
Posted Mon Feb 20 15:02:19 2017 by Anna
A friend for Aurora
Posted Mon Feb 20 06:17:45 2017 by Anna
Virtual road trip with goat
Posted Sun Feb 19 06:40:13 2017 by Anna
Handfeeding and hope
Posted Sat Feb 18 07:10:37 2017 by Anna
Goat tire 2017
Posted Thu Feb 16 15:12:40 2017 by mark
Artemesia's unborn kids
Posted Tue Feb 14 07:28:48 2017 by Anna
How many goats is too few?
Posted Fri Feb 10 07:01:55 2017 by Anna
Recuperating goat
Posted Thu Feb 9 07:34:50 2017 by Anna
"When a goat goes down..."
Posted Mon Feb 6 06:57:17 2017 by Anna
House call in a barn
Posted Sun Feb 5 11:40:32 2017 by mark
Busywork
Posted Sun Feb 5 06:41:07 2017 by Anna
Treating goat listeriosis
Posted Fri Feb 3 07:34:55 2017 by Anna
Winter goat greenery: Kale
Posted Thu Feb 2 07:30:33 2017 by Anna
Goat recovery
Posted Mon Jan 30 07:38:49 2017 by Anna
She's feeling better!
Posted Thu Jan 26 15:36:13 2017 by mark
Goat polio
Posted Thu Jan 26 06:44:56 2017 by Anna
Goat vitamin boost
Posted Tue Jan 24 15:41:07 2017 by mark
What big feet you have
Posted Mon Jan 23 07:25:50 2017 by Anna
Copper bolus feeding trick
Posted Thu Jan 19 16:14:13 2017 by mark
Out in the sun
Posted Mon Jan 16 07:31:04 2017 by Anna
Goats like carrots in the Winter
Posted Sat Jan 14 15:49:36 2017 by mark
Hot mash rejected
Posted Tue Jan 10 07:34:08 2017 by Anna
Honeysuckle attracts deer
Posted Wed Dec 28 07:44:48 2016 by Anna
Eating for two
Posted Tue Dec 27 15:28:55 2016 by mark
Packing on the pounds
Posted Fri Dec 23 07:23:21 2016 by Anna
Welcoming party
Posted Fri Dec 16 07:24:58 2016 by Anna
Push-me pull-you
Posted Sat Dec 10 16:11:35 2016 by mark
No heat
Posted Fri Dec 9 07:20:58 2016 by Anna
Rain schedule
Posted Mon Dec 5 07:33:46 2016 by Anna
Second freshener
Posted Sun Dec 4 07:31:27 2016 by Anna
Goat temper
Posted Wed Nov 30 07:34:13 2016 by Anna
Goat broccoli
Posted Sun Nov 27 07:21:39 2016 by Anna
Down under pumpkin pie
Posted Sat Nov 26 14:55:53 2016 by mark
Black Friday shopping
Posted Fri Nov 25 16:10:57 2016 by mark
Thanksgiving 2016
Posted Thu Nov 24 14:50:57 2016 by mark
Aurora
Posted Wed Nov 23 15:19:27 2016 by mark
Crispy oats
Posted Mon Nov 21 16:01:56 2016 by mark
Hoping for boys
Posted Thu Nov 17 07:16:14 2016 by Anna
Goat date 2016
Posted Wed Nov 16 16:04:56 2016 by mark
Hazel nut leaf treat
Posted Mon Nov 14 14:50:57 2016 by mark
Goat hair loss
Posted Mon Nov 14 06:54:09 2016 by Anna
Dancing in the minerals
Posted Wed Nov 9 07:13:01 2016 by Anna
Toe tiedown
Posted Mon Nov 7 07:26:22 2016 by Anna
Milking stand lessons
Posted Sun Nov 6 14:27:07 2016 by mark
Leaf gathering with goats
Posted Tue Oct 25 07:02:42 2016 by Anna
Rainy day rest spot
Posted Fri Oct 21 15:31:29 2016 by mark
Goat climbing
Posted Fri Oct 14 15:26:40 2016 by mark
Hay day
Posted Tue Oct 11 16:05:42 2016 by mark
Goat sun day
Posted Mon Oct 10 07:33:41 2016 by Anna
Goat medicine
Posted Fri Oct 7 16:07:33 2016 by mark
Which doe to breed?
