LÖSHÁFARMS LLCNotes from our 60 acres
The honest, sometimes muddy story of animals, land and a family learning to steward both well.
Come learn alongside us: beginning-farmer funding lessons, upcoming conservation resources, Kiko training and the gate lesson we won’t forget, Ruairidh’s farewell, twelve turkey surprises, Cayuga eggs and a lovely pumpkin-patch book.
Read the illustrated Farm LetterOur young Kiko girls are learning to move together from fence to fence. Each calm move is practice for the grazing work we hope they will do as part of future brush and fire-fuel management. They are still in training, and we love seeing their confidence grow.
And after the work, a different kind of moment: geese at the water, horses beyond the fence, and a few minutes to take it all in. What one word describes the feeling you get when the chores are done and you finally sit still?
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A letter from Keisha and Logan: Keisha’s mother joins the daily work; Ray and Selia begin a new chapter with their baby on the way; Ruairidh prepares for a loving new home; Harley recovers, 17 eggs grow, and the family shares what losing Little Foot taught them about turkeys.
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Fresh pasture, newly hatched chicks, life beginning in the incubator, working goats, growing Highlands and plenty of farm-dog personality made this a full week. Come behind the short clips for the complete stories—and a few honest moments that never fit inside thirty seconds.
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Black Betty, our new Angus cow, arrived already believed to be bred to a Hereford bull. Her former owner did not know the exact breeding date, so we are treating her calving window with care rather than pretending we have a firm due date. We are watching her condition and behavior, keeping records and preparing for a healthy arrival whenever the calf is ready.
Introducing a new cow also means paying attention to herd dynamics. Lola is our dominant Highland cow, so calm, gradual introductions matter—especially when horns, pregnancy and unfamiliar surroundings are part of the picture.
Rosie is Wellington's frosted-brindle daughter and one of two of his calves still here on the farm. Because Wellington is her sire, Rosie is kept safely out of his breeding group. Our next step is finding an unrelated Highland bull whose temperament and health fit the careful program we want to build.
Her coloring catches attention, but temperament matters just as much to us. Wellington lived peacefully with his calves from birth to about six months, and the calves we have raised from him have been calm and manageable.
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Our young Kikos are not a finished grazing crew yet—and that is exactly why training comes first. The doe kids already follow the bucket cue, “Let's go, girls.” Thor and Loki are bolder, so we are working on calm movement, respectful handling, collars and leash manners before they become full-size goats.
We are also beginning to bring our two smaller goats into the cleanup team, studying portable fencing and water, and planning a second five-acre forest area that can be enclosed with one more fence line.
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The horses are making use of the back 20 acres while the cattle plan shifts around breeding season. Wellington remains with eligible females; Rosie stays separate because he is her father; and Ruairidh is preparing to leave for his new home in October.
This is the real work of rotational grazing: matching animals, forage, fencing, water and season—not forcing the land into a perfect picture.
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