Serenity Acres Now

Chronicles Of A Family Farm

Author: Nerdbilly

  • Curious Goats

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    Goats are inherently curious critters, and like to check out anything new in their surroundings. It’s taken them a few days, but MaryAnn (the smallest gal in our herd) noticed the small chicken door on the big coop yesterday. Curses! As soon as she went in, the rest quickly followed, and I had to shoo…

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  • We Are Official!

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    Yesterday’s mail delivery included an envelope from the State of Michigan Department of Agriculture. We are officially registered with a Premise ID for our goats. “What’s that mean,” you ask? Well, the United States Department of Agriculture requires that if you have livestock, and it will ever leave your property, it must be properly identified…

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  • Wednesday Videos

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    Here are some videos I took while spending time around the animals today. Hope you enjoy! Three of our hens were wandering a good bit away from the coop, and found shelter in the shade of a tree. MaryAnn has this tiny little voice – I finally caught it on video. She’s a little doll…

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