Posted Sat Oct 1 07:30:55 2016 by Anna
Dry-down kink
Posted Mon Sep 26 07:31:59 2016 by Anna
Drying off our first freshener
Posted Sun Sep 25 07:45:24 2016 by Anna
A new area to explore
Posted Fri Sep 9 06:56:26 2016 by Anna
Goat rehab
Posted Sun Sep 4 07:16:51 2016 by Anna
Field corn harvest details
Posted Mon Aug 29 16:07:42 2016 by mark
How much hay do goats need for the winter, revisited
Posted Wed Aug 24 07:08:33 2016 by Anna
Sweet-corn ecosystem
Posted Sat Aug 20 07:03:49 2016 by Anna
Hay bale storage 1 year update
Posted Fri Aug 5 15:04:54 2016 by mark
Circus goat
Posted Thu Jul 28 16:07:52 2016 by mark
Keeping the fat on our goats
Posted Tue Jul 26 07:11:31 2016 by Anna
Summer mushrooms
Posted Mon Jul 25 06:43:21 2016 by Anna
Tether training
Posted Thu Jul 21 05:58:12 2016 by Anna
Another metal livestock gate
Posted Wed Jul 20 15:16:55 2016 by mark
Goodbye Punkin
Posted Tue Jul 19 14:57:31 2016 by mark
Changing of the caprine guard
Posted Mon Jul 18 07:10:01 2016 by Anna
Weaning a goat
Posted Wed Jul 13 07:10:52 2016 by Anna
Goat morning
Posted Mon Jul 11 06:39:42 2016 by Anna
The Ultimate Guide to Soil is live!
Posted Sat Jul 9 07:21:55 2016 by Anna
Thinning the field corn
Posted Thu Jul 7 15:44:54 2016 by mark
Cold frame Brussels sprout update
Posted Wed Jul 6 15:35:08 2016 by mark
Skittish goat princess
Posted Tue Jul 5 07:00:30 2016 by Anna
What was wrong with Aurora
Posted Fri Jul 1 05:52:52 2016 by Anna
Aurora health update
Posted Wed Jun 29 15:09:09 2016 by mark
Goat screams
Posted Wed Jun 29 06:39:23 2016 by Anna
Vitamin and booster shots
Posted Mon Jun 27 15:57:32 2016 by mark
Copper boluses for goats
Posted Fri Jun 24 07:11:25 2016 by Anna
Goat weaning, day 1
Posted Thu Jun 23 07:27:16 2016 by Anna
Two-month-old goat kids
Posted Wed Jun 22 06:34:48 2016 by Anna
Summer crush
Posted Sun Jun 19 15:31:26 2016 by mark
Remineralization with animals followup
Posted Fri Jun 17 07:02:31 2016 by Anna
Homemade chocolate ice cream
Posted Thu Jun 16 06:38:47 2016 by Anna
June sunflower
Posted Sat Jun 11 11:33:51 2016 by mark
Field corn for the goats
Posted Wed Jun 8 05:57:37 2016 by Anna
Gate frame leveling
Posted Wed Jun 1 15:07:06 2016 by mark
Oat mow
Posted Tue May 31 15:48:45 2016 by mark
Battling goat hoof rot
Posted Sat May 28 06:54:08 2016 by Anna
Flying goat
Posted Thu May 26 14:56:22 2016 by mark
Heavy duty gate latch update
Posted Mon May 23 16:02:03 2016 by mark
Milking time
Posted Mon May 23 07:00:31 2016 by Anna
Feed and seed storage
Posted Sun May 22 16:09:46 2016 by mark
A smaller, better manure pile
Posted Sat May 21 06:54:43 2016 by Anna
Hinge pin drill bit size
Posted Wed May 18 14:53:16 2016 by mark
Modifying a pet crate for goats
Posted Tue May 17 15:14:16 2016 by mark
Kidding stall solution
Posted Mon May 16 15:44:32 2016 by mark
This is not a goat post
Posted Sun May 15 16:37:14 2016 by mark
Cream of the pasture
Posted Sun May 15 07:14:45 2016 by Anna
Three week old goat kids
Posted Sat May 14 07:19:09 2016 by Anna
Goat and sheep five-point check
Posted Wed May 11 06:56:58 2016 by Anna
The science behind non-chemical dewormers of goats and sheep
Posted Tue May 10 07:15:47 2016 by Anna
Wiggle throughs
Posted Mon May 9 15:45:55 2016 by mark
Goat and sheep vaccinations
Posted Sun May 8 07:41:41 2016 by Anna
Goat and Sheep wet lab
Posted Sat May 7 16:52:22 2016 by mark
Helicopter mothers
Posted Sat May 7 07:17:03 2016 by Anna
Disbudding update
Posted Wed May 4 13:58:43 2016 by mark
Disbudding
Posted Mon May 2 16:21:02 2016 by mark
Petting zoo
Posted Sun May 1 07:22:07 2016 by Anna
Harvest sickle tool update
Posted Sat Apr 30 16:30:42 2016 by mark
6 quart sand box
Posted Fri Apr 29 15:31:43 2016 by mark
Milking out an uneven udder
Posted Fri Apr 29 07:14:06 2016 by Anna
Naming the kids and protective mother goat
Posted Tue Apr 26 07:05:18 2016 by Anna
Hillside cattle panel
Posted Mon Apr 25 15:07:33 2016 by mark
Artemesia's twins
Posted Mon Apr 25 06:46:41 2016 by Anna
The new herd
Posted Sun Apr 24 15:05:48 2016 by mark
(Almost) catching a swarm
Posted Sun Apr 24 06:55:35 2016 by Anna
Milking stand safety
Posted Sat Apr 23 16:00:07 2016 by mark
Udderly humongous
Posted Sat Apr 23 07:13:01 2016 by Anna
It's a boy...and a girl!
