Baby goats are the cutest We have kids! Here at BOTL Farm, we let our goats breed naturally, when they come into heat, regardless of when that happens. It’s good for them and terrifying for us. We now have confirmed that in Se... Goats busines plan new country oranics plans
Creaky knees, anniversaries, and storm damage Getting old and creaky knees! Here at BOTL Farm, we value powerful matriarchs. Our goat matriarch has been benevolently ruling our goat herd since we got her eight years ago. Okay, it probably helped ... Farm Store Fence Goats Recipe Storm
BYOC, BYOB, and LYOB Hot hot goats Here at BOTL Farm, it's HOT! Each species on our farm deals with heat in different ways, but the extreme heat this year has given ample opportunity to see how heat-tolerant our goats are... Chickens Eggs Goats NCO
Lies by omission and other stories about potatoes Sheep potatoes? Here at BOTL Farm, we don’t mind a good thought experiment now and again. So, let’s all imagine that we’re potato farmers, perhaps in Ireland in 1845. It’s been a lean winter, you’re h... Farm Store Goats Sheep bacon hay piglets
New goatlets, piglets, and puppylets Babieeees Here at BOTL Farm, we raise goats for the cute pics. Oops, we mean for meat. Mostly for meat. Anyways, our enterprising herd of goats has started kidding (farmer jargon, not for telling joke... Dogs Eggs Farm dog Goats Pigs babies piglets slaughterhouse
The wait is over The wait is over Here is that one extra email a year we were talking about. The long wait for lamb, goat, and mutton is over and we are now fully in stock! Inventory can be found on our online store .... Goats lamb mutton
Piglet paternity ‘drama’ & more A paternity mystery Here at BOTL Farm, we’ve experimented with different pig breeds and breed crosses to arrive at our ideal mix: Mangalitsa, Large Black, and Berkshire. This mix is cold-tolerant, hea... Goats Pigs lamb piglets
Reduce, reuse, and recycle Sheep don’t climb Here at BOTL Farm, it’s still baby season. We had all our goat kids in February and March is for lambs. The first ewe (sheep-mom) to give birth went early in March and then we didn't... Chickens Goats Sheep babies goat skin sheep skin
Goatlets and a trip to Vermont Babiessss Here at BOTL Farm, we love babies. To be clear, human babies terrify and mystify us, but we love working with animals and their babies. All of our goat moms gave birth this month, making it ... Farmer injuries Goats babies sheep skin
Regenerative ag to the rescue: rain, hot sauce, and baby animals New Goatlets (or is it goatlettes?) Okay, they're technically called goat kids. Anyways, have we mentioned that here at BOTL Farm, we have plans? One of our plans is our "birthing plan." Our sheep and... Goats hot sauce weather
Sheep and goats go for a walkabout Sheep and goats go for a walkabout Here at BOTL Farm, we have plans. Lots of plans. Among our many plans is one called a "grazing plan." We rotationally graze all our animals which, briefly, means the... Farm Store Goats Sheep grazing
Hooray, it's grazing season again Grazing season is here! As the world spins and wobbles on its axis, it produces fun things like tidal forces and changing seasons. As the northeast US hurtles its way towards the summer solstice, the ... Goats Pasture Pigs Sheep grazing piglets