Blog Migration

I've decided to move to WordPress. I have a confession: I had blog envy seeing some other people's blogs in WordPress. So I made an account over there and migrated my blog over to try it out for a few days before making my official announcement. I have some links out there that are linked to this blog, so I will leave this site up for a bit, but if you would like to continue to get blog updates from me then you will need to look for me on WordPress.

Here is that link:  https://starstruckinsouthbridge.wordpress.com/

Hope to hear from you there! :)

Snow Goats - Video Blog

Check out my latest video:

Squirrelly Squirrels

We have some young (juvenile) squirrels that have been visiting our bird feeder over the past week. They come right up to the sunroom windows to look at themselves. The windows are mirrored, so they can't see us, but we can see them. We are able to get right up to the window to take pictures of them. They have no idea that they are being tracked and hunted by dogs and kitties that can see them from inside the house.

Hopefully they can stay out of trouble. Last year we had trouble with them getting into things they shouldn't, etc. Just doing what squirrels do.

New Farm "Arrival"

"Is that the new arrival? Tell me what is it, a boy or a girl?"
-Fiddler on the Roof

Well, I don't know, I'm guessing a boy! We named him Big Tex!...

He arrived on a trailer about a week ago. We were all grinning from ear to ear.

Jason went to work right away, it did not come a second too early, or late.

Big Tex will come in handy with our upcoming projects this Spring and Summer. :)

Baby Goats and Roosters - New Digs

With winter... ending... well, we were hoping it was ending but it said it is here to stay for a bit longer.

Moving on... the barn stall has needed some periodic overhauls. The chicken pen was a right mess and I took care of that earlier last week.  Today, I focused on the goats and roosters pen. I moved them over to an open stall that has an outdoor run. Here are a few pictures of their new digs.

I think they will be ultimately happy in here. This is "stage 1" As our thaw continues (or tries to) we will give them access to the horse paddock. They will be the grounds keepers in there. This should be a good thing because when the horses start going out to pasture the grass will begin to get overgrown down here. So the goats should have fun keeping things in order down here. If all goes according to plan, they will be milk goats, so we don't want to get them too spoiled on going OUT into the pasture. The 'best" milk goats (for those that don't know) are fed special diets and don't get to eat "wild plants." ;)

The hens will be getting some new outdoor digs soon, too. Stay tuned for that. Their plan will be incorporated into the garden plans. :) Can't wait to see that project unfold.