We mainly raise meat goats on our farm. Our goats are Boer, Nubian, and Apline breeds. We started with one billy, 6 nannies and 5 kids. At one point our herd was over 65 head and we currently have 9 head.
Tina (my daughter) loves to feed and play with the goats daily.
Just across the river the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge hosts one of the largest populations of Sandhill cranes in the world. In the past few years favorable conditions have resulted in over 10,000 cranes wintering in the Refuge and surrounding area.
This past year we were blessed with Sandhill cranes and geese feeding in our fields for the few months. There were normally over 500 cranes that would land every morning around 8:30 am and take off about 4:30 pm everyday.
It is very magical to watch the cranes take off and land.
The cranes walking around the top of the field eating corn.
For the past two years corn has been the main crop grown on the farm.
My daughter enjoys walking thru the fields to look at the crops being grown. The corn will be over her head before you know it.
Both pictures were taken by Ellie Pickett
We see many different types of wildlife around the area with a few being deer, possuum, rabbit, bobcats, snakes, raccoon, and skunks. The livestock raised in the area are cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and ducks. Commercial chicken houses populate the area also. Many types of crops are grown in the area with the commercial crops of tomatoes, pumpkins, tobacco, cucumbers, bell peppers, and apples.
