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Not Again, Ranunculus! By Kelly Taylor-Book Review

November 17, 2021 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

I think it’s fair to say that most all goats are mischievous. We have kept pygmy goats and Boer goats at the farm and, not only do they escape from everywhere but they eat anything and everything. They are a joy though and it seems as though I am not the only one with naughty … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Farming Tagged: book review, books, farm books, goats, Kelly Taylor

Farm Life, February 2020

February 22, 2020 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

I won’t going to write a Farm Life post this month as I didn’t think much had happened. Then, as usual, I looked back at the photos and changed my mind. For months, I had wondered if Sponge, the last of my female pygmy goats was pregnant. I was beginning to think she wasn’t and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming, Lifestyle Tagged: ducks, farm life, goats, kidding, lambing

Farm Life, December 2019

December 12, 2019 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

Another month and a whole year of farm life. December has brought a definite chill but still with the ever present addition of rain. The grass has stopped growing and the mud is as muddy as ever so natural forage is almost non existent. We moved the Ryeland sheep into another field which I filmed … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming Tagged: farm life, farming, goats, hens, sheep

Signs of Labour in Goats

September 30, 2019 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

I have experienced a few kiddings since owning Pygmy goats so I thought I would share with you some signs that your goat is either about to go into labour or is actively labouring. If you have experience in sheep, the signs are not dissimilar but it is a good idea to get to know … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming Tagged: goat kids, goat pregnancy, goats, kidding, labour in goats

Baby Goats at the Farm

September 23, 2019 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

Dates are not my strong point. I have turned up for many appointments and activities either a week or day early or two weeks late. It therefore comes to no surprise that I worked out the dates of the goat pregnancies wrong. Goats are pregnant for 150 days. The billy goat arrived on April 20 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming Tagged: baby animals, baby goats, farm life, goats, kidding

Goats the Size of Cows and Magic Hens-Our Crazy Life on the Farm

June 26, 2019 by farmerswifeandmummy 1 Comment

I always joke that ridiculous things happen to me. Sometimes they wouldn’t take up enough words to write a whole blog post. Sometimes they are not interesting enough. I also joke that the farmer won’t let me drive the trailer because he worries what I would come back with. The truth however is that until … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming Tagged: chickens, farm kids, farm life, farming family, goats

Farm Life May 2019

May 20, 2019 by farmerswifeandmummy 1 Comment

May has been a manic month. I didn’t realise how much had happened until I sat down to look at the photos I have taken. It started off with the hilarious tale of picking up Stud Muffin the pygmy goat billy so that he could come and (hopefully) impregnante Chip and Cupcake for autumn goat … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming Tagged: chickens, farm life, farming, goats, sheep

Introducing Our New Alpacas

March 25, 2019 by farmerswifeandmummy 4 Comments

I have wanted new animals for ages. After the pig debacle (they were  bit vicious and wild), the farmer said it was a strictly grazing-only-animal farm. So that narrowed it down to cows, sheep goats or alpacas. Cows are currently a no-go as the regulations for keeping them are so strict that even I don’t … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming Tagged: alpacas, farming, farming family, goats, sheep

Siblings, April 2018

April 16, 2018 by farmerswifeandmummy 1 Comment

When G was about 15 months old, we had just adopted chicks which had hatched at Boo’s school and I took a load of photographs of them in front of the lambing shed. Most of the pictures were wonderful and I have this one blown up as a massive canvas on my living room wall. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming, Parenting... Tagged: chicks, Easter, farm life, goats, Siblings

Hello Cupcake-The New Arrival Is Here

February 1, 2018 by farmerswifeandmummy 1 Comment

I remember my pregnancies felt like a long, long time bit nothing can compare to the wait for the goat to give birth. At around five months gestation, it seemed like time stood still-despite her giving birth three days before her official due date. I had hoped I would see it happen and was planning … [Read more…]

Posted in: Farming Tagged: #goatlettes2018, baby goats, farming, goats, pygmy goats
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