Henry Ronan

10/04/2025

I think it is so sweet how happy they can be just because they get to dig in the dirt.

10/04/2025

10/04/2025

Bold Flourish says "Good Morning".
From Henry Ronan farm 🥰✅

10/04/2025

Wyl brought me home a bag of potting soil. I just noticed that this one is named the "Cape Neddick Blend". That is fun.

10/04/2025

The "big kids" are getting kind of hefty to hold while bottlefeeding. So, Wyl made this handy wooden feeding box that mounts to the wall.
I know, I know, there are such things as Lambars. I may give in and use one someday but I have always enjoyed the one on one time with each kid. My main reason for getting kids to take bottles (even when they are dam raised) is to make sure that they are bombproof. A Lambar will not do that for me. I have met plenty of kids that were Lambar fed and they were NOT tame. I like tame goats.

10/04/2025

We had snow, sleet & rain yesterday. The pond filled nicely.
We are so looking forward to this year's peepers and croakers.

10/04/2025

I am constantly apologizing to people and putting myself on guilt trips about not keeping up with beautiful professional photos of my goats and their mammary systems. However, I just am not physically able to do it like I used to. Sometimes I push myself and get one or two done BUT generally, I am just here milking and looking at these gorgeous creatures with their lovely mammary systems and feeling frustrated while wishing I "still had it in me".

There are times that I can not resist just pulling my phone out at milking time and snapping a photo despite crappy lighting and hairy udders and goats that are now not used to the "show thing". In light of all of this, I just hope there are people out there that know I am still on the mission (for the time being, not sure how much longer) to build the "perfect little dairy goat" (yeah, I know there is no such thing as perfect...but).

I also hope there are people that know I am honest and passionate about my quest and have no reason to misrepresent my animals. Meaning that if you are thinking of getting goats from me that you may need to trust me when I tell you the qualities and faults of each of my animals regardless of whether I have all the photos, DHI, LA and show results to prove it. I have no motivation whatsoever to attempt to send out into the world, an animal that I don't think is a good representation of my herd.

Anyway, that got way more longwinded than I intended.
Here is one of those times that I just couldn't resist pulling out my phone and snapping a photo even though I knew it would not be great photographically. It sure does tell a story about a beautiful little dairy goat though..." Henry Ronan Farm Sweet Hart".

10/04/2025

"Henry Ronan Farm Rip Snorter" and " henry Ronan Farm SilvaJubilee"

Buck/Doe twins out out of "3*M AR Henry Ronan Farm Shivoo" and sired by "Flat Rocks Sterling Archer".

10/04/2025

Remember that doeling that we thought might be part capybara?
Well, she has been practicing her posing game. Still not as good as it should be but definitely an improvement.

HENRY RONAN Farm Silver Hart (doeling)
Sire: Flat Rocks Sterling Archer
Dam: Henry Ronan Farm Sweet Hart

10/04/2025

Wise Guy (quadruplet buckling)
Sire: Flat Rocks Sterling Archer
Dam: Old Henry Ronan Farm Lovegrass

10/04/2025

Yesterday afternoon we enjoyed a fun visit from Maggie and Scott.