A Sunny Dec. Day

Christmas Parade

We had been in our quirky, down home, small town, Country Christmas Parade. We had so much fun. We brought three of our Boer goats, Daisy, Dahlia  Dandelion along with us. We had decorated our hay trailer with lights, garland & silver bells. We had also put antlers on the goats, they didn't hold up very well, next year we will have to buy sturdier ones.
The streets were lined with people, probably ten deep. All the floats would throw candy to all those watching, so we let our grandchildren throw the candy, they had a blast. The goats actually were very good, of course we had plenty of grain and all the hay they wanted. Will definitely do it again next year!!!!

Guineas' early morning catch at JADA Hill Farm, LLC.

JADA Hill Farm, LLC.

Goats finally able to get outside after all the rain we been having!!!!!!

Jaalah of JADA Hill Farm, LLC.

Jaalah living up to her name... which means " Wild Goat"

Goat: Coming Soon to a High-End Menu Near You

Goat: Coming Soon to a High-End Menu Near You

besides it tasting real good, this article doesn't tell you the it is healthier for you then  Beef, Pork, Chicken, Lamb or Venison

Nutritional Value of Goat Meat compared to other meats 3oz.                  Calories                  Fat               Sat. Fat           Protien             Iron Roasted                                              (g)                   (g)                  (g)                   (g) ................................................................................................................................................................... GOAT                122                         2.58                 .79                   23                  3.2          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chicken            120                         3.5                  1.1                     21                  1.5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beef                   245                       16.0                 6.8                     23                   2.0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pork                  310                        24.0                 8.7                     21                   2.7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lamb                235                        16.0                 7.3                      22                   1.4

Kikos

we got two more new goats, they are kiko. Kiko are another type of meat goat, they are a lot more parasite resistant then boer goats.
Their names are Jaalah, which means "wild goat" and let me tell you, it is the perfect name for her.  Jaalah is all white, and Jazmin which is almost as wild, but is more timid or afraid so she runs from us, and she is mostly light brown with some white.

they are not use to being in a pen, their barn was all open.

they are getting comfortable after
being there all day.

Today was their first day out in our field,
they were just checking everything out

Farm Visitors

We have been having a lot of farm visitors recently. Some are just  showing up  and others  drive by and see the goat out in the field and decide to stop. We welcome visitors so we always tell them to come on up the driveway  and see the goats! Most of the time they have children with them so we let them feed the goats!!! win win situation........ kids enjoy it and so do the goats....

Well summer is flying by, August is just about over and the nights are getting cooler and even some of the leaves  are starting to change color.
The kid goats have all settled in and are now use to their new home. They are growing nicely and are able to go into the field with the two larger goats that we gotten before them.
We are still looking for some more kid goats, preferably kiko or kiko/boer cross.
The Guinea Fowl is also getting big and as of now are still in the coop, in about three weeks we will open the door to the coop and let them free range. We will put the goats in the field where the coop is for a couple days before we open that door so they get use to them. Hoping to avoid the goats chasing the guinea fowl.

our first Boers!!!!!!!

we just bought 4 boer kids from BOMA BOERS..they  are having a great time adjusting to there new home, and we are having a great time watching and taking care of them :)

Daisy  born 3/30/10

Dahlia born 4/5/10

Daffodil born 4/10/10

Dandelion born 4/20/10

just about done....bring on the goats!!!!

Inside of the barn is all finished except for some electrical stuff-waiting on lights that were back ordered,  and the plumbing to be connected in the vet room.
Outside, painting is almost done, just needs to finish the front.  Then the trim could be put on and the hardware for the doors.  The barn sign was hung!
We do have two goats now, Jellybean & Sweetheart.....they are adjusting really good..I think :)
This Sunday we will be going to look at more goats, can't wait!!!!
We also got guinea keets, 15 of them, they are now two weeks old and are growing fast.

getting ready!!!!

The inside of the barn is painted, the pens are set up, the window bars that Johnny made are hung. Hay baskets are ready to be filled along with the mineral feeders and water buckets. We brought in some hay. The next couple of days the outside of the barn will be painted and the final finishing touches will be done  then bring on the Goats!!!!!

Barn doors

Love the barn doors!!!!!  The barn doors are now on and alot of the finishing work is getting done, window trims and moldings etc... Work bench in the vet/feed room got started today,almost done waiting on the sink for measurements....Hopefully this weekend the painter will start...we are definitely getting close to the end...

Chicken Coop

We place the Coop in the field then Johnny and I built a "screened-in patio" for the chicken coop..It really came out nice. Now all we have to do is get  some chickens to move in!!!

 

While we were doing that, Jim and Bobby finished siding the Barn

 

getting there!!!!!

Well we are getting there...it is now June 1st and the back overhang is built, the barn is closed in (except for the doors), windows are in and the siding is going on. The electrical work has started!!!!!! We're getting there!!!!!!  We went and bought  all the Stain and Paint  this way as soon as it is ready to be done we have everything...inside will be sprayed all white and outside will be Bordeaux  (which is a  burgundy wine red color) with white trim around windows and corners of the Barn).

Today I also order a lot of supplies that we will need for our "medicine chest"
Our Pens (stalls) that we ordered should be here by the beginning of next week!!!!

Closed in

The Barn is closed in and metal going on the roof!!!!!!
We  got a Chicken Coop!!!!! yes fresh eggs!!!!!

Roof rafters are up

the roof rafters and collar ties are all. It now looks like a BARN!!!!!

Floor Joist arrived....finally!!!

The floor joist for the second floor finally arrived and Jim and Bobby  are putting them in place, while Johnny is busy getting his stone out of the woods and making a stone wall around the pier for the overhang on the backside of the barn.............       the goats are going to love it!!!!!!

Barn progress

 

Here is updated pictures of the barn. Our order for our floor joist
for the second floor was delayed, so they put the OSB (plywood) and the Tyvek on the first floor. The joist are suppose to come this afternoon.
The first picture is  the front and right side of barn and the second picture is of the back of Barn.

Barn

Well lots of stuff has been going on with the barn since I lasted posted...
The foundation is all finished and the drainage is all done......the area all around the barn has been grated and Johnny put down crush-n-run.
 Johnny even built one of his rock walls as to help built up the elevation. He is so good at building them and we have so much rock  on our property.
 Well wood got delivered yesterday and the builders were here and started framing the Barn!!!!

Eagle

We had an Eagle visit our Farm today, fortunately I had my camera outside with us when I spotted him land in the tree. He is huge, so amazing to see an Eagle. When he landed in the tree it sounded like  one of the limbs on the tree cracked.

Foundation

The foundation is all formed out and the cement was poured today....It is really amazing how much work goes into setting the forms and getting it all ready to for the cement.