On April 18, 2015, my family and I got three new additions to our family farm, JNRfarms, three kids (baby goats)! The breed of all three are Alpine; we chose this breed for a couple of reasons. For one, they produce great milk. The milk tastes great and tastes practically the same as cow’s milk, […]
Here is a video of some really funny goats caught on camera.
Come support us at the 2nd annual craft fair at the Willington Library tomorrow, December 6th, from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. Where: The Willington Public Library When: Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 from 9:00am to 2:00pm Please spread the word!! Want a sneak peak? You can check out a few of our wares (more coming […]
My dog Maggie is almost 5 years old, and will turn so on April Fool’s Day (and it fits her personality!). My family got Maggie in May of 2009, who is very smart but also very goofy and lovable. By the way, she usually uses her smarts to get her into trouble! She is a […]
During the winter, on days that are below 32 degrees farenheit (a few degrees below won’t hurt) you should not let your chickens out of the coop. Even though they can still go back in the coop, the cold air will make the coop colder as well. Also, chickens, like humans, can get frostbite, (except […]
We have recently spotted a fox hanging around our yard every morning, and today we saw him mosey on over towards our coop. Our chickens are protected, but here are some ways to protect against animals like a fox. First, always keep an eye for anything that looks like a hole outside of the run […]
Meet our chicken Lizzy, a sweet, loving chicken. This special chicken was lame when she was younger, but she seemed to out-grow it until she got her toe stuck in a pitch-fork when she was still younger (I know, once-in-a lifetime chance, but it happened). This seemed to re-awaken the problem, to a higher pain, […]
As of right now we have fourteen chickens as a total, with eight being over 2 years old, while the other six are only about six months old. We put the younger ones in with the full-growns about a month ago, and the babies have started laying!!! Currently, the younger chickens are laying a little […]
As my title says, “Fat Chickens…And Eggs With Yogurt?”, but this is actually something that is true! A chicken’s stomach is called it’s crop. When a chicken swallows something too big, or something gets stuck in it’s crop. Then the chicken gets something called an impacted crop. The chicken’s stomach will bulge out, if this […]
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