2009 Mason Dixon Fair

Tuesday July 8, 2009 some pictures of the kids with their goats at the Mason Dixon Fair! It is a lot of fun and the kids learn alot of important lessons! It is hard work. We take the animals to the fair on Sunday evening...get them settled, fed , watered and then we leave them their and go home. We come back Monday morning to feed and water, Monday night to feed and water and talk with fairgoers! Tuesday morning we come back to feed and water and then the show is Tuesday. The kids won lots of ribbons and even a trophy for Ben! Premiums too to add to the feed bill!!! LOL We come back Wednesday morning to feed and then the goats are released after the fair is over at 11pm...Yess! 11pm we have to muck the pens and then haul them home...UGGH its the best part :)!

Ashlee Blevins,my girlfriends granddaughter , another child, my Meghan and Ben.

The little ones are allowed to show in halter!

The judge was Diane Kelly...she was great! We hope she comes back next year!

Ben and his goat Snow!

The kids have a great time and feel very important!

They make lasting friendships! Julia is in the orange she is wearing Meghans shirt from last year!

The older ones help the younger ones with holding their goats and making sure everyone is included!

EAGMA 2009

Sometimes when you are hot, sweaty and have been bent over for a period of time your pictures don't exactly turn out the best! What was the best was I placed first and second with Snow and Aurora at this years EAGMA 2009 show in West Virginia the weekend of June 12, 13 and 14th! They are two of my kid does that I entered in the Red Card class.

Pictures of other exhibitors and their goats!

The girls were adorable!
We even had several vendors to ogle as well!

I took a wonderful class from Phylleri Ball of Steam Valley Fiber Farm on dyeing with natural dyes! I learned alot and came home with a ton of ideas!

BARACK SALE PRICE 350

SEBASTIAN SALE PRICE 350
SHREK SALE PRICE 350

THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE BUCKLINGS WE HAVE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ALL ARE FRIENDLY EVEN TEMPERED GOATS. THEY ARE REGISTRERED WITH REGISTERED RED PARENTS.

Off to Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival Yippee!!

Ohhh can't wait off to MD Sheep and Wool tomorrow!! Just figured out how to make two sided buisness cards...what rocket science!! but I did it!! I want to work on getting my name out there as a really cool fiber farm with tons...remember folks tons of mohair or insulation as the grumpy farmer calls it! I also want to encourage other indie fiber artists and fiber farms to participate in Phatfiber. It has beeen the best thing that has happened to my buisness...sales in March doubled...I've learned a ton of new marketing ideas and have gained new friends! What could be better money and friendship...LOL will blog about festival next week.

Last Babies Born!

The last of the kids/lambs have been born for 2009! this year was the largest kid/lamb crop that we have ever had 22 in all and a good proportion of male and female...more on the female side! With a fiber farm we are always at a dilema as to what to do with the male animals that wouldn't be suitable for breeding! Fortunatley we have wethered (castrated) some and hope that they will find suitable homes as pets or 4H projects!

The last two that were born were a surprise! We had a little milk chocolate kid doe born from a color factored white yearling named Popcorn. We weren't sure she was bred as we had put her in with the buck for only a month at the last minute. Here she is pictured above! PS I wasn't home when she kidded and my husband was home...it was his first solo kidding and he did great!

The very last one born was out of our AAGBA doe Violet who is a yearling and we thought Oh she just didn't take well she surprised us! Adam was born on Easter Sunday right in time for me to miss church...sigh one of the hazards of being a goat herd/shepherd!! LOL

OOOPPS!

I forgot to mention that this updated list is in addition to one I posted several weeks ago! Please refer to that and contact us to inquire as to what we still have available!

Updated Sale List

This is one of our little mischief makers Merlin a white 75% Border Leicester 25% Corriedale Ram Lamb he is available for $150

Here is another funny little black ram lamb Storm he is also the same percentage as Merlin and is available for $150

This little white Old English Babydoll Southdown ram lamb is named Abner (we renamed him Rambo just didn't fit!) is available for $300.




This is our big boy Shrek! He's huge and available for $400

Boy are these guys growing and growing...quick as lightning...leaping and jumping and getting into mischief!

This is Barack copper red buckling $400

This is Sebastian copper red buckling $400

The little black one is Cinder and she is available for $350

This little white one is Aurora and she is a color factored white and is available for $300

All of the kids and lambs that we have listed for sale will be weaned around the first of May and will be available to go to new homes about a week after they have been weaned to minimize their stress levels! We want them to go to their new homes happy and healthy! Please contact us for more information at mlverill@aol.com.