Blackberry Munchers

Mara and the goats are hard at work trying to stay ahead of the blackberrys that are coming on strong now. They have their work cut out for them.

We put Mara and the goats out to pasture every morning around 8:00 and bring them back in about an hour or two before dark. Hopefully, keeping them in the barn at night will keep them safe from coyotes.

Playing to an audience

It's always fun to have an audience when you play.

Alternative medicine for worming our goats

We've read that one of the most serious problems facing goat producers around the world today is the increasing resistance of parasites (worms) to drugs. Here at Full of Life Farm, we have chosen to use herbal based wormers instead of drugs. It is our belief that since goats managed to live healthy lives for thousands of years prior to the invention of worming drugs, they can do so again still today. Also, we're not really being mavericks here. Others have tested the effect of herbal wormers against modern drugs and have documented favorable results.

Another benefit of using herbal wormers is that there are no dangerous needles for giving shots and no toxic chemicals. As a result, our children can participate in the process. In the pictures here, Ryan is measuring out doses into each of our goat's feed bins and "Snowball" is enjoying her dose of herbal wormer.

Joey

How could you not

love that face? Joey

wants to know

why he can't go out

to graze with the girls.

The beginnings of a herd...

5 new Boer goats (4 does and 1 buck) arrived on 11/11/08. Their names are KupKake, Lily, Kridder, Snowball and Joe Buck.