Posted Fri Apr 22 14:50:48 2016 by mark
A proper gate for the goats
Posted Wed Apr 20 15:42:39 2016 by mark
Temporary goat shelter
Posted Tue Apr 19 07:29:40 2016 by Anna
Nesting and expecting
Posted Mon Apr 18 14:08:32 2016 by mark
Splitting up the herd
Posted Mon Apr 18 06:44:47 2016 by Anna
No-bake bolus cookies for goats
Posted Sun Apr 17 07:32:59 2016 by Anna
Star Plate goat barn pasture door
Posted Fri Apr 15 16:04:20 2016 by mark
Deworming a goat without dewormers
Posted Thu Apr 14 07:37:03 2016 by Anna
Another year, another pasture
Posted Wed Apr 13 07:13:03 2016 by Anna
20/20 goat hindsight
Posted Tue Apr 5 07:17:25 2016 by Anna
Goat pressure
Posted Sat Apr 2 14:22:14 2016 by mark
Mixing oats and clover
Posted Wed Mar 30 07:26:28 2016 by Anna
Log landing
Posted Tue Mar 29 07:04:52 2016 by Anna
Filling the pregnant goat's belly
Posted Sat Mar 26 07:33:44 2016 by Anna
Big little goat
Posted Fri Mar 25 15:58:01 2016 by mark
Lessons learned from chemical goat deworming
Posted Tue Mar 22 07:11:17 2016 by Anna
Inexpensive pastured dairy goat for sale
Posted Sun Mar 20 07:39:12 2016 by Anna
Super secret Walden Effect hangout
Posted Sat Mar 19 07:11:29 2016 by Anna
Best-dressed goat
Posted Wed Mar 16 07:09:47 2016 by Anna
Goat decks
Posted Mon Mar 14 15:25:45 2016 by mark
Identifying goat intestinal worms
Posted Sun Mar 13 07:31:50 2016 by Anna
DIY goat poop worm analysis
Posted Fri Mar 11 06:33:07 2016 by Anna
Scruffy coat, anemic goat
Posted Wed Mar 9 06:36:44 2016 by Anna
The gravity of cuteness
Posted Sun Mar 6 15:32:42 2016 by mark
Goat menu
Posted Sat Mar 5 15:05:49 2016 by mark
Tapping birches with goats
Posted Fri Mar 4 07:31:22 2016 by Anna
First freshener (I hope)
Posted Sun Feb 28 07:27:19 2016 by Anna
Goat tire compression
Posted Sat Feb 27 15:00:51 2016 by mark
More goat tires
Posted Fri Feb 26 14:26:52 2016 by mark
Abigail's skinned knee
Posted Thu Feb 25 07:46:01 2016 by Anna
Manger management
Posted Mon Feb 22 15:51:59 2016 by mark
How much to grow to feed goats, year two
Posted Sat Feb 20 07:17:16 2016 by Anna
Defrosting the summer cheeses
Posted Sat Feb 13 07:37:31 2016 by Anna
Barnyard etiqette
Posted Fri Feb 12 14:39:38 2016 by mark
Goat pregnancy pooch test
Posted Fri Feb 12 07:54:30 2016 by Anna
Animal assisted February gardening
Posted Sat Feb 6 07:32:24 2016 by Anna
Goat in the manger
Posted Thu Feb 4 07:24:12 2016 by Anna
Winter goat greenery
Posted Mon Feb 1 07:09:20 2016 by Anna
What will Artemesia's kids look like?
Posted Tue Jan 26 06:12:32 2016 by Anna
Goats in the snow
Posted Sun Jan 24 07:40:36 2016 by Anna
Refilling the well of sweetness
Posted Thu Jan 14 06:28:00 2016 by Anna
Carrot harvest failure
Posted Tue Jan 12 15:31:14 2016 by mark
January leaf gathering
Posted Fri Jan 8 07:08:05 2016 by Anna
How to trim goat hooves
Posted Tue Jan 5 07:26:02 2016 by Anna
Laundry day with goats
Posted Mon Dec 28 06:51:42 2015 by Anna
Refrigerator root cellar Winter update
Posted Sun Dec 27 16:08:56 2015 by mark
How to tell if your goat is in heat
Posted Sat Dec 26 08:18:46 2015 by Anna
New Year's goal 2016
Posted Wed Dec 23 06:33:53 2015 by Anna
Happy Winter Solstice 2015!
