It’s hard to believe that today is the last day of November and that December, snow and Christmas are literally just around the corner. Life here on de Good Life Farm is good! It is not a walk in the park, it is not a parking place on easy street, but it is a wonderfully good life full of all aspects of life. We see life begin and end here on the farm. We care for each life entrusted to us as best we can. We farm with heart!
First, let me say a little about each facet of our farm. We are a diverse bunch of breathing creatures on these formerly green-turning brownish acres. We have two dairy cows (Jersey and Mocha) who have their own stories that I will go into another day. We have two heifers (Cocoa and Caramel) who are sisters a year apart, and both the daughters of Mocha and the granddaughters of Jersey. We were blessed this fall with two calves, one male, Oreo, so named for the little patch of white on his underbelly surrounded by dark rich brownish black fur everywhere else; and, one female, Truffle, who is a rich, chocolatey brown color.
We also have the privilege of raising Golden Retrievers. Lacey, the mom, is a beautiful red Golden we adopted in January ’15. She is sweet and loving and very smart! We bought Beau in February of 2016 to be her companion and future boyfriend. He is cream-colored with beautiful white feathers and a stately block head. However beautiful he is, Lacey isn’t sure we did her any favors in that effort. We lovingly say that he is gorgeous but affected by Attention Deficit Disorder. We also have Belle, Lacey’s daughter by a stand-in stud named Sam. She is smart like her mama and very energetic, as anyone who knows Goldens will understand!
We raise layer hens in the pasture for their beautifully golden-yolked, delicious eggs but because of the shortened days and the their need for new feathers, we are seeing very few of those wonderful little treasures. We have a beautiful rooster named Griffin who is a wonderful protector over his flock of girls.
During summer months we raise meat chickens, 50 at a time. We have them here on the farm only a short time before they meet their purpose of providing dinner for our family and other folks who choose to buy them, so we don’t name them, but we give them the best possible life they could have in the time they are here on the farm.
I have wanted for some time to start a blog to share the hilarious antics of our residents as well as raise awareness and knowledge about a life such as ours. Welcome to my blog! I hope you get a chuckle now and then and that you will feel you have been here with us after reading one of my posts. I hope the content will bring you back again and again for more visits and more smiles!
