Queen Esther Acres

06/25/2025

These four fluffy kittens would love new homes. They weren't born here and they are not cut out for the barn cat life here. They will still need some vet care (shots, spay/neuter). Please message me.

05/16/2025

Our Rouens are excellent layers! Let me know if you need a few. 🙂

Did you know some duck breeds rival chickens in egg production? 🥚

Check out our latest blog to see which duck breeds are top layers and how many eggs you can expect each year!
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https://www.cacklehatchery.com/how-many-eggs-does-a-duck-lay/

05/10/2025

I have 2 Rouen ducklings left from this batch. I may have a few more in the next couple of weeks. Mt. Pleasant, IA.

04/29/2025

Would anyone be interested in some Rouen duck hatching eggs? Or ducklings? Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

03/06/2025

Maybe not tomorrow though 😆

I've still resisted joining the goat people 🤣
I'm tapped out at dog people right now 😆

12/28/2024

You might want to think twice before you accept Christmas trees from friends and relatives as free goat feed.

We did this many years ago, and then one year we realized that the tree had been spray painted! The limbs were the the same exact green as the needles!

Then it clicked that Christmas trees were never meant to be food for any animal, and unless they are labeled as organic, they have been sprayed with all sorts of chemicals that are not approved for use in animal food — especially NOT animals that are producing food for humans.

05/09/2024

Here are a few of the boys that will be looking for new barns when weaned. They are friendly and would make good bucks or wethers. Mostly Nigerian Dwarf.

Gumball is very moonspotted, they're just hard to see in pictures.

04/27/2024

Our last doe to kid this year had 2 bucklings today. We ended up with 6 bucks and 1 doe! So if you're looking for a nice little buck or wether, we'll have plenty to go around within the next couple of months!

This is Cookie, a sweet little Nigerian Dwarf buck kid. He'll be ready to go in early June.

03/31/2024

We have baby goats and more on the way! 😊

01/07/2024

Although there may be a peri-parturient rise in f***l egg counts, that does not mean a doe needs to be dewormed. Current research says you should only deworm goats that are being negatively affected by their worm load, such as poor FAMACHA score (4 or 5), weight loss, diarrhea, and/or bottle jaw. Why? Because the more you use a dewormer, the faster the worms will become resistant to it. We need to save our dewormers for when they are really needed -- or they won't work when we really need them.

09/10/2023

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=791704392963088&id=100063706022251&mibextid=CDWPTG

No, your pet goats cannot live in your house. Although my daughter had great luck teaching baby goats to p*e on a towel, they also thought they should p*e on the bathroom rug and any clothes left on the floor. And there is no teaching them to p**p outside. They just let the p**p fly whenever the urge strikes.

Although it is not true that goats eat tin cans, they do like to taste everything just to be sure they aren’t missing out on anything awesome. That means that electrical cords are a real danger to them, as they could electrocute themselves. Some goats have been known to eat plastic bags, balloons, hair ties, and small plastic toys, which can cause an obstruction, which will cause death.