Reynoldsville,
PA 15851
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(814)
568-1207 (farmhouse) (814) 932-6761 (cell)
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ParadiseGardensandFarm@comcast.net
Click to email us. (Up Kramer Rd from Rte 119 in Stump Creek) |
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2007 The Year of
the Goat
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At long last, we got our goats! Our first milkers were Mazie, a black LaMancha, and Donna, a white and brown Boer/Nubian mix. Billy Boy, our buck, is a black Nubian. Millie and Mollie, white Saanens, are both shown here, but we only kept Millie. Our "training goats" won't win any prizes at the fair, but they have indeed trained us very well, and we have a special relationship with these delightfully friendly and curious creatures. |
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Next we got the rest of the herd, another 25 young does, mostly Alpine, Toggenburg,
and LaMancha
mixes. They are a great hit with the grandchildren. In the fall, we divided them into two herds, one to breed in the fall and kid in the early spring, and the other to breed in the spring and kid in the fall. That way, we hope to have milk year round. |
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This summer was the first year of our new Coolspring
Farmers' Market, an indoor market in Sykesville on Main St. (Route
119) On weekends, we offered all-certified organic and naturally grown
produce from three farms, fresh eggs from our farm, and delicious baked
goods. In 2008, we will also have goat cheese! |
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This year for the first time we let our hens hatch a couple broods of
chicks. For chickens, it doesn't get any better than this! The hens
share mothering. The chicks went back and
forth from one hen to the other having "pajama parties" under the
different hens. The mothers led them all out to pasture as you see here
and showed them how to scratch. The chicks watched and then pecked
right where the mother hen pecked. |
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Bella,
Bella, Bella... Bella is a hunting dog. She's very good at
catching
mice, but she's young. She didn't know that chicks were off bounds.
When Stephen found her in the act, he let her know very clearly and
certainly that chickens are NO!
Now she knows and the chickens walk
confidently by her. The little chick was injured but nothing a little home nursing wouldn't take care of. Nursing a chick does keep you occupied... |