Some days, when I’m at work in one of our “big dog” yards, fully half of the dogs in my care are Labrador retrievers. They have been the...

At my doggie day care job we all have to wear a uniform: a bright red t-shirt with blue or black jeans. On my very first day of work it...

My niece Kat and I moved to Longmont this past August. I feel as if I have hardly had a chance to catch my breath since then. But, I...

This is the final episode of The Goat Life. My niece and I have bought a house in Longmont, Colorado, and will be moving in two weeks. ...

For the first time since the beginning of March we only have six goats in the milkers’ pen. Mothra, Lezlie, Lulou, Bella, Rosa, and...

The Monsoon has returned to New Mexico. Last year I was flabbergasted to learn that New Mexico has a monsoon. According to weather.gov,...

So many things have happened on our farm! A friend from California came to trade goats with us. This is mainly to increase genetic...

This week we tattooed the first two goats of the summer. Tattooing is required by the USDA. They use it for identification purposes,...

We have a new hatchling this week! One morning when Jan opened the door of the feral cat shelter (where one of our broody hens had been...

Here’s another photo from my photography class: It’s Polly in the foreground, with Ocean behind her. (And parts of other goats). I like...

I’m taking a contemplative photography class. It’s a Buddhist program where we are practicing seeing with a fresh mind. We get a lot of...

This week we began separating the babies from their mamas overnight. The first night was chaos. First of all, getting all fifteen baby...

Two of our Dark Brahmas are broody. One has staked out a nesting box in the chicken coop and won’t leave it. When chickens are broody,...

All of our milkers are now getting onto the milking stand! Jan’s campaign of patiently luring them with grain has really paid off. The...

This week on the farm we continued training the new milkers to get on the milking stand. We milk Mothra, Lulou, and Lezlie every day. ...

This was a week of chicken rebellions. On Wednesday, I came back to the houses after feeding the goats, and my cousin was standing in the...

The sandhill cranes have left New Mexico - they’re probably in Nebraska by now. I miss their weird whirring calls, flying over every...

Kidding Season is officially over for us! I am so glad, so relieved, and so happy to get back to regular sleep! Last Friday night we had...

Lezlie’s babies have begun doing one of the things I love the most about baby goats: hopping on top of an adult goat and riding around! ...

We had an eventful (and sleepless) week on the farm this week. On Thursday night Maria went into labor. We brought her into the kidding...