CG Mini Farm

07/29/2026

07/15/2026

Apparently today is Cow Appreciation Day and I didn’t know it!! So I can’t let the day end without giving a shoutout to the best bovine besties a girl could ask for. I love you my sweet Winnie the Moo & Ouiser Moodreaux! 🐮

A few fun facts about cows….

- Cows actually have best friends with specific members of their herds. A research showed that when bonded cows were paired back up together, their heart rates dropped and they experienced less stress.

- Because of the placement of their eyes, cow have almost 360 vision which is excellent for spotting predators.

- Cows can smell something from miles away

- Cows do not actually have 4 stomachs like most people believe. They have 1 stomach that contains 4 compartments - the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum - that allows them to process even the roughest of plants

- Researchers at BBC Earth discovered that cows like to listen to soothing music. In some cases, it was shown to even help boost milk production!

07/09/2026

Sometimes you have a tough day, and you just find a way to move on. Other times, it’s a tough week. This just so happens to be one of those weeks where everything feels heavy, and I’m honestly just quite done with it all. Some weeks just flat out suck.

On Sunday, we had to say goodbye to my sweet bubba boy, Toby. I was with him the night he was born - literally watched him come into this world. I saw him nearly every day until he was old enough to come home with me, and he’s been faithfully by my side ever since for the last nearly 18 years. I’ve lost many animals throughout my life, but this time is different.

The next day on Monday, the relentless summer heat took our best Ayam Cemani rooster. Even with water and shade, it was just too much for him to handle.

Then this evening at feeding time, we found our sweet Dolly girl. She was always the mischievous troublemaker out of the herd, and today, that adventurous spirit finally got the best of her. At some point during the day, she managed to get her horns stuck in the fencing.
(THIS is exactly why I disbud all of our kids and had I had the option to do it to Dolly, Jolene & Jethro when we got them I would have, but they were too old at that point)

Normally, this wouldn't have been a tragedy. We are all outside constantly, back and forth between our house & Mom’s house next door all day long, checking on everyone out in the pasture on our walk over. But when the extreme heat becomes such a brutal factor in everyday life, it speeds up the clock. Being stuck in one spot, in the sun and without water for even a short period of time, will take its toll on any living being. Sadly, today it took our Dolly. 😮‍💨

Farm life brings so much joy, but weeks like this remind you of how fragile it all can be and how quickly things can turn. I am tired, I am heartbroken, and I just want to hug the rest of our animals a little tighter tonight. (And yes, I really do hug on & talk to my livestock like they’re people - they’re all my pasture puppies & I swear they actually understand me)

07/04/2026

My sweet pasture puppies are getting awfully tired of hearing about that viral climbing couple nonstop, so they decided it was time to go spread a SERIOUS message for the world to hear…. Can’t really argue with ‘em on that one 🤷🏻‍♀️🐮

05/30/2026

“Oh hi there! I’m so glad I caught you. I’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty…”

04/05/2026

Thankful for these sweet little Easter babies 🥰🐣 Hatch day is always a special kind of joy around here.

Praying the rest of these eggs hatch smoothly over the next 24 hours and that our future batches go just as well. We’re working hard to replenish our flock in a big way after our numbers have taken a major hit over the last couple of years 🙌🏼

04/05/2026

Thankful for these sweet little Easter babies 🥰🐣 Hatch day is always a special kind of joy around here.

Praying the rest of these eggs hatch smoothly over the next 24 hours and that our future batches go just as well. We’re working hard to replenish our flock in a big way after our numbers have taken a major hit over the last couple of years 🙌🏼

03/19/2026

Well if that isn’t the most accurate thing I’ve ever seen 🤣

03/03/2026

Baby chick! 🥰 I love this process. 🐣

03/02/2026

UPDATE: 4 - 18s remaining

We recently (finally 😅) caught up on the wait lists! 🥳 I have NINE 18ct cartons of fresh eggs up for grabs!!! Claim them before they’re gone

📍 P/U in S LC
🍳 Unwashed/Bloom still on
🍳 NO hormones
🍳 Free Range
💲 7/ea