Killdeer is still doing great. I can see no signs of infection, illness, or fever in her. She is eating, drinking, and behaving normally. She is getting on the milk stand twice a day, and though we are dumping her milk for seven days due to the antibiotics in her system, I am thankful she … Continue reading I Will Build an Altar
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Who Am I, God, that You Would Love Me?
I’ve been (more than a little) nervous each morning as I’ve walked to the pasture to let the girls out of the barn. “What if…” scenarios have filled my heart and mind as I’ve made the trek to the garage to put on my pink rubber boots, through the exterior garage door to the backyard, … Continue reading Who Am I, God, that You Would Love Me?
The God Who Hears, part 2
We serve an amazing, holy, powerful God! I am floored. In awe. Amazed. I stand in wonder, and all I can do is praise His name. Since Saturday morning, after Killdeer’s traumatic kidding event, she had not been acting right. First, she wouldn’t leave the barn. No matter what I did, I could not convince … Continue reading The God Who Hears, part 2
The God Who Hears, part 1
Our first day of kidding season was both beautiful and hard. I woke up to discover that my yearling Maggie was in labor. Now, it was not my intent to breed this goat, but my buck had other ideas. And on one particular day about 145 days ago, he jumped his enclosure - electric fence … Continue reading The God Who Hears, part 1
Fences are an act of love.
And I’ve been thinking a lot about fences lately. Probably because my life seems to revolve around boundaries, both personally and on the farm. And thanks to some goats who refuse to get along and a livestock guardian dog who refuses to stay within her own territory, I’ve been looking back at some spiritual fences … Continue reading Fences are an act of love.
Soap Making 101 and Coexisting Antonyms
When I first began this dairy goat operation, I knew I wanted to get into soap making. I’ve always been both fascinated and impressed with the idea of soap. I had wanted to get into it for years, but I just didn’t know where to begin. Well, step number one was buying a dairy goat. … Continue reading Soap Making 101 and Coexisting Antonyms
A Little Goat We Called T-Shirt
Last night I couldn’t sleep. I kept thinking about things and couldn’t quiet my mind. Does that ever happen to you? You just lie there, thinking about all the things you’ve done wrong, the apologies you’ve left unsaid, the moments you could go back to and change so you’d have a different outcome. Wondering why … Continue reading A Little Goat We Called T-Shirt
“Her Name was ‘Lola.’ She was a Show Goat.“
In my last post, I gave some advice on buying goats. All the research I spoke about, I did. I knew I wanted large breed dairy goats - Nubians, specifically - and I found my breeder. She taught me most of what I know, and since learning from her, I have stumbled across other sources … Continue reading “Her Name was ‘Lola.’ She was a Show Goat.“
Goats.
Goats are just a whole ‘nother animal. Since COVID, there have been a lot of people who have become backyard chicken farmers. That’s how I kind of got started on this whole journey myself. Chickens are a wonderful starter farm animal. They’re pretty easy. They need a coop, enough space for the number of birds … Continue reading Goats.
Blessed Roots Farmstead 