Rescheduling Open Barn

Considering there is about 14" of heavy wet snow and it's still snowing...The chicken flight netting is on the ground and some of the fences have collapsed - all animals are safe in their houses but it's going to take some cleanup. The Open Barn Event on Saturday April 18 is being rescheduled.
New date is Sunday May 3 from 1-4pm.

Open Barn Event

Just realized I haven't posted this event here yet. If you need the address send me a private message on Facebook (Lori Tigner or Westfarm Goats Milk Soap).
If the snow quits we will have the event, even if it is wet and muddy.

 OPEN BARN EVENT

Goat Kids are arriving!

If you’d like to visit the goat farm this spring here’s your opportunity.

When: Saturday April 18 from 1-4pm

In case of questionable weather check my blog that morning for confirmation of the event. www.westfarmgoats.blogspot.com

Where: Lori Tigner and Westfarm Goats

           Morrison 80465

          303-697-1755

Wear: old clothes (you will get hoof prints on them) old closed-toe shoes (no sandals) or boots (it could be icky mud), long pants (I don’t recommend shorts). Goats like to chew on dangly strings, long hair and zipper pulls

Children are welcome, but no dogs

Westfarm Goats’ Milk Soap will be available for purchase at a sale price of $5 each that day only. Try my new Full Moon soaps.

A limited quantity of raw goat cheese, raw cow cheese and pasture-raised eggs and other goodies will be available.

Light snacks and drinks will be served.

Sitting turkey

My White Holland turkey hen, Emily, has decided that it's ok to sit on her 9 eggs. She is very protective, if you go near she hisses. Di you know turkeys hiss?? I didn't. Maybe they've been around the geese too much.

More kids today in the freezing cold

Baby Belle had twins today. A doe is named Birch and her brother.

Spring is truely here when babies start to arrive

These triplets are the first for this year.

They were born about 2:30 am on Wed morning. The spotted one is Jasmine. The brown one is Amber. She looks just like her mother, Shannon. And the one in the back is a buck.We don't name the bucks as they are sold.

Three more does are due to kid by Sunday.

Raised bed compost garden

 With the help from lots of gardeners, some friends and a borrow tractor we spread part of the manure compost on the pasture on the first day of spring. The gardeners were very happy to get well-aged goat compost. I saved some of the best and had it put in this raised bed. I have planted oats and rye. And will add sunflowers when it is warmer. We are still getting moisture (snow) at a good rate, so hope it will germinate soon.
The seeds are covered with old straw and then some flight netting to hopefully keep the crows and chickens from eating all of them. So far no one has discovered them. The bamboo screening is to discourage the chickens. Most of them don't fly that high.

Happy Spring!

It actually looks like spring around the far today. Usually it's more like winter. EVEN the green grass is coming up and the Grape Hyacinth are blooming.

 Hamish the mix breed rooster that hatched here last summer. I think he is Black Australorp, Ameracana and Polish.

The elk are out in force tonight. There has been a herd of about 30 hanging out for about a month, but tonight there are over 100. We haven't seen that many elk here at once in several years. Guess they are having a spring fling!