Life on the farm hasn’t changed much during the strange times were are currently experiencing due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The routine remains mostly the same as during “normal” times. We are naturally social distanced here on the farm with a lot of open space around us. We are also used to stocking up on groceries and other necessities. Time marches on, animals need feed and care, and farm chores need to get done every day.
Our goat herd is thriving and we had four healthy kids from two does in March. Sadly we lost two kids at birth this year. One was a single and very large and it was a difficult kidding. Mom is doing fine, but the baby didn’t make it through the birth. Another kid was born breech and we think the sac broke before it was born so it did not have enough oxygen. This is the first time we have lost kids and it was just heartbreaking. The four healthy kids (two doelings and two bucklings) are growing quickly and moving on to new forever homes, and their moms are providing us with beautiful milk which is mostly being made into Farmers cheese and Chèvre.
We are grateful that the Farm Stand has been able to remain open during the COVID-related shutdowns. Our egg sales even increased dramatically for a couple of months when eggs were difficult to find in the stores.
We hope you are all doing well and staying healthy during these difficult times.