Category: Goats

Spending time with our girls and kids

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Woodland Pastured Goats

I love finding time to spend with our girls and kids. At this point we just have the two Kids. Although we are still expecting more! 

This video shows their Woodland Pasture, we practice Silvopasture techniques here at Briden Farm. Creating Woodland Pastures, or pasturing animals under trees. 

On the 6th of July, our Nigerian Dwarf Goat Doe, Nanna, freshened and gave birth to Terry and Romeo. A little Doeling and a little Buckling. You’ll see how they’re progressing in this video. They’re doing great, been eating grain, hay, grass, shrubs, bark, and so on, since they were just weeks old. Nanna still nurses them, but has them pretty nearly weaned. 

Our other three Girls, Saanen Goats, spent six weeks with a small young Saanen Buck for six weeks in February and March.

The gestation period for Goats, the period from the time a doe is bred till she freshens (gives birth) is about 145-155 days. The little Buck we had breed our Saanen Does was here till March 27th. So, any kids being born, should happen by August 29th. Although most Goats average 150 days, so we hope to have all three Does giving birth within the next two weeks. Although I still find it difficult to tell exactly when… kind of like the Second Coming! We may know the signs and the season, but only the good Lord himself knows the hour! 😉 

Now would be a great time to book a Farm Tour to see our babies, goats, bunnies, chicks, and more! 

Call Brian at Briden Farm to Book Your Farm Tour.
902-907-0770 

Buy Me A Coffee, Or Sponsor A Duck!

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Buy Me A Coffee

Or a Chicken, or a Goat, or… we’ll anyway, You get the idea!

Buy Me A Coffee” is a is an crowdfunding company that provides a service for over 300,000 Ceators to collect donations from their supporters. Which means, it allows You to support us in our efforts! 

Wether You want to simply “Buy Me A Coffee” once, or once in awhile!

Or if You’d like to Sponsor a Chicken, a Duck, or a Goat, on a monthly basis! It helps us, help You do that! 

The nice thing is, I get Free Coffee! 

Actually,  as nice as that would be, what it really does is help us bridge the gaps knowing we have Supporters! Not really investors, no real ownership, but people willing, and able, to invest in what we are doing! 

As a thank you, all Sponsorships come with a Pass that allows You Free Briden Farm Visits. Whether you choose to sponsor a Chicken at $5 a month, a Duck at $10/month, or a Goats at $20/month, you’ll also receive a Briden Farm Membership Card that allows You Free Farm Visits. 

Also, because we like the concept of Paying it Forward, when you sponsor a Chicken, at just $5 / month, we’ll donate Eggs to a Needy Family! 

Plus You get Free Farm Visits! 

When You Sponsor a Duck or a Goat you get Free Farm Visits for Your Entire Family! 

Sound like fun? Sound like something You want to do?

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Or, Call Brian at Briden Farm (902) 907-0770 

Goat Therapy at Briden Farm

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Eve: Our Saanen Goat

I wish I took more time to enjoy our animals and less time working to care for them! Not that caring for them isn’t enjoyable, I enjoy that too! However, as you can see in this video, time spent just “being” with the goats is very therapeutic! In a 2015 Podcast by Morgan Sherburne, of University of Florida Health stated, “To reduce stress, pet a goat”…

Along these lines, we’ve been considering offering time with our Goats! Not exactly Goat Yoga, but just time to sit and “Be”. Maybe trade a bag of feed for an hour with a Goat! Interested? Call Now: 902-907-0770 


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When it comes to Milking Goats

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Eve Producing Milk At Briden Farm

When it comes to Milking Goats, I really enjoy it! At least I do when the Doe is a willing participant! Our old Saanen Doe, Eve really enjoys being milked. Whereas Nanna, our Nigerian Dwarf Goat, has never been quite sure! We’ve had some over the years that just didn’t want to be touched!

I prefer milking by hand, while I know some others prefer machine. I am sort of thankful that I’ve never had over one or two goats to milk at the same time! I think if I had too many I might be tempted to turn to using a milking machine! Not sure though! 

Although I may find out, we currently have 4 Does, and they just had the visit of a Young Buck for a month and a half! So, come July, we potentially could have four freshen, that would mean probably having four goats to milk! It could also mean our having anywhere from 4 to 14 kids! Not likely to have over 5-8 kids though. 

I know I look forward to being back in milk though, we enjoy making cheese, yogurt, buttermilk and whey! The extra will go to our Berkshire Pigs, Larry, Curly, and Moe!

Curious, do you prefer milking by hand?
What’s Your experience with Milking Machines?  


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