Posted Tue Dec 22 07:49:14 2015 by Anna
Spoiled goats spoiling hay
Posted Sun Dec 20 13:01:19 2015 by mark
Winter mud in the goat pasture
Posted Sat Dec 19 07:45:12 2015 by Anna
Cute goats and chicken watering business update
Posted Thu Dec 17 15:33:06 2015 by mark
Gentle leader goat training update
Posted Sat Dec 12 16:00:25 2015 by mark
Seeking winter goat forage
Posted Sat Dec 12 07:51:07 2015 by Anna
Piling up the goat manure
Posted Fri Dec 11 07:08:20 2015 by Anna
Orchardgrass
Posted Tue Dec 8 15:05:44 2015 by mark
Greens for the critters
Posted Mon Dec 7 07:13:13 2015 by Anna
Early December goat news
Posted Wed Dec 2 07:56:16 2015 by Anna
OPGs
Posted Mon Nov 30 07:43:30 2015 by Anna
Driveway date for a goat
Posted Sun Nov 29 07:32:56 2015 by Anna
Goat date
Posted Sat Nov 28 16:23:54 2015 by mark
Door pounding
Posted Wed Nov 25 15:28:00 2015 by mark
Goats and cats and rain-barrel pipes
Posted Mon Nov 23 07:08:42 2015 by Anna
Saving the biggest for the last
Posted Fri Nov 20 15:38:00 2015 by mark
Fig dormancy
Posted Thu Nov 19 06:01:41 2015 by Anna
The power of smallness
Posted Sat Nov 14 15:28:50 2015 by mark
Drying off goats
Posted Sat Nov 14 07:27:41 2015 by Anna
Vidpro Xm-55 condenser microphone field test
Posted Fri Nov 13 15:02:14 2015 by mark
Building a pear terrace
Posted Fri Nov 13 07:40:00 2015 by Anna
Lawn cropping
Posted Mon Nov 9 07:11:40 2015 by Anna
Artemesia's first fall heat
Posted Sun Nov 8 06:52:25 2015 by Anna
32 critters
Posted Thu Nov 5 06:37:59 2015 by Anna
Goat treats
Posted Fri Oct 30 15:45:20 2015 by mark
A sunny day at last
Posted Fri Oct 30 07:35:22 2015 by Anna
Barrel bolt gate latch update
Posted Sun Oct 25 14:51:16 2015 by mark
Gardening with goats and herbs
Posted Wed Oct 21 07:07:44 2015 by Anna
Cattle panel hinge placement
Posted Mon Oct 19 16:04:11 2015 by mark
Another round of "Is she? Isn't she?"
Posted Mon Oct 19 07:02:16 2015 by Anna
Cattle panel goat gate
Posted Fri Oct 16 15:24:51 2015 by mark
Seeking winter sun
Posted Thu Oct 15 06:48:31 2015 by Anna
Cattle panel kidding stall
Posted Tue Oct 13 15:40:06 2015 by mark
Distancing yourself from your dinner
Posted Tue Oct 13 07:46:42 2015 by Anna
Getting ready for new goat birthday
Posted Sun Oct 11 14:10:07 2015 by mark
Covering up the winter compost pile
Posted Sat Oct 10 06:43:11 2015 by Anna
Stashing away root crops for the winter
Posted Fri Oct 9 06:53:13 2015 by Anna
Harvesting the rest of the carrots
Posted Thu Oct 8 07:23:06 2015 by Anna
Using a gentle leader to train a goat
Posted Wed Oct 7 17:03:13 2015 by mark
Jumping back into the fall garden
Posted Tue Oct 6 07:16:14 2015 by Anna
Artemesia's dates
Posted Sun Oct 4 07:34:14 2015 by Anna
Remineralizing with animals
Posted Wed Sep 30 06:08:59 2015 by Anna
Perfect September days
Posted Thu Sep 24 06:08:12 2015 by Anna
Once-a-day milking
Posted Mon Sep 21 07:35:55 2015 by Anna
Goat fun/difficulty ratio
Posted Sun Sep 20 15:01:26 2015 by mark
Fresh leaves
Posted Sat Sep 19 15:06:09 2015 by mark
More hay protection
Posted Fri Sep 18 15:49:16 2015 by mark
Goat geekery
Posted Mon Sep 14 07:30:58 2015 by Anna
Gone goat
Posted Wed Sep 9 15:34:16 2015 by mark
An afternoon at the fair
Posted Tue Sep 8 06:39:32 2015 by Anna
Incorporating soybeans into the homestead
Posted Mon Sep 7 07:25:31 2015 by Anna
Increasing Winter hay storage
Posted Sat Sep 5 14:17:38 2015 by mark
A conversation with her majesty, the herd queen
Posted Fri Sep 4 06:52:33 2015 by Anna
More goat badness
Posted Wed Sep 2 15:10:24 2015 by mark
Another Monday, another harvest push
Posted Tue Sep 1 06:28:50 2015 by Anna
Filled up on hay
Posted Mon Aug 31 15:58:21 2015 by mark
Hay bale barrier
Posted Sat Aug 29 15:29:03 2015 by mark
How much hay do goats need for the winter?
