Silver Leaf Acres

Silver Leaf Acres A small farm in central alberta.

It’s a journey of growth and discovery, embracing the challenges and rewards of creating an eco-friendly and productive farm from the ground up.

06/01/2026

The goats are not a fan of Petunia.

05/31/2026

With all this rain coming, the goats won't be spending much time outside. I have yet to meet a goat that enjoys any form of moisture. They definitely seem to think they're made out of sugar and will melt if they get wet. 🌧️

05/29/2026

Poor little girl got stuck and rained on

05/29/2026

Let's bring the girls in for the night. 🌙

The babies are still learning the ropes of the electric fence, so everyone is coming back in this evening. Once the little ones learn to respect the fence, they'll be spending their nights out on pasture with the rest of the herd. Until then, it's one more evening of head counts, gate checks, and making sure everyone is tucked in safe.

05/28/2026

Meet Cricket.

Cricket is a first for me, he's a triplet. His birth was one of the hardest and scariest deliveries I've ever had to assist with. All three babies were tangled together, and as I worked to pull them, I couldn't tell what belonged to who. Cords and membranes were holding them back, and for what felt like forever I worked to get them out. To my surprise, all three were born alive.

Cricket was tiny compared to his siblings.

That same night, my big girl Blue had her babies. Unfortunately, one was born dead and another was mummified. Only one survived. Blue is one of the best moms I have, and it broke my heart when I removed the babies she had lost. She knew she had more than one. She called for them and tried talking to them.

Knowing she was still full of those strong maternal hormones, I decided to try something I'd never had much luck with before. I made Cricket smell like her babies.

To my surprise, Blue immediately started cleaning him. This tiny little goat was suddenly being loved, protected, and raised by my biggest doe.
Now, with his adopted mom, Cricket is growing like a w**d. He doesn't have to compete with two siblings for milk, and he's absolutely thriving.

He's definitely my daughter's favorite goat right now, and I can see why. ❤️

05/28/2026

Flying goats

This is what the rest of my summer will look like. Very thankful for electric fences and animals that are well trained t...
05/27/2026

This is what the rest of my summer will look like. Very thankful for electric fences and animals that are well trained to respect it. I will move fences every 3-4 days. Goats, pig and cows all have their on electric fence rotation.

05/25/2026

Turned the goat moms and babies out to pasture for a few hours today. The babies forgot where mom was, the moms forgot where the babies were, and the entire neighborhood heard about it.

05/23/2026

Her name is Chompers. We love Chompers. Chompers has absolutely no manners though

05/21/2026

Spicy little girl has attitude for days. She still isn’t too sure about me yet, but that doesn’t stop her from getting the zoomies.

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Lloydminster, SK

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