of Bramblestone Farm
Ongoing events & news from previous garden years
Basic Goat Care After Kidding ( 29,464 )We've been very fortunate that our Nigerian Dwarf does have kidded with very few difficulties and are very good mothers too. I’m always amazed at the way they care for their kids – as newborns, waking them every few hours...
Introducing New Chickens ( 11,968 )Introducing new chickens into an established flock should be easy, right? Well, when my friend offered me a young rooster, I found out there are some basics to keep in mind.
Figuring that a Barred Rock rooster (read a breed profile...
3 Ways to Preserve Fresh Summer Berries ( 11,115 )There are many ways to preserve fresh summer berries (like raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, etc.). But, the best 3 that we have found are freezing & vacuum sealing, water bath canning, and dehydrating. I love to preserve fresh summer berries. In the...
Preparing for Goat Kidding ( 6,703 )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 ( 6,042 )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...
Bramblestone Goats Go To Columbus Zoo! Today seven Nigerian Dwarf Bramblestone goats go to Columbus Zoo!4*M Bramblestone Sun Tea 4*D plus her kids (Brambleberry Tea, Ginseng Tea, and Matcha Tea - named by the zoo staff) and Bramblestone MQ Windsong plus her kids (Times New...Introducing New Chickens Introducing new chickens into an established flock should be easy, right? Well, when my friend offered me a young rooster, I found out there are some basics to keep in mind.
Figuring that a Barred Rock rooster (read a breed profile...3 Ways to Preserve Fresh Summer Berries There are many ways to preserve fresh summer berries (like raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, etc.). But, the best 3 that we have found are freezing & vacuum sealing, water bath canning, and dehydrating. I love to preserve fresh summer berries. In the...
Forcing Spring Flowers Here in Ohio, it’s been a long winter, and we're more than ready for some color. So, it’s a good time to
start pruning spring-blooming trees and shrubs; and forcing the branches to bloom indoors for some spring flowers!
Benefits of Forcing Spring...
Freezing Colostrum (or Colostrum Banking) What's Colostrum
Colostrum is the first milk that a goat dam produces, and that all goat kids must drink within the first hours after birth (any newborn mammal needs the mother’s “first milk”) for survival.The colostrum is how the dam passes...
