Our new flock of Katahdin ewe lambs

Sampson our Katahdin ram lamb

Hope – one of our two Toggenburg dairy goat does

Pistol Pete – our Toggenburg billy

As professional goat-keepers we’re not supposed to use the terms ‘billy’ or ‘nanny’ — the preferred terms are ‘buck’ and ‘doe’ (the same terms are used for rabbits, by the way).

Marble’s 9-day old litter of rabbits

Rhode Island Red peeps with mom

Closeup of a peep

Two of our Magpie ducks

Everyone gets along just fine

Athough, to be honest, we do sometimes have to remind the cats that chicks and peeps are off-limits.

Spinach and arugula year-round!

In the lower left of this picture you can see Emma, one of our three cats.

Our (as yet unpainted) barn