Hollow Leg Acres

09/16/2026

Morning routine scene. Sometimes it's so very easy to love this life.

Smokey waiting sort of patiently for his share of our efforts. Bandit is too busy to wait, but is always there when the bowl goes down.

09/12/2026

Smokey has found the perfect spot to supervise dinner feeding chores!

09/08/2026

Tack and the barn cats are still figuring each other out. I think Smokey here enjoys giving Tack a few love taps trying to goad him into play fighting. Tack is unsure.

07/27/2026

07/27/2026

First time putting the hay up in the loft over the goats - it has been pretty full of nasty old hay which has been getting slowly removed to make at least enough space. It will be such a treat to not have to carry bales through the snow, and the goats should benefit from the additional insulation.

It was also the first time with the hay elevator and with good friends chipping in we made short work of 450 bales. First year it's all unloaded, stacked and stored in the same day. Woot!

07/18/2026

It takes a lot out of a little kid, all that hopping and prancing and playing and exploring.

06/27/2026

Okay. Pretty sure that's it for this year as April has had another beautiful doeling. It's a good life on the farm lately!

06/27/2026

Such a fortunate start to the weekend. Heidi last night and April completed our kidding season this morning with another beautiful baby doe. Interestingly enough she has almost identical markings to her cousin Qora. Now to think up A names.

Ooooohhh...she may not be done yet!

06/27/2026

Great job Heidi!! She delivered an absolutely adorable buckling tonight. Beauty markings and with a Nubian mom and pop he's already got ears for days!

06/26/2026

WooHoo!! It's an exciting day here on the farm. As I write this the house and barn are being powered 100% from energy produced through our own solar array! Still have to complete inspection before we can push excess back to the grid but for now - and even on a cloudy ish day like today - it's more than enough to keep us humming.

Huge shout out to TLC Solar and Jouste for the hard work and their level of professionalism in all respects. Great experience all around!!