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Animal Spotlight: FERGUS
Meet Fergus! Fergus is our 3 year old Nubian wether who’s bonded to our Romney/Katahdin wether, Rowan! I brought Fergus home in 2022 when he was just 6 weeks old and still being bottle fed. I still remember bringing him home in the cab of my truck where he snuggled up under a blanket for
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Q&A: How Much Space Do Goats Need?
Goats are social and active creatures, requiring ample space in order to live happy and healthy lives. If you are looking into raising goats, they will need a shelter and paddock or pasture where they’ll be housed. There are a lot of great resources out there to look at when designing your barn and paddock
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Chipotle Maple Glazed Pork Tenderloin Recipe
Honestly, I am not a huge fan of chipotle but this recipe sounded so good that I had to try it. It was amazing! It wasn’t too spicy which is what I was worried about as someone who doesn’t care for spicy foods. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as my family and
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Understanding the Breed: CORNISH CROSS
If you know of the breed Cornish Cross, you’ve probably heard people call them “disgusting” and “filthy”. People say these birds live in poor conditions, with horrible health conditions. While this can certainly be true for some commercial farms, the industry has come an incredible way in addressing these issues. In addition, a lot of
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Raising Broilers on Pasture
There are so many benefits to raising your broilers on a pasture. In this article we are going to outline some of the numerous advantages of raising broilers in our chicken tractors and also go over some of the disadvantages as well. Our broilers are raised in what we call a brood box until they
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Baked Chevon Recipe
A little over a year ago, I bought a chevon shoulder chop with no idea what I was going to do with it but wanting to try it anyways. I found this recipe in one of my raising meat goat books and had to try it. It did not disappoint. I used a smaller chevon
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Understanding the Breed: NUBIAN
Nubian or Anglo-Nubian goats are of British origin. The breed was developed by crossing British does with bucks from Africa and India. Nubians were first imported to the US in the early 1900’s. As more goats were imported to the US it helped to develop the breed to what we see today. Nubians are easily
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Q&A: What to do with your Wool?
When I first got into sheep I had no idea what to do with the wool when the shearer came out and left me with piles upon piles of fleece. I knew I could send the wool out to to be processed and spun into yarn, but I wanted to see what else I could
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