My daughter had shown horses, chickens, lambs, market and dairy goats in 4H and FFA. She received the high point award twice with Chester, a rescued horse. Hard work and determination does pay off! She was active in FFA and has attended many CDE competitions, including poultry, dairy, landscaping, aquarium management and recently received 1st in state for Wildlife Management! All while maintaining 4.0 + in school. Erin is finished with high school now, she graduated Salutatorian (2nd in her class out of 235 people). She's attending The University of Toledo and majoring in Medical Technology. My son is also in 4H, typically taking turkeys, broilers, rabbits, sheep and goats. Look for his accomplishments as he progresses through 4H on the kids page. After spending years breeding Alpine dairy goats I'm now only breeding Boer goats for local 4H kids. My schedule was too demanding to continue with the dairy goats. I strive for high quality, good temperament boers that are structurally correct. Chickens... what a delight! I have read many a book that has put down our little feathered friends. I find them quite trainable (food reward, of course) and enjoyable to watch. Although roosters are not necessary to get fresh eggs we really enjoy having a rooster. Our new rooster, Brutus, a Buff Orphington is a true gentle giant.. Roosters are quite entertaining to have around, they often share finds (day old bread) by calling all 'girls' to them and lets them eat every last crumb.
Contact us: hollianne2@seaualait.com "Through technology we keep ourselves supplied with eggs, meat, dairy products, and other physical necessities-grown, managed, or produced by the few who remain in rural areas. But statistics reveal something vital is missing from out lives even though we seem to have plenty of life-sustaining items. People are rapidly loosing emotional stability along with those spiritual and cultural values which result from a kinship with the natural world." Paul E. Goff, naturalist