The kids are getting their rumens a-workin’ with some nice first cutting hay and Poulin Lamb-n-Kid grain. It’s a great sight and means we will be able to wean them off milk soon!… more →
Consider Bardwell Farmwrote 7 months ago: This was a great year for growing peppers in my garden. With so many of them, I was running out of m … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Fall is my favorite season, hands down. There are so many reasons to love it. After the sweltering s … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Lake’s Edge – Blue Ledge Farm Celebrate Independence Day with a cheese plate that is … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The kids are getting their rumens a-workin’ with some nice first cutting hay and Poulin Lamb-n … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It’s been almost 6 months since my last post, and in that time I’ve managed to quit my f … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Kidding season 2012 is nearing its end. Yesterday, kid number 164 was born, and there are only 6 do … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Consider Bardwell’s top milker has finally freshened! Dandelion gave birth to two healthy kids … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Our does are expert kid-cleaners. They lick their newborns dry with precision and efficiency – … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We had some ridiculously warm weather in Vermont recently. Temperatures were in the 70s and 80s for … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It’s time for the chickens to move – they’ve fallen in love with our kidding barn. … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We let our oldest kids (3 weeks) run out into the barnyard during pen cleaning. It made shoveling ki … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Our kid count is up to 87, and more kids means more mammas. It’s about time we move back our b … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Although most people know Consider Bardwell Farm for our herd of Oberhasli goats, there are, in fact … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Our pregnant does on a very cold, wintery morning. … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The births are really starting to pick up on the farm; more than 20 goats are overdue and could have … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Goats typically have twins; occasionally they only have one kid, and sometimes they have triplets. L … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A couple of posts ago we said that our chickens can be timid and flighty during the daylight hours. … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Once the kids were comfortable on their wobbly legs, we moved those first doelings up to the kidding … more →