Today, 2 more baby goats were born at Busted Bucket Farm to Jasmine the nanny goat. . A boy and a girl.
2 More Baby Goats Today
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First goat kid of the year
We have a goat baby at Busted Bucket Farm. A boy goat kid. Looks to be in good shape. Several other nannies are ready to pop soon, too.
Gosling Defender
I don’t know which is more formidable, the goose mama or the easy-move chicken coop being re-purposed as a protective gosling nursery.
Pre-labor resting nanny goats
Here are some of the nanny goats at Busted Bucket Farm. They are resting on the hay and will be giving birth any day now.
Pigs love eggs from rogue chicken nests
With a flock of extremely free ranging chickens at Busted Bucket Farm, sometimes the chickens lay eggs in rogue nests around the property . When I find these eggs, I don’t know how long they have been there. There isn’t usually a hen brooding them so they are not viable to hatch. It is time to convert some protein. The pigs absolutely love the eggs and think it is an Easter Egg Hunt. They somewhat gently crack the egg open and suck the insides.
Happy Bees
Today the bees at Busted Bucket Farm were absolutely swarming. Although we lost the left hive, the right hive seems to be booming. The tulip poplars are in bloom and the bees are loving that nectar.
Moving a Portable Building
Busted Bucket Farm acquired a used portable building near Roxboro and had to have it moved to Efland. Finding a mover with the right gear was difficult. We used Larry Warren Towing out of Roxboro.
Moved Goslings and Nest to Protective Coop
Today, risking life and limb from attacking geese, I moved the goose nest and the three goslings, plus one in the process of hatching, to a protective coop so that predators won’t eat the goslings. I also consolidated the eggs of the three nests into one nest and gave the two geese who had been brooding the longest a relief of duty.
The pigs at 18 weeks old
These 3 girls and 1 boy are getting large quickly. Good food and free ranging!
Geese re-homed
Today a gander and a goose from Busted Bucket Farm found a new home at Rockabilly Farm (http://www.rockabillyfarm.com). They like their new sheep friends. Happy Grazing!
