Farm Kids

Meet our miniature dairy herd...


FoxRun is a registered Pygmy buck, born in February 12, 2008.


Joe has nicknamed FoxRun "B.B." It could stand for many things (such as baby boy), but this photo illustrates the nickname's real origin.


Batman is also a registered Pygmy buck who was born on February 27, 2007. Batman is FoxRun's mentor and is teaching him all the things he needs to know to be a buck.


FoxRun may look up to Batman, but being under 24 inches tall both bucks look up to me!


Though not registered, our does are pampered even more than our fancy-pants bucks. If all goes well, they will be providing us with yummy dairy starting next spring!


Jett (named after Joan Jett) is full Pygmy and was born in November 2007. She will be the first of our does to go on a chaperoned date night with a lucky buck.


Willow is half Nigerian Dwarf and half Pygmy. She was the first goat we bought and was born on February 23, 2008.


See you soon!

Breaking up is hard to do...

It has been busy at the homestead.


(Esso signs off of the shed)

A huge thank you goes out to everyone who came out to our Demo-Party last month. A mighty crew, armed with a few tools and their brute strength, dismantled the old well house and an Esso sign shed, to make room for the plumbing from the new well to the house. To show our gratitude, we cooked up some bratwurst to feed the hungry crowd.


(The "after" photo of where the old well house had been. There is no "before" because we blinked and the building was gone!)


(Here is a "before" photo of the Esso sign shed with just one wall down)


(...and then with the whole crew gathered to watch it fall.)


(The edge of the roof landed just inches from the new well!)


A special thank you Rose (age 10) for photo documenting the Demo-Party.

Late breaking news: We now have temporary power! Next, the pump can be added to our new well and we will have running water! (...by the end of next week.)