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Greetings From Hidden Springs Farms
Posted 8/4/2010 9:36pm by Karen Wortman .
A HOT and Happy Greetings From Hidden Springs Farms,
We hope you are all having a wonderful summer! It was been quite hot in our area and with little rainfall, the pastures are drying up and the garden is struggling to produce. The animals are doing well but they spend the days laying around and then head out at night to eat what they can find. I am glad I am not an angora though...I would hate to be wearing a sweater in this heat. Curly and his buddies are doing just fine though. It is amazing! They
will be getting sheared in October and will be very happy once that is done.
We've added a few new Nubians goats to the farm this summer. We have enjoyed having Gwendolyn so much that we added two additional does, Isabell and Olivia, and a handsome buck named Roo. (short for Kangaroo since he can jump very high to avoid being caught!) We will breed in the fall and have Nubian babies in the Spring and LOTS of fresh milk to drink, make cheese, and to make our fabulous goat's milk soap!
We are currently doggie sitting our "grand-doggie"Daisy while our oldest son is working out of town. Daisy is a Blue Tick Coon Hound puppy and simply adorable. She is learning the rules and trying to figure out what a chicken is and why she can't chase them.
Our turkeys are growing very well and have relaxed a bit. We have a few that will actually eat out of our hands now. It is much better then having to chase them all over the pasture to get them in the barn at night. We will start taking reservations for Thanksgiving turkeys the middle of September and the turkey's will be processed on November 5th. We will keep a few breeding pairs so we can hatch our own next spring. The Blue Slates are beautiful and my personal favorite. The Red Bourbons are also very colorful and easy to get along with. The Eastern Wild's are nuts! Not friendly at all and crazy! They will ALL be on someone's Thanksgiving table.
We will be hosting another Raising Goats Workshop and a Raising Chickens Workshop in September. If you are interested in attending, please visit our website for dates and times. We ask that you pre-register (a simple email to us is fine to register) so that we have an accurate count and have enough supplies for everyone. These are "hands-on" workshops and lots of fun! We are also planning on adding several new workshops next year. We are looking at adding soap making, canning, and even some survival classes. Is there something you'd like to learn about? Let us know and we'll see what we can do about adding it to our ever-growing list of classes and workshops. We are in the process of building a classroom in one of our barns with a kitchen so we will have lots of space and a nice environment for classes even if the weather is bad.
If you haven't attended the Robertson County Farmer's Market, we would encourage you to come by. It is amazing what wonderful produce, meats, milk, and fruits are available. We are selling our fresh eggs, herbs, goat's milk soap, and veggies. We have met some wonderful people and really enjoy seeing everyone. The market is held every Saturday from 9:00 til 1:00 at the Robertson County Fair Grounds.
Congratulations to Randy from Columbia and Wayne from Springfield for purchasing several of our boer goats. We are sold out right now. If you are interested in boer goats, watch for us in the Spring when new babies start arriving!
Thanks for all of your support! We look forward to seeing everyone! Stay cool!
The Staff at Hidden Springs Farms
We hope you are all having a wonderful summer! It was been quite hot in our area and with little rainfall, the pastures are drying up and the garden is struggling to produce. The animals are doing well but they spend the days laying around and then head out at night to eat what they can find. I am glad I am not an angora though...I would hate to be wearing a sweater in this heat. Curly and his buddies are doing just fine though. It is amazing! They
will be getting sheared in October and will be very happy once that is done.
We've added a few new Nubians goats to the farm this summer. We have enjoyed having Gwendolyn so much that we added two additional does, Isabell and Olivia, and a handsome buck named Roo. (short for Kangaroo since he can jump very high to avoid being caught!) We will breed in the fall and have Nubian babies in the Spring and LOTS of fresh milk to drink, make cheese, and to make our fabulous goat's milk soap!
We are currently doggie sitting our "grand-doggie"Daisy while our oldest son is working out of town. Daisy is a Blue Tick Coon Hound puppy and simply adorable. She is learning the rules and trying to figure out what a chicken is and why she can't chase them.
Our turkeys are growing very well and have relaxed a bit. We have a few that will actually eat out of our hands now. It is much better then having to chase them all over the pasture to get them in the barn at night. We will start taking reservations for Thanksgiving turkeys the middle of September and the turkey's will be processed on November 5th. We will keep a few breeding pairs so we can hatch our own next spring. The Blue Slates are beautiful and my personal favorite. The Red Bourbons are also very colorful and easy to get along with. The Eastern Wild's are nuts! Not friendly at all and crazy! They will ALL be on someone's Thanksgiving table.
We will be hosting another Raising Goats Workshop and a Raising Chickens Workshop in September. If you are interested in attending, please visit our website for dates and times. We ask that you pre-register (a simple email to us is fine to register) so that we have an accurate count and have enough supplies for everyone. These are "hands-on" workshops and lots of fun! We are also planning on adding several new workshops next year. We are looking at adding soap making, canning, and even some survival classes. Is there something you'd like to learn about? Let us know and we'll see what we can do about adding it to our ever-growing list of classes and workshops. We are in the process of building a classroom in one of our barns with a kitchen so we will have lots of space and a nice environment for classes even if the weather is bad.
If you haven't attended the Robertson County Farmer's Market, we would encourage you to come by. It is amazing what wonderful produce, meats, milk, and fruits are available. We are selling our fresh eggs, herbs, goat's milk soap, and veggies. We have met some wonderful people and really enjoy seeing everyone. The market is held every Saturday from 9:00 til 1:00 at the Robertson County Fair Grounds.
Congratulations to Randy from Columbia and Wayne from Springfield for purchasing several of our boer goats. We are sold out right now. If you are interested in boer goats, watch for us in the Spring when new babies start arriving!
Thanks for all of your support! We look forward to seeing everyone! Stay cool!
The Staff at Hidden Springs Farms
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