of Bramblestone Farm
Ongoing events & news from previous garden years
Basic Goat Pregnancy Care ( 53,735 )Goat pregnancy care is on our minds these days because it’s obvious that several of our Dwarf Nigerian does are pregnant (see the Kidding Schedule for delivery dates this year). But,
we carefully considered their maturity and needs during pregnancy before...
3 Reasons For Homestead Honey Bees ( 7,487 )The 3 reasons for homestead honey bees that we feel are most important are described below. This is the time of year when we review what we've been growing, harvesting, and selling from Bramblestone Farm, and try to make plans for...
Making 2019's Seed Starting & Planting Schedule (w/downloadable template) ( 6,891 )It's time to start thinking about the garden and starting seedlings (or at least getting seeds ordered); so I’ve created our annual 2019 seed
starting and planting schedule again (see below) to keep us on track. It helps me keep focused on buying seeds, starting transplants,...
Preparing for Goat Kidding ( 6,464 )Note: Several readers have requested posts on topics that have already appeared here – "Preparing for Goat Kidding" this is one of those posts that has been updated and republished.Kidding season is here again, so of course, we're preparing again (see Kidding...
Goat Fetal Development ( 5,562 )Goat fetal development is on our minds since our mature Nigerian Dwarf does are all obviously “in a family way”, and I was wondering how developed the fetuses are as we count down the days to kidding. They still have...
Newborn Goat Kids Need Colostrum Colostrum is the first milk produced by a goat after she freshens, and it's the first milk that the goat newborn kids must drink within the first few hours.
Why Newborn Goat Kids Need Colostrum
It's a thick, sticky, yellow milk that contains...
2019 Baby Nigerian Dwarf Goats Arriving on Bramblestone Farm! The 2019 baby Nigerian Dwarf goats began arriving April 2nd! We anxiously anticipate kidding season each spring, both with apprehension and excitement. Excitement about the birth of new Nigerian Dwarf goat kids, and apprehension over whether everyone will arrive without issues.First...
Homestead Blog Hop 233 Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop!
Now on to the hop...
Homestead Blog Hop will take place every Wednesday and is for all things homesteading: real food recipes, farm animals, crafts, DIY, how-to's, gardening, anything from-scratch, natural home/health, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, natural remedies,...Goat Fetal Development Goat fetal development is on our minds since our mature Nigerian Dwarf does are all obviously “in a family way”, and I was wondering how developed the fetuses are as we count down the days to kidding. They still have...Preparing for Goat Kidding Note: Several readers have requested posts on topics that have already appeared here – "Preparing for Goat Kidding" this is one of those posts that has been updated and republished.Kidding season is here again, so of course, we're preparing again (see Kidding...