Posted Mon Aug 24 06:39:20 2015 by Anna
Rough girls
Posted Fri Aug 21 15:32:06 2015 by mark
Bend down dining
Posted Wed Aug 19 14:55:03 2015 by mark
Tithonia, soybeans, and goats
Posted Wed Aug 19 07:11:56 2015 by Anna
Mangel taste test
Posted Tue Aug 18 16:00:17 2015 by mark
When to harvest butternut squash?
Posted Mon Aug 17 14:22:48 2015 by mark
Nine before ten
Posted Fri Aug 14 15:13:03 2015 by mark
Goats grazing on pearl millet
Posted Thu Aug 13 05:56:54 2015 by Anna
Because it's there
Posted Wed Aug 12 15:14:40 2015 by mark
Mangels (aka fodder beets)
Posted Wed Aug 12 07:06:33 2015 by Anna
Into the woods with goats
Posted Mon Aug 10 06:17:41 2015 by Anna
Early August goat update
Posted Wed Aug 5 06:14:55 2015 by Anna
Storing hay bales for Winter
Posted Tue Aug 4 16:02:33 2015 by mark
Goats help find mushrooms
Posted Fri Jul 31 15:42:47 2015 by mark
When to stop milking goats
Posted Mon Jul 27 07:08:52 2015 by Anna
Summertime, when the living isn't so easy
Posted Mon Jul 20 07:34:58 2015 by Anna
Lumberjack lessons
Posted Sun Jul 19 07:18:47 2015 by Anna
Crushed cattle panel
Posted Thu Jul 16 15:48:31 2015 by mark
Milking stanchion feed tray
Posted Wed Jul 15 15:47:15 2015 by mark
Goat body condition and parasite prevention
Posted Sat Jul 11 06:59:07 2015 by Anna
Goat breeding options
Posted Sun Jul 5 07:11:12 2015 by Anna
Backup milker training
Posted Sat Jul 4 14:50:12 2015 by mark
Milking stanchion repair
Posted Fri Jul 3 15:04:38 2015 by mark
Upgrading our goat feeders
Posted Thu Jul 2 15:52:29 2015 by mark
Successful persimmon grafting
Posted Wed Jul 1 07:35:40 2015 by Anna
Goat meat taste test (and envy over apples)
Posted Tue Jun 30 07:08:14 2015 by Anna
Back to morning tethering
Posted Fri Jun 26 07:15:59 2015 by Anna
Failed cheese experiment
Posted Wed Jun 24 15:22:39 2015 by mark
The end of Lamb Chop
Posted Tue Jun 23 06:35:14 2015 by Anna
Field Beet
Posted Sat Jun 20 15:34:19 2015 by mark
Swimming with goats
Posted Thu Jun 18 06:47:53 2015 by Anna
Delayed goat trimming
Posted Sat Jun 13 14:09:30 2015 by mark
Scything and sickles
Posted Sat Jun 13 07:50:28 2015 by Anna
Do goats prefer tree leaves?
Posted Thu Jun 11 06:29:32 2015 by Anna
A goat's eye view of the floodplain
Posted Sun Jun 7 06:25:28 2015 by Anna
Sun bathing
Posted Sat Jun 6 15:47:38 2015 by mark
Goat door problems
Posted Fri Jun 5 15:59:31 2015 by mark
Stay of execution for Lamb Chop
Posted Fri May 29 06:54:23 2015 by Anna
Feeding tree leaves to goats
Posted Sat May 23 07:08:02 2015 by Anna
Moody weather
Posted Fri May 22 07:49:59 2015 by Anna
Star Plate goat door
Posted Wed May 20 16:05:49 2015 by mark
Best heavy duty gate latch?
