Squirrels & Stuff Farm

07/04/2026

Kidding season has come to an end this morning (finally).

Everyone was bred between Dec 28 and Feb 5th. The first kid, Wren arrived on May 22nd, the twins, Goose & Razorbill, arrived on June 3rd, and the triplets crawled out of their near hostage situation this morning, July the 4th.

Drop a name suggestions for these babies!

07/01/2026

06/25/2026

06/15/2026

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.

06/14/2026

We're trying to keep an inventory of what all is growing in our pasture. The Managed Grazing Class Erin took this winter ( through ) and Eric's new (very new) hay making skill-set, has us viewing plants and their roles in a new light this growing season.

Our pasture has been slowly developing for years now as the goats have cleared space and added fertilizer to let grasses grow. The geese and rabbits have also made their own contributions. In the years right before we bought the Squirrel Farm, the field had been used exclusively for corn, after having previously been a very nice & productive pasture for decades.

We've still got a lot of bare soil, which the clover happily takes over, but it looks nicer every year. This was the first year we've really ever intentionally planted perennial seeds. In years past we had just been (mindlessly) tossing some oat and pea mix in places at random because a friend had left us a large volume of her seed when she moved cross country.

Earlier this spring we spent a chunk of change (with a very helpful discount from our Journey Person program) at to make a blend innoculated with mycorrhizal fungi that we could frost seed into one portion of our pasture. With even more seeds & guidance from Brendan at we had a pretty decent blend of perennial and annual C3 plants to toss out.

We payed attention to the weather, gave the girl goats a chance to stretch their legs and stomp in some seeds early on, and watched in horror as lots of birds spent a good amount of time hanging out where we had just seeded. Did they eat all the seeds? Probably not, certainly some of them, though. Our geese were also seen in there trying to eat the pea seeds.😅

Anywho, the dogs and I (Erin) have been walking through the pasture checking to see whats all growing. We've got some old plants and new. I do think some of the purple top turnips have surfaced and it's just cool to see how this pasture looks differnet year after year. I wish we had a drone to take photos of it progressing through each season.

We won't be grazing over there until this Fall. Drop a comment if you can identify any plants!

06/10/2026

I am not anti rescue. I am anti filling and contributing to rescues. Not every rescue is a bad rescue, just like how not every landlord is a scumlord.

Two things can be correct at the same time, I can eat yet love my animals. We strive for an amazing life with just a painless and quick death. We breed for meat. We breed for show. We breed for health. We breed for temperament.

All these things are why we breed. I invested in show stock to improve color projects. And, it shows in the quality of my color projects. I work hard every day to keep my animals happy and healthy. I have a return policy, I’ll take any rabbit no questions asked. Because, that’s what ethical breeders do.

I don’t believe every sob story animals needs be kept alive. Not every animal needs a wheelchair. Needs a whole medicine cabinet just to keep suffering. Sometimes culling is the right thing to do. That’s why I do what I do.

People will never like that I cull heavy, and, I am okay with that. But, I will continue to fill my freezer and not rescues.

Signed,
A ethical breeder.