Dakota Star Ranch

09/22/2026

09/16/2026

This is where Hazel has spent the majority of this summer’s El Niño whatever weather. We tried bringing her in the house for a few days to keep her cool and it did not go well… She was nervous and upset at being away from her precious goats and sheep. So instead she gets snow cones in the afternoon and her own personal fan in front of the breezy structure we affectionately call The Dog Barn. Always so proud of her!

08/03/2026

Two new little lives appeared on the ranch this weekend. Meet Hillary and Christine. 🩷 And of course you all know Mama Lucille, who always sits on the eggs and makes it happen (she’s amazing). These past 2-3 weeks have been beyond challenging with our animals… More illnesses and deaths. Our heartache was too much to post anything. We are managing, and working hard to pull everyone through this season. So to have these new feathered packages of silliness arrive…it just helps heal the soul. 🩷

07/29/2026

Criminy. Will this heat wave ever end?? The residents of the Chicken Village are demanding 5-Star treatment during this heat wave, and we’re all for it! Simulated rain showers, frozen fruit breaks, and of course: FANS. Four of them. Hang in there, ladies! (And yes…we’re excited for Fall.)

07/29/2026

Tried something new this year, because why not? Straw bale gardening! Learned all the particulars from Farmers' Almanac . Some plants have thrived and gone crazy like this gorgeous tomato bush…Others, not so much. No soil is involved; just straw bales, water, nitrogen (a.k.a. goat and sheep manure here 😃) and that’s it!