Posted Tue May 19 15:47:10 2015 by mark
Yet another goat gate
Posted Mon May 18 15:59:46 2015 by mark
Keeping weight on your goats
Posted Mon May 18 06:57:29 2015 by Anna
Goat pasture expansion
Posted Fri May 15 15:52:29 2015 by mark
Lamb Chop growth
Posted Wed May 13 15:43:54 2015 by mark
What's simple about the simple life?
Posted Mon May 11 07:09:36 2015 by Anna
Best goat milking strainer?
Posted Fri May 8 14:27:45 2015 by mark
Weeds for the goats
Posted Mon May 4 07:10:09 2015 by Anna
Comfrey for goats
Posted Fri May 1 07:03:18 2015 by Anna
Leaping lamb chop
Posted Thu Apr 30 16:09:16 2015 by mark
Goat muzzle field test
Posted Wed Apr 29 15:32:50 2015 by mark
Goat and ATV gate
Posted Tue Apr 28 15:32:41 2015 by mark
Goat gate number two
Posted Mon Apr 27 16:21:17 2015 by mark
Dogwood Winter 2015
Posted Mon Apr 27 07:38:07 2015 by Anna
Hand milking vs. machine milking
Posted Sun Apr 26 07:14:43 2015 by Anna
Garden solarization
Posted Fri Apr 24 06:59:21 2015 by Anna
Setting up the goat electric fence
Posted Thu Apr 23 07:11:20 2015 by Anna
Electric fence charger temporary pole mount
Posted Wed Apr 22 16:05:55 2015 by mark
Learning to milk, part two
Posted Sun Apr 19 07:22:11 2015 by Anna
Goat pasture gate frame
Posted Fri Apr 17 16:17:35 2015 by mark
Goats, apple blossoms, chickens, and bees
Posted Thu Apr 16 06:49:46 2015 by Anna
Goat barrow
Posted Wed Apr 15 16:05:45 2015 by mark
A day of garden firsts
Posted Tue Apr 14 07:16:45 2015 by Anna
Planting willow cuttings
Posted Wed Apr 8 07:27:31 2015 by Anna
Stanley Surform goat hoof shaver
Posted Mon Apr 6 15:15:49 2015 by mark
Goat tire competition
Posted Sun Apr 5 15:02:16 2015 by mark
A goat tradition
Posted Sat Apr 4 07:22:20 2015 by Anna
Spiral tie out stake modification
Posted Wed Apr 1 16:21:59 2015 by mark
Mowing the lawn with goats
Posted Wed Apr 1 07:31:57 2015 by Anna
Goat tire toy
Posted Sat Mar 28 13:36:59 2015 by mark
Goat escape
Posted Thu Mar 26 16:02:23 2015 by mark
Easing our goats back onto grass
Posted Wed Mar 25 07:29:47 2015 by Anna
Milking schedule
Posted Sun Mar 22 07:51:00 2015 by Anna
Lap goat
Posted Sat Mar 21 15:12:18 2015 by mark
Nine-day-old goat
Posted Sun Mar 15 08:12:07 2015 by Anna
Milk stanchion hoof grip
Posted Fri Mar 13 15:57:45 2015 by mark
Milky questions
Posted Fri Mar 13 08:15:31 2015 by Anna
Milking stanchion jar holder
Posted Thu Mar 12 15:21:38 2015 by mark
Milking stanchion latch failure
Posted Wed Mar 11 15:09:11 2015 by mark
Boiling maple syrup on a rocket stove
Posted Wed Mar 11 08:11:49 2015 by Anna
A goat who won't let her kid nurse
Posted Tue Mar 10 08:18:05 2015 by Anna
Baby goat nursing assistance
Posted Sat Mar 7 14:32:18 2015 by mark
Kidding
Posted Sat Mar 7 07:12:18 2015 by Anna
Baby goat!
Posted Fri Mar 6 13:28:48 2015 by mark
A dog's guide to goat language
Posted Fri Mar 6 07:37:03 2015 by Anna
Grumpy goat
Posted Wed Mar 4 15:55:54 2015 by mark
Goat milking stand upgrade
Posted Tue Mar 3 15:59:01 2015 by mark
Early signs of goat labor
Posted Sat Feb 28 15:23:13 2015 by Anna
Starplate snow load observations
Posted Fri Feb 27 15:12:37 2015 by mark
Winter goat update
Posted Tue Feb 24 14:14:09 2015 by mark
What absolutely must get done on the winter homestead
Posted Sun Feb 22 07:29:32 2015 by Anna
Abigail's revised due date
Posted Thu Feb 19 06:53:19 2015 by Anna
Goat tether ball update
Posted Sat Feb 14 14:41:05 2015 by mark
The Goat Care Handbook
Posted Sat Feb 14 07:38:02 2015 by Anna
Milking dry run
Posted Tue Feb 10 07:34:48 2015 by Anna
Easy outdoor goat toy
Posted Mon Feb 9 15:21:10 2015 by mark
Why and how to estimate a goat's weight
Posted Sun Feb 8 07:57:11 2015 by Anna
Estimating the weight of a goat
Posted Fri Feb 6 14:43:35 2015 by mark
DIY well cover
Posted Thu Feb 5 15:31:07 2015 by mark
How much space do you need to grow feed for goats?
