Applegarth Farm: Bluebelles's baby Snowdrop

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Bluebelles's baby Snowdrop

Bluebelle and baby Snowdrop

Sister's and best friends

These are one week old nigerian doelings, aren't they the cutest ever? About a month ago I put a reserve on a doeling out of Bluebelle from Rhodie Ridge Nigerians. She was pregnant, and we weren't sure if she'd even have a doeling, but she did, not one but two. Tuesday Kaley and I went to go pick out which one we wanted, we picked Snowdrop. She will be Kaley's 4-H goat to raise and show. She has good bloodlines, her dam is out Poppy Patch and her sire is a Pecan Hollow buck.

Jessica the owner is local, and her children are also in 4-H too, so it's nice to have a new friend in town. She has chickens, rabbits (I'm also getting a Champagne d'argent buck from her the end of August) and she raises Nigerians. I have met the nicest people in the goat world, and am having a lot of fun.

Snowdrop will be ready to come home in about two and a half months, when she's weaned and old enough. I didn't know when I put reserve on her that I would also be getting the Nubian and Lamancha. Now she'll have a whole goat family to come home to. Goats like to be in herd of 5 or 6 or more, just having two seemed kind of lonely for Stormy and Joon, they seem happier with more friends.

1 comment:

Stoney Creek Homestead said...: so adorable!!! One day I shall have a milking goat. For now, I have to be happy with my Jerseys.; July 28, 2011 at 7:05 PM

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Our goal here at Applegarth Farm is to raise children that play in the woods and gardens, and know where their food comes from. To feed the animals and care for their young, to gather eggs, and milk goats, to eat fruit off of trees, and berries from the bushes that we grow, and to eat from the gardens. We are working towards, and teaching them to be as self sufficient as best we can.

With the economy in the state it is, our plan has become even more important. Being able to live on less is one of our goals. Working from home, or close to home is another goal, and growing and harvesting most of our food is a big goal we've been working towards.

We live in a handbuilt home, our heat comes from the firewood we cut, and cooking is often done right on our woodstove. We grow a lot of our own food, and are building our home slowly with cash for materials, and the time to work on it. All of the buildings have been built over the years by my husband from trees grown and milled right on our farm, or from salvaged lumber.

The beginning years started here with no electricity or running water, and were lived in a small cabin, slowy building and clearing land. We are still trying to live as self sufficiently as we can. I am a homemaker and work part time in the nursery (plants and trees) business. We are raising children, tending animals, gardening and cooking from scratch.

Some of the topics you will hear about are; gardening, cooking, beekeeping, chickens, rabbits, building and timberframing. Along with some of my adventures in soapmaking, candlemaking, animal husbandry, plus the everyday of what's going on around the farm. Future building projects include a goat barn, a root cellar, and a pizza/bread wood fired oven. Come learn along with us, and share homesteading skills you are learning. I'm looking forward to meeting others that share a similar path that we're on, or simply others who dream of homesteading.