My hand crank cream separator has not been working. Why? I am not sure. Apparently, in spring, goat milk has less fat so there isn't a lot of cream to separate. Maybe that was it. Or, maybe we weren't running the hand crank fast enough to get it to separate. Who knows. But, the bottom … Continue reading Finally! My New Cream Separator Has Arrived
Here is our latest VLOG that travels through our day at HiBar Ranch; from sheep shearing to milking goats, to milling lumber to raising babies - goats, sheep, dogs, and more. Watch what life is like on the farm. https://youtu.be/NF_Pfnpnces
Yesterday was so special as we look back on 50 years of Earth Day. At our farm we also had a special gift, little Josefina was born and we were able to capture the entire labor through to delivery on film. It is amazing to watch how this herd of animals so lovingly cares for … Continue reading We Had A Special Earth Day Baby Goat — We Captured The Whole Delivery On Video (Watch)
We now have seven baby goats jumping around the barn. I let them run in the middle of the barn so that they have lots of room, get used to being around humans and are comfortable around a lot of activity. It really never gets any better than this at the farm. Here are two … Continue reading The Baby Goats! They Are FROLICKING! (Baby Goat Videos @ HiBar)
It was the coldest morning so far this winter on the farm. We woke up to 16 degree weather here in East Tennessee in the Smokies. We still have Lil Bean our bottle baby goat in the house so we opted to stay inside a while to let the temperature rise. Thankfully it looks like … Continue reading Installing Solar On Our Farm Begins And First Lamb Of The Season Born This Morn
