Mama #2 (Tootsie) finally had her babies! It was at least a 9 hour labor, with a couple of those being pushing. There IS a video of a birth in this post,…
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We lost a goat last week. Corky, our “special” wether, died sometime during the night and Ryan found him in the barn. His mama had a heart defect and we knew…
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We had an exciting weekend, one of the first really warm few days that we’ve had up here in the mountains. Our first round of baby goats were born last week! Clarence…
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“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” ―…
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You know how sometimes you get so deep into something that you’re not really sure what you’re doing? Well, that’s where we’ve found ourselves the last few weeks. Not at all unhappy…
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“Is it better to be feared or loved? Loved, because people associate with you because they want to, not because they need to. We need to eat beets, but we want to…
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When we closed on our house at the end of June, we had no idea we were going to have goats by the end of the week. Well, sort of. We had…
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Super easy. Super amazing. Super Simple. We use an Excalibur Dehydrator that we got last year when we were living in Brighton and we love it.We’ve made dried bananas, raspberries, blackberries, and…
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Working full time and taking care of 50 animals takes quite a bit of time – but seriously loving every minute. Until I can update again, I’ll share a brief overview of whats…
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Quick update on our housing situation: We bought a home in Westcliffe! And it has a finished house on it! With heat, water, electricity, AND a functioning kitchen.…