Its a beautiful thing to have baby goats on the farm again after two years! These cuties are bouncing around and bringing joy to all this spring!
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Snow in Tennessee 2021
Here in Tennessee we don’t get to experience the beauty of a snowy winter very often. But it sure is worth the wait when it does come!
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Do You Love Your Buck?
Do You Love Your Buck? Over my many years of raising goats, I have heard countless stories of mean, dangerous, and uncontrollable bucks. While I do not deny that those animals exist, I believe that nearly all of them would not have been a problem if they had been…
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Warren County Dairy Goat Show 2017
Warren County Dairy Goat Show was great! We showed 5 does: BELACRES GRETA won Recorded Grade Grand Champion and Best of Breed. OUR FATHER’S GIFT ROSEMARY won Recorded Grade Reserve Champion and Best Udder. OUR FATHER’S GIFT BLANCHETTE won Recorded Grade Junior Reserve Champion. OUR FATHER’S GIFT BRIGHTY won second…
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Loss
To lose an animal will always be a trial for me. I have loved and cared for that animal. Planned their future, tried to make them happy. And then all those hours, thoughts, dreams, and dollars seem wasted. Over the years of farming, I have lost many animals. Some were…
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Baby Photos!
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2016 Hartsville Christmas Parade
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In Memory of Sage
We lost Sage today. Two days ago, she was the picture of health. Yesterday morning, she had bloody scours and was off her feed and listless. We treated her aggressively for coccidiosis and enterotoxemia, and tubed electrolytes every few hours, but she went downhill very fast. She died in 24 hours. She…
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Breeding Season
Along with the fall leaves and pumpkin pie, this time of year brings the scent of bucks around here on Our Father’s Gift! For our dairy goat herd breeding season started Sep 2 when we introduced our buck Valor into their herd. He did an amazing job of synchronizing…
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Hartsville TN 4th of July Parade
The parade was on despite severe thunder storms and torrential rain. Thankfully the rain stopped just long enough for the parade to go. After the parade was over, Alfred and I stayed around and gave free rides to the children. That went over very well. At some points we even…