At this point we have quite a few kids and a lot of levels in our homeschool: 9th grade 7th grade 5th grade 2nd grade Kindergarten 2 preschoolers I have gone back-and-forth quite a bit in the last several years to try and find things that fit and work for our homeschool. After having a […]
It’s been a busy spring here in Windy Woods. Doing a lot outdoors. I learn something new every day around here, and every year for that matter. For example, this year I’ve learned the children don’t believe their sandbox is deep enough. Turkey’s are apparently variable in their “territory”. We’ve recently had a flock decide […]
I like to get the goats out and browsing as soon as possible in the spring. Clover’s kids aren’t quite as good (yet) at satelliting as Bella’s are, but they are ten days younger. It’s fun to watch them dash around the yard as their mama’s browse the new grass. Goats aren’t really “grass” eaters, […]
Just a quick update. Clover kidded Saturday afternoon. The first young buckling was head back and stuck, when I went out to check on her I could see two little hooves sticking out. After we got him out (he’s ok, the drier one in the picture above), the 2nd little buckling was born quickly. Clover […]
It’s time for spring cleaning and kidding here in Windy woods. Our queen doe Bella has already had her triplets, two doelings and a buckling. I’ll put up a few pictures of that, as well as embed some videos. Kristen and I were discussing the livestock arrangements a while back, and it occurred to me […]
Hello, My name is Asher and I am going to talk about my 4-H project for this year. My project for this year is a sheep. I got my sheep in April in the evening on a Thursday. It was very windy when we got there and quite cold. We then went into the barn […]
Guess what? The Northwest Michigan Fair is August 8th-15th. I am super nervous. I have to get all decorations finished, make my bread recipe, and finish training Selh’teus. On the Friday before Fair, me and my fellow club members will be decorating our stalls. What about showing Sele’teus? I will be showing Selh’teus twice. Once […]