Monthly Archives: January 2011

Update – Guess how many kids, win some stuff!

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Art

Kidding season is less than two weeks away, that means it’s time to set up the kidding pens, and it’s also time for the baby goat guessing game. Last year we had 3 does kid, and 8 new kids born … Continue reading →

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Hatching Experiment- Can grocery store eggs hatch?

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Larissa

Before we start hatching our own bantam hatching eggs in our incubator, we’ve got to calibrate the incubator using eggs that aren’t quite as rare or expensive. So, we picked up a dozen fertile eggs at a natural food store … Continue reading →

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It’s 0 degrees outside, time for goat fashion party!

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Larissa

Old Mountain Farm Cordelia will be sporting a hand knit woolen sweater this season, complete with contrasting neckband.

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Added second webcam (aka Baby Goat Cam)

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Art

Added our other webcam to the webcams page. Right now it is pointed at the chicken coop, but this will soon change and will be wherever the baby goats are! This camera is indoors so unfortunately it does not work … Continue reading →

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Snowfall

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Art

Wow, we’ve gotten close to 2 feet of snow here today, check out the time lapse video of the snowfall and the goats.  

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It’s just 6 weeks until kidding season!

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Larissa
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