Hello from the sunflower state

goatgirl4008

Chillin' with the herd
Joined
Aug 24, 2010
Messages
51
Reaction score
0
Points
29
Location
Kansas
I just found this forum and think its a good idea to share ideas. Take bits and pieces of yarn from others and weave a sweater that is a good fit for you. A little about us its me and my city boy husband that I trasplanted here 4 years ago when we got hitched. We live in central Kansas a spot on the map. Thiis farm was a dairy up until 1997 I grew up here and after the cows help put me thru college my folks wanted to slow up a bit. They have both since passed in the last few years so we run the place now. We started with 5 boer cross does and now we have 50 head of does. We raised 30 some bottle lambs in 2008 and decided to try a few sheep now we have bout 45 ewes of different breeding. 1 retired broodmare that neede a home. 1 riding mare that is a former roping horse. 5 adult donkey of various colors and sizes 2 colts from the Jennies. 3 LGDs. 2 watusis and 5 bottle calves. We have a few chickens and numerous barn cats and house dogs. Oh how could I forget my girls have 14 dairy does alpines, nubians, lamanchas and olberhalsis. That we either milk or have kids on. So we try to keep ourselves busy. Would like to hear from others around have one facebook friend that raises Veld goats in South Africa. That's all I can think of right now. We are also a safe loving home for about any animal that needs one.
 

glenolam

Loving the herd life
Joined
Apr 9, 2010
Messages
1,570
Reaction score
8
Points
104
Location
Canterbury, CT
Hello from CT! Glad to hear you two decided to keep the family farm going - it's not that common anymore!
 

goatgirl4008

Chillin' with the herd
Joined
Aug 24, 2010
Messages
51
Reaction score
0
Points
29
Location
Kansas
When mom and dad decided to sell the milk cows I was sad but they had put in 30 years with no time off. So they kept a few stock cows and dad still farmed and mom at the age of 50 got her CNA and went to work off the farm for the first time since they got married. And they enjoyed taking bus vacations when they could. They went to CO and rode steam trains, NM to the hot air ballon festival and the one they went on the year before dad passed was a trip back to your area. To PA NY and DC when they got back dad was tickled pink saying that this old farmer from KS got to walk in Central Park. It is hard work but the roots run deep. Is there much rural country back your way? I don't know I've never been any farther east than WI.
 

Latest posts

Top