The Dancing Goat

08/28/2026

Major thank yous to Elena, Gianna, Heidi and Ben for their help this morning in unloading 109 bales of peanut hay and helping get it up in the barn - between thunder, lightning and rain cells coming through. We had to push back to 10 am to start but we did finish in just over 2 hours.....which is amazing for only 5 people. We called it Girl Power and Ben! LOL These folks were AWESOME!!!!! When I woke up this morning I was so upset thinking we wouldn't have anyone to help but this was a group of Storm Troopers and got 'er done!!! I couldn't help but spit my ice tea all over the keyboard while laughing uncontrollably last night when I ran across a request for volunteers (by Gianna) on various Facebook lists advertising me as elderly. Yep, I am elderly but can still kick it!!! If you weren't here, you missed out on a good work out, lots of fun and goodies to take home. Thank you team!!!

08/27/2026

Tomorrow is HAY DAY - 9am - and we desperately need volunteers to help unload and put in the barn. If you can't lift bales, no worries, we team lift. No volunteer goes home empty handed! Please let me know if you can come.....thank you.

08/27/2026

Our two youngest babies, Allonge and Annie. Can you believe the size difference? Annie is a week and a half old and Allonge will be three months old in early September. ❤️❤️

08/27/2026

We are actively seeking milkers. You would be responsible (with a team member) for milking the goats, feeding the dry goats, haying all the goats and pouring the milk into jugs. This is ideal for high schoolers (you MUST be 15 and over) for Bright Future hours, National Honor Society hours, etc. It is a 6 month commitment and you must commit to one approx 4 hours shift per week (evenings 5-8/9). It takes 5 trainings with some of our more experienced milkers in a 2 week period to become a milker. There is also a token gas allowance for milking once you are trained. This is not "come and pet the goats" for three hours, but it is really work. But it will be some of the most fun times you have ever had and you will fall in love with our darlin's. Message me if you are interested or need more information. Thank you!

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08/26/2026

SOS SOS SOS We have 100 bales of perennial peanut hay coming on Friday at 9am and desperately need help unloading and putting up in the barn (we have a hoist). If you can possibly help, we need you!! Please message me if you can come. With 5-6 volunteers (you will not leave empty handed) we can get it up there in a couple hours. Thank you!!

08/26/2026

Chickens routinely live among the goats here and lay eggs in the hay. They're mostly banty hens and roosters dropped off by people who buy chickens without considering the work and money involved in keeping them. We frequently collect the eggs, but occasionally they hatch and we get to see the little ones following their mama in and out of the barn stalls and even perching atop the goats.

08/24/2026

Annie is a week old today and is thriving!

08/23/2026

Our beloved barn cat Smudge crossed the rainbow bridge today, comforted at the end by two of our feline-loving volunteers. Smudge will be so missed! Word from heaven is that a contingent of our late, great barn cats gathered to greet Smudge at the other side of the rainbow 🌈 bridge. 💔❤️

08/23/2026

If you buy cow milk, please read. As everyone knows, we try our best to take care of everyone equally. When you order milk, we confirm either the evening prior to the market or the day of. That said, I do go back and confirm everyone in chronological order as the orders have come in to be as fair as possible. If you ordered late and we are shorted, we have to cancel your order - as some of you found out today - in favor of the ones who ordered early (never more than 5 days prior to our market}. Normally we get the cow milk we have ordered, but sometimes they run short as well and I don't find out until delivery. I usually order a few extra but very careful as I don't want to be "stuck" with unsold milk. I pay for every gallon that is delivered. The extras are for the new folks that do not know to order, not for our regulars to expect there are extras every week. If you got lucky in the past with extras, good on you. But don't count on that to be the regular situation.

If I canceled your order today, I am so sorry for the inconvenience. Most of those who were canceled missed our deadline completely and were ordering yesterday and today, which is unacceptable for regulars. I will bend over backwards to make everyone happy if I possibly can. I hate canceling as it is double work for me as well.

If you want cow milk on Sunday, please order by 5pm on Friday (notice, you have an extra 5 hours to think about it now). If you want cow milk on Wednesday, please order by 5pm in Monday (again an extra 5 hours to order). Tuesday folks, please order by Sunday 9pm. Goat milk/products can be ordered up until 2 hours prior to market but we do not check the email after that deadline.

Again, I am so sorry to have to cancel your orders, but if I don't have the cow milk in hand, there is no way I can fill the orders.

Despite all the ranting here and the rain outside today, I wish you a Happy Sunday!!

08/23/2026

We advertised before but things did not work out. We are still looking for another member of the Poultry Team. This would be a position for two to three hours per day a couple days a week. Our team is great to trade shifts to accommodate everyone. It involved feeding the poultry, making sure their environments are good, watching for health issues and generally spoiling and talking to the poultry. This is not a position where you come to pet animals - but that is part of the job, just not all of it. DM me if you are interested.