Well it happened again… I looked out the window and there were new goats out there. Weird, I wonder how they got there? Haha, that’s not really how it happened, but I did get new goats. I’m sure that really doesn’t surprise anyone. They are the last ones that we are getting….this year.

Now for introductions, we picked up Jelly Bean and Sandy from the same farm that had George. Jelly Bean has been bred to George and is actually due on Farmdaddy’s birthday. Sandy was bred to a meat goat that they had and is supposedly due in November. Shes a bit thin and honestly doesn’t seem pregnant to me at all. Time will tell though since some goats are really good at hiding babies.

We also picked up a beautiful Buck named Bill. He’s glorious and handsome, but is in rut so he stinks to high heavens and is a bit of a jerk. I can’t wait to see what his babies look like.

Our meat birds have been moved outside and are thriving. We have electric fence around them and move them across the grass every few days or so. We will start butchering the Cornish cross the first week of September and the Rudd rangers towards the end of the month. Our plucker showed up a couple of weeks back and I can’t wait to try it out. Farmdaddy is ok with killing and doesn’t mind butchering, but he would rather pull his own hair out than pluck a chicken. With 50 birds to pluck, I’m sure it will be a game changer!

We were curious about how big the pigs are, so I found a formula online to get an idea. I’m not sure how accurate it is, but it gave us a rough estimate. If the formula is correct, the bigger ones are weighing in around 150 and the smaller ones are about 100 or so.

Progress on the house is moving along nicely! Walls are going up and it’s nice to be able to visualize the rooms and walk thru them. I can’t wait for it to be finished, but I know that’s going to take time. Here’s hoping the weather stays nice for awhile longer.

The youngest girl found this little guy and decided to rescue him from certain death (the chickens). She released him into the garden after taking some pictures.

Speaking of garden, we have quite the tomato crop going. The weeds have mostly taken over elsewhere, and the deer raided the corn. We have some different things that we’re going to try next year to try to keep the weeds down and critters out.

Last but not least, one of our silkie hens hatched out some babies. They are the cutest little things and it’s pretty neat watching mama hen teach them everything.

Stay happy and healthy ❤