goats
Willow
Brownie
Brownie
Willow, a little girl, was born at the orchard on April 29th, 2020. She is one twin born with her brother Minnow, and their mom is Timber. She is a little bit more reserved than her brother and loves lots of cuddles. Willow is a female pygmy.
Brownie
Brownie
Brownie
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Brownie, a little girl, was born at the orchard on April 26th, 2020. Dreamer is her mom and would be Dreamers second daughter. Brownie loves to play with Sushi and hangs out with her mom and Alpine a lot. Brownie is a female pygmy.
Sushi
Brownie
Sushi
Sushi, a little girl, was born at the orchard on April 26th, 2020. Sushi was born to Alpine and this was her first baby. Sushi is very vocal and doesn't get very far from her mom. She loves to play with Brownie and see who can jump the most! Sushi is a female pygmy.
Ocean
Butterscotch
Sushi
Ocean and Butterscotch came to us on the same day. We went to see them thinking that they were pygmy's. The guy swore up and down and I knew right away that they were not. We felt so bad for them, so we ended upbringing them back with us. They stay together all the time not really leaving each others side. They have both turned out to be so sweet.
Butterscotch
Butterscotch
Butterscotch
Ocean and Butterscotch came to us on the same day. We went to see them thinking that they were pygmy's. The guy swore up and down and I knew right away that they were not. We felt so bad for them, so we ended upbringing them back with us. They stay together all the time not really leaving each others side. They have both turned out to be so sweet.
Buttercup
Butterscotch
Butterscotch
Buttercup is on her way to trying to be the goat mascot of the orchard. We got her when she was still bottle feeding and she would have to come to the store to get her bottle. Now, she has figured out she can fit through her fence and she visits the store whenever she can. I think she has very selective hearing but loves to give hugs when she gets carried away from causing trouble. Also, she hates masks and trying to get mine off when she can. She is definitely spoiled!
Dora
Destiny
Destiny
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Dora and Destiny we picked up at the same place together. Although, they are not sisters in the beginning they acted a lot like sisters. Now, Dora hangs out a lot with Buttercup because they figured out how to get through the pen. They don't really go anywhere but love to be petted and visit with all the people.
Destiny
Destiny
Destiny
Destiny is a very shy and very friendly goat. She definitely likes to be by another goat and will pair up with one of the other ones when Dora is out exploring.
CHICKENS
We raise many chickens at the orchard. Each year you may see some different varieties because with having kids, they cant wait to go and buy new chicks during the chick season. On average we have about 50 chickens at the orchard that are usually all egg laying. I am no expert at sexing a chicken so we do end up with roosters sometimes. Although, we try to only have one rooster, sometimes there are more until we can find homes for them. The picture above is Hehe, yes just like in Moana. He thinks he is really big and mighty, but he is only a third the size of our normal egg laying hens. It is not unusual to see some of the chickens out of the pen, they kind of do what they want and wont hurt anyone. When we do have eggs available, we do offer them at our store.
DUCKS
We started with a pair of ducks and we grow every year. Our kakhi ducks love to be moms. Unfortunately living in the country we don't have excellent luck with raising ducklings but we have learned. We took three ducklings into our home this year to raise them and our oldest daughter, Anala, has one duckling named Darbarg that has imprinted on her. The ducks love to play in the water and swim in their pool!