Posted Wed Feb 4 07:42:47 2015 by Anna
Kidding stall gate
Posted Tue Feb 3 16:19:39 2015 by mark
IBC water tower update
Posted Sun Feb 1 15:36:50 2015 by mark
Deep bedding and fodder crops for goats
Posted Sun Feb 1 07:50:15 2015 by Anna
Manger modification
Posted Sat Jan 31 15:51:28 2015 by mark
Kidding fence
Posted Fri Jan 30 15:46:23 2015 by mark
Star Plate kidding stall
Posted Thu Jan 29 15:45:57 2015 by mark
Why *not* to get goats
Posted Thu Jan 29 07:44:58 2015 by Anna
2015 hay shortage
Posted Wed Jan 28 16:22:20 2015 by mark
Hay storage
Posted Tue Jan 27 15:44:46 2015 by mark
What to do with weedy manure
Posted Mon Jan 26 07:40:46 2015 by Anna
Signs that a goat is nearing birth
Posted Fri Jan 23 08:05:42 2015 by Anna
Sprouting old garden seeds for animals
Posted Wed Jan 21 07:57:50 2015 by Anna
Natural Goat Care
Posted Tue Jan 13 08:11:36 2015 by Anna
Animals weathering the deep freeze
Posted Fri Jan 9 08:12:48 2015 by Anna
Supplies for kidding and milking
Posted Fri Jan 2 07:43:45 2015 by Anna
New Year hay hike
Posted Thu Jan 1 14:40:45 2015 by mark
Big plans for 2015
Posted Tue Dec 30 08:07:24 2014 by Anna
Feeding tree leaves to goats for winter fodder
Posted Mon Dec 29 07:54:09 2014 by Anna
Goats eating potentially hazardous plants
Posted Thu Dec 25 08:10:36 2014 by Anna
What will we do when we run out of honeysuckle?
Posted Mon Dec 22 07:59:47 2014 by Anna
Visual test to see if a goat is pregnant
Posted Tue Dec 16 07:50:41 2014 by Anna
Training goats to follow
Posted Sun Dec 14 08:16:40 2014 by Anna
Pampered goat chopper
Posted Fri Dec 12 07:47:58 2014 by Anna
And does eat oats
Posted Thu Dec 11 07:47:20 2014 by Anna
Hanging hay with bicycle storage hooks
Posted Tue Dec 9 16:00:51 2014 by mark
Goat fashion statement
Posted Sat Dec 6 13:20:08 2014 by mark
Improving our mulching system
Posted Fri Dec 5 05:57:34 2014 by Anna
Wading for cameras
Posted Wed Dec 3 16:05:52 2014 by mark
Goat manure
Posted Tue Dec 2 07:47:58 2014 by Anna
Goat milking stand adjustments
Posted Mon Dec 1 14:58:48 2014 by mark
Electric fence testing
Posted Sun Nov 30 15:34:33 2014 by mark
Poultry netting for goats
Posted Sun Nov 30 07:47:04 2014 by Anna
Do goats dream of electric fences?
Posted Sat Nov 29 15:33:48 2014 by mark
Tall vine harvesting notes
Posted Mon Nov 24 14:35:01 2014 by mark
Goats and sticks
Posted Sat Nov 22 15:15:08 2014 by mark
Failed experiment: Goats in the woods
Posted Sat Nov 22 08:06:06 2014 by Anna
Manger danger
Posted Thu Nov 20 15:38:31 2014 by mark
Goat books for beginners
Posted Thu Nov 20 07:23:57 2014 by Anna
Toyota hay ride
Posted Wed Nov 19 16:10:38 2014 by mark
Up and over
Posted Tue Nov 18 15:20:27 2014 by mark
Letting goats graze in the woods
Posted Tue Nov 18 07:45:41 2014 by Anna
Star Plate goat manger
Posted Mon Nov 17 16:13:20 2014 by mark
Feeding oilseed radishes to goats
Posted Sat Nov 15 07:35:54 2014 by Anna
Snowy afternoon with goats
Posted Fri Nov 14 06:46:24 2014 by Anna
Honeysuckle harvesting
Posted Tue Nov 11 16:07:46 2014 by mark
Running out of goat pasture
Posted Tue Nov 11 07:21:02 2014 by Anna
Goat milk stand progress
Posted Mon Nov 10 15:52:09 2014 by mark
Oats and goats
Posted Sun Nov 9 14:30:42 2014 by mark
Uses for seaweed on the homestead
Posted Sat Nov 8 07:49:09 2014 by Anna
Tethering goats
Posted Thu Nov 6 14:55:07 2014 by mark
Is she or isn't she?
