...along with updates about what we're bringing to the market and what's going on at the farm.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Dreamfarm on Facebook
We've taken the leap into the world of social media! You can now find Dreamfarm on Facebook by clicking this link or going to Facebook and searching for "Dreamfarm". When you get to the page, be sure to "Like" it (that little button that says "Like" in the upper right hand of the page) to bring farm updates to you, along with adorable kid photos like this one...
...along with updates about what we're bringing to the market and what's going on at the farm.
...along with updates about what we're bringing to the market and what's going on at the farm.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
We Have Babies!
We Have Babies!
March came in like a lion on our farm. It started on March 1st, with a set of triplet goat kids. We had a one day break, then on March 3rd we had a set of twins, and on March 4th we had two sets of quadruplets, which is extremely rare. In all our years of raising goats we had only one set of quadruplets, and then we had two sets born in one day, and they were born of a mother and daughter pair. Now every day more kids are born.
At Dreamfarm, we have 30 mother goats (does) expected to kid. Usually we estimate to double that in kids, so we plan to have about 60 kids. But if we continue with these multiples, we will have many more than expected. When the doe kids, she starts her milk production. All their milk is bottle-fed back to the kids at the start. The kids are fed 3 times a day until they are about one week old, then we feed them twice a day. All this interaction causes the baby goats to bond with us and they become so friendly!
By the end of March, we hope to have most of the kids on a schedule. We should have extra milk by then, and we will start the cheesemaking. If you have not signed up for a Dreamfarm Goat Cheese Share, we still have shares available. Please go to our website: www.dreamfarm.biz and print off an order form. We would love to have you join us again for the 2012 season!
We're all enjoying this wonderful spring weather, animals included. Just yesterday our yard was full of snow, now it's all melted and a fresh spring smell is in the air! Warm weather is ideal for birthing season and we all have a severe case of spring fever.
Dreamfarm will hold their Farm Day Open House on June 24. More details will be posted at a later date. Please plan to join us! We'd love to meet you and you're sure to have a good time meeting all the animals!
Farm picture photo credit: Sam Evans
March came in like a lion on our farm. It started on March 1st, with a set of triplet goat kids. We had a one day break, then on March 3rd we had a set of twins, and on March 4th we had two sets of quadruplets, which is extremely rare. In all our years of raising goats we had only one set of quadruplets, and then we had two sets born in one day, and they were born of a mother and daughter pair. Now every day more kids are born.
At Dreamfarm, we have 30 mother goats (does) expected to kid. Usually we estimate to double that in kids, so we plan to have about 60 kids. But if we continue with these multiples, we will have many more than expected. When the doe kids, she starts her milk production. All their milk is bottle-fed back to the kids at the start. The kids are fed 3 times a day until they are about one week old, then we feed them twice a day. All this interaction causes the baby goats to bond with us and they become so friendly!By the end of March, we hope to have most of the kids on a schedule. We should have extra milk by then, and we will start the cheesemaking. If you have not signed up for a Dreamfarm Goat Cheese Share, we still have shares available. Please go to our website: www.dreamfarm.biz and print off an order form. We would love to have you join us again for the 2012 season!
Dreamfarm will hold their Farm Day Open House on June 24. More details will be posted at a later date. Please plan to join us! We'd love to meet you and you're sure to have a good time meeting all the animals!
Farm picture photo credit: Sam Evans
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