Farming Days

The past few weeks have been exciting on the farm. With 10 calves born this fall our herd has grown to 23, and they are now all on our land and the neighboring land owned by Geoff's mom/dad and uncle in honor of their father (Geoff's grandfather who was a part-time farmer in Texas). All the family came down after Christmas to "work the cows" - tagging their ears, deworming, banding the boys (ouch!). We had a beautiful day, and it was a family affair with everyone participating and helping.

On January 2nd, one of our goats, Aerowinn, gave birth to twin girls, and on January 3rd, while visiting the new kids, we witnessed Sophia, another goat, give birth to triplets! Our kids witnessed it all! And they didn't say a whole lot...probably best that we didn't have to try to answer any questions.

To keep all these animals in line, Geoff convinced me we needed a herding dog, so this Monday, we welcomed Maggie, a border collie puppy into our family! She's precious but also a bit like a newborn baby keeping us up at night.

With the blessing of new life, we've also experienced some loss. We lost one of the triplet goats and a momma cow died this weekend (we are unsure of the cause, but she had an injured shoulder). 

Always an adventure on Soul Farms! Come visit anytime!