Working Draft Ranch

Working Draft Ranch Working Draft Ranch is built on progress, not perfection. Simple, practical, always improving—for our animals and yours.

We raise heritage and rare breeds with a focus on strong, resilient animals, and share what we learn so others can succeed.

06/04/2026

It's so fun to watch these little cuties come into the world!

Here she comes at 4x speed!! 🏎️🏁🏎️🏁


Here we go again!
06/02/2026

Here we go again!

Today we finally had good enough weather to open up our gosling house, extend their run for grazing and add a pond! The ...
05/24/2026

Today we finally had good enough weather to open up our gosling house, extend their run for grazing and add a pond! The grazing run was a big hit but they're still a bit suspicious of such a large body of water. We're pretty sure they'll have it figured out by tomorrow. They ate their fill and promptly feel asleep for an early afternoon nap.

It's so see them stretch their legs, build they're muscles and add more greens to their diet every day. Grow grow grow!

5 weeks old and already bigger than our Pekin ducks and Brahma chickens. So excited to see their feathers grow out and begin to curl and trail behind them.



Who's scared of thunder? Not Bubbles! She has her new "brain bra" on and is feeling just fine.I lied, she heard that las...
05/23/2026

Who's scared of thunder? Not Bubbles! She has her new "brain bra" on and is feeling just fine.

I lied, she heard that last one. But it bought me enough time to get her her medication so I'll take it! Poor girl, a dog that's scared of thunder in Texas. 😭

I can't believe how fast they're growing! It was only a month ago that I drove south to pick them up. In that time, they...
05/22/2026

I can't believe how fast they're growing! It was only a month ago that I drove south to pick them up. In that time, they've outgrown three brooders and are making this 8x8 coop/kennel look small 🤣
Looking forward to expanding their run this weekend and giving them some quality grazing and pool time.

The sooner they meet the barn cats and put them in their place, the sooner they can graze with less supervision! Annd make a mess in more places. If you have waterfowl, you know....

I've never been happier to be honked at in my whole life 🧚‍♀️🪿


Update: Owning horses is a truly humbling experience. Most days, you admire their beauty, power, and keen social instinc...
09/24/2025

Update: Owning horses is a truly humbling experience. Most days, you admire their beauty, power, and keen social instinct. And yet, there are a few, but meaningful days, where they can turn your whole world upside down and make you feel like a complete rookie.

So help me and my chronic heartburn, by the time the Mobile Vet arrived, this old horse was up and grazing in the pasture like he hadn't just taken years off my life. No temperature, no elevated heart rate or respiration, good gut sounds...and looking at the two of us like we were crazy for thinking he was on death's door just an hour ago.

Elko stood patiently for the exam and then took off at dang near a trot to join the rest of the herd. I am speechless. Grateful that he's OK, and deeply annoyed.

We made the right decision to call for help. The nature of horse health is very unpredictable, and colic is the number one rapid killer of horses. Yet, I can't help but feel like a crazy overprotective horse girl that just spent $600 to have a mobile vet take his temperature.
Ugggg. Welcome back, Elko. You fantastic butthead.

Keep Elko in your thoughts this morning. We found him down in the back of the pasture. Has been down for several hours with no interest in rising

Knowing now that he's 28 puts his struggle in perspective for us. A mobile vet is on the way to either help treat or help let him go. Grateful to find anyone working to do that in this storm.

We're holding our breath....

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Mexia, TX
76667

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