Week 3 of the Chair Challenge from Carolyn Resnick
Third week of Carolyn Resnick’s Chair Challenge!I’m taking an online class with Carolyn Resnick called the Chair Challenge. I have used her methods before a bit with the herd, and love learning more from her. She’s my favorite conscious horsemanship…
Tea time for the goats – bye bye parasites
I am using a new approach to herbal deworming for my goat herd this spring. We are having a daily tea party. Kristie Miller at Land of Havilah gave me the idea, as she has been using it successfully with…
Week 2 of chair training with Carolyn Resnick
Second week of Carolyn Resnick’s Chair Challenge! I’m taking an online class with Carolyn Resnick called the Chair Challenge. I have used her methods before a bit with the herd, and love learning more from her. She’s my favorite conscious…
Train your horse with only a chair and a reed
Doing Carolyn Resnick’s Chair Challenge! First week of experiences I’m taking an online class with Carolyn Resnick called the Chair Challenge. I have used her methods before a bit with the herd, and love learning more from her. She’s my…
2016 kidding season at Barakah Farm (formerly Oak Hill)
2016 kidding season is partway finished. 9 kids on the ground and another 7 does to kid. Kid news is posted on the website. Report This Post
Penny wise and pound foolish? Why I don’t skimp on supplements.
These are interesting times financially. The prices of many items are going up, including feeds, hay and supplements. I hear and observe people saving money by cutting back on grains and/or supplements, switching to bargain brands, feeding less than the…
Managing Dis-ease
dis·ease dəˈzēz/ noun a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury. “bacterial…
Goats – The Great Horns versus No Horns Debate
Want to start a heated argument on social media? Ask whether you should disbud/dehorn your goat or leave horns intact. Horns on goats are a very touchy subject that impacts everything from management practicalities to human safety to animal welfare.…
