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With our first kidding, the buck was exceptionally protective of the doe who was about to kid, and wouldn't let her go out in the pasture. We thought "Ah, what a good dad". Later the same day, he was frantically trying to mate with another of the does, and she had her babies a few hours later...

We have a buck that runs with our goat herd. Yes, this is inadvisable, we're aware of why, and that's not really the point of this post :) We recently were given two does, one of whom is pregnant and due in not too long (we were told "any day now", though I'm not seeing signs that it's quite...

I unintentionally fermented coconut milk. I found a jar of coconut milk shoved in the back of the fridge. When I opened it, I found that it smelled sour in the ferment-y way, and had thickened. So I tasted it, with no ill effects thus far. I'm familiar with coconut milk that's gone off - it...

Oh, we could definitely use eggs - we go through a ton, and our chickens aren't producing yet (any time now... they hatched in early-mid May). Do you want any veggies? Zucchini, pattypan squash, corn, and onions seem best at the moment. We moved from Davis about a year ago. I miss it, but it...

I'm a little concerned about the hurricane headed for the East Coast on top of this. You all look close for signs of structural damage!

Our tomatoes have just barely started producing - we got a handful of tiny little barely red ones that probably shouldn't have been picked yet today. I'm going to guess another week until they really get there - I'm looking forward to making salsa and lettuce-bacon-avocado-tomato wraps. Our...

Hi! We have irrigation. It is lovely, except that I got eaten alive by mosquitoes this morning when I went to let the goats out!!

Under normal circumstances, it's best to leave it attached and undisturbed entirely. This is especially true before delivery of the placenta - the umbilical cord will continue to provide oxygen to the baby, which may be lifesaving in an out-of-hospital situation if the baby is having a slow...

I'm eating a salad with chicken, bacon, and my lacto-fermented zucchini pickles, and it is awesome. They turned out great... and I'm not a huge fan of either pickles or zucchini.

I started a batch of zucchini pickles today. Never actually made pickles before, so we'll see how they turn out!

It'll likely help! Coconut oil actually works reasonably well on its own, without any additives - I've used it when I ran out of other deodorant.

I've used this recipe (with cornstarch, and with no added essential oils) for years. It works wonderfully and is simple to make - you can just use equal amounts of each ingredient in whatever quantity you want.

I'm near Fallon, in Northern Nevada.