Posted Thu Nov 6 06:23:38 2014 by Anna
Goats in the rain
Posted Wed Nov 5 15:41:51 2014 by mark
Goat milking stand dimensions
Posted Tue Nov 4 16:22:03 2014 by mark
Trimming goat hooves
Posted Tue Nov 4 07:08:28 2014 by Anna
5 Acres and a Dream giveaway
Posted Sun Nov 2 07:05:41 2014 by Anna
Goats like broccoli leaves
Posted Fri Oct 31 16:16:15 2014 by mark
Pulling down honeysuckle for goats
Posted Fri Oct 31 07:57:50 2014 by Anna
Feeding sorghum to goats
Posted Thu Oct 30 15:59:59 2014 by mark
Lucy and the goats
Posted Wed Oct 29 15:56:29 2014 by mark
How much does a goat need to eat?
Posted Wed Oct 29 07:20:55 2014 by Anna
Bees, goats, and marigolds
Posted Mon Oct 27 07:45:24 2014 by Anna
Goat gate upgrade
Posted Sat Oct 25 15:01:47 2014 by mark
Goats on the loose
Posted Thu Oct 23 15:42:34 2014 by mark
Goats cleaning off a fenceline
Posted Thu Oct 23 07:34:55 2014 by Anna
Late-fall cover-crop observations
Posted Tue Oct 21 07:28:10 2014 by Anna
Barrel bolt gate latch
Posted Sun Oct 19 14:34:21 2014 by mark
Free-choice goat minerals
Posted Sun Oct 19 08:24:21 2014 by Anna
Goats eating weeds
Posted Thu Oct 16 07:50:44 2014 by Anna
Goat gate
Posted Wed Oct 15 16:23:26 2014 by mark
Six inches in seven days
Posted Wed Oct 15 07:30:32 2014 by Anna
Cover crops, fences, and goats
Posted Mon Oct 13 07:34:49 2014 by Anna
Choosing goat minerals
Posted Sun Oct 12 08:02:26 2014 by Anna
Artemisia
Posted Sat Oct 11 14:52:51 2014 by mark
Pros and cons of feeding grain to goats
Posted Sat Oct 11 07:08:44 2014 by Anna
Road work with goat
Posted Fri Oct 10 07:10:53 2014 by Anna
Abigail's first day on the farm
Posted Thu Oct 9 06:18:27 2014 by Anna
Goat gate frame
Posted Wed Oct 8 16:32:59 2014 by mark
Bringing home our first goat
Posted Wed Oct 8 06:35:37 2014 by Anna
Backseat driver
Posted Tue Oct 7 16:55:42 2014 by mark
When's the best time of year to take a soil sample?
Posted Thu Oct 2 07:00:12 2014 by Anna
Sorghum
Posted Tue Sep 23 15:43:29 2014 by mark
Drying sweet corn
Posted Fri Sep 19 07:07:55 2014 by Anna
Planning for goat water
Posted Thu Sep 18 07:17:52 2014 by Anna
Repurposed freezer
Posted Wed Sep 17 15:49:24 2014 by mark
Goat check
Posted Wed Sep 10 07:14:02 2014 by Anna
Dreamy goat plans
Posted Sun Sep 7 07:16:36 2014 by Anna
Farming with comfrey
Posted Tue Nov 20 12:01:25 2012 by Alan McDonald
Goat dream
Posted Sat Apr 14 08:47:50 2012 by Anna
Dark chocolate pie
Posted Sat Sep 24 08:18:59 2011 by Anna
Colonizing livestock: Pigs and goats
Posted Tue Sep 20 12:00:44 2011 by Anna
Goat resistance
Posted Sat Sep 17 14:51:49 2011 by mark
Learning to milk a goat
Posted Sat Sep 17 08:52:36 2011 by Anna
Clearing new ground with animals
Posted Thu Sep 8 07:21:25 2011 by Anna
Dwarf goats vs. miniature sheep
Posted Thu Sep 1 07:00:22 2011 by Anna
How many miniature sheep per acre?
Posted Mon Aug 29 06:58:02 2011 by Anna
Or maybe miniature sheep?
Posted Sun Aug 28 07:15:51 2011 by Anna
Nigerian dwarf goats for sustainable dairy
Posted Thu Aug 18 07:01:34 2011 by Anna


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