Our newest herd member

We would like to introduce our newest herd member, Laurel Haven 57 Shevy.  Shevy comes to us from Paula Crowe at Crowes Nest in Rosman, NC.  She has been bred to Fairlea Jean Luc Picard for a late fall kidding, should be around November 20th if she took.  Shevy is 1 1/2 years old but she is still a pretty tiny girl - not nearly as big as Rhinestone.  She is still shy and a little stressed from her trip yesterday to her new home but we think she will settle in fine within a few days.  She certainly doesn't let the other goats push her around at feeding time!

This is a gratuitous photo of my boys walking down to the barn last night.  Love them - Kristi

Eggs!

So I have been spending a lot of time around the chickens lately, picking blueberries.  And I noticed that the rooster (who is about 4 months old but starting to take his job seriously, if you get my drift) is doing his job rather frequently.  With the young Buff Orpingtons.  Over the past 1 1/2 weeks I have seen him paying particular attention to the hens several times while I have been picking blueberries.  He tends to chase them down around the blueberry bushes to "have his way with them".  It's kind of hard not to notice:)  And I have starting getting excited because surely this means eggs are coming from these new hens.  And this week we have been rewarded!  I know at least 2 of the young hens have started to lay, and at least one of them is an Araucana.  Love those blue eggs.  So those of you who have felt a little deprived as our layers were reduced, the flood is coming.  Hope you like eggs - there are 14 young hens.  Did I hear you say quiche?

Happy 4th of July from Binder Ridge Farm

Happy 4th of July.