Air's Wild Acres

Small goats and small batch cheesemaking on a small farm, all with big laughs.

Category: Dairy Farming

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  • A Stressful Kidding Season Comes to an End.

    A Stressful Kidding Season Comes to an End.

    Our kidding season started 38 days ago, with our first healthy baby born to Phoebe on January 17. Rachel the Goat followed two weeks later, on February 3, with two healthy babies. I always have… Read more

  • It’s National Cheese Lover’s Day!

    It’s National Cheese Lover’s Day!

    I always thought I loved cheese, but I didn’t realize how much I really loved cheese until I started making it. Much like everything in the food system these days, what you find at the… Read more

  • Are Boy Goats Smelly?

    Are Boy Goats Smelly?

    Yes, and all the other lessons I’ve learned from my bucks (male goats) in two years. In case you didn’t know, intact male goats are disgusting. They pee on their faces to attract the female… Read more

  • Meet the Milk Goats

    Meet the Milk Goats

    We’ve had our original dwarf Nigerian dairy goats since 2020, when it made sense to start thinking about access to fresh, good quality milk that the lactose intolerant in our house can drink (goat’s milk… Read more

  • Winter on the Farm: Looking Forward in the New Year

    Winter on the Farm: Looking Forward in the New Year

    Happy New Year from the Crazy Crew at Air’s Wild Acres! I *love* this time of year. We all commonly think of it is as a time for new beginnings, thanks to the change in… Read more

  • Process for Milking a Dwarf Nigerian Goat and Supplies List

    Process for Milking a Dwarf Nigerian Goat and Supplies List

    When I started milking last year, I had no idea what I was doing. I read a ton about the best way to keep things clean, how to handle raw milk, and literally, how to… Read more

  • What happens when I skip milking days?

    What happens when I skip milking days?

    I mostly just farm to see what happens when I try different things. Introduction As I mentioned in a recent post, June was #nationaldairymonth, which I used as an excuse to talk about my goats… Read more

  • Adapting to Changes in Farm Plans

    Adapting to Changes in Farm Plans

    What happens when plans need to change? You just keep going. During June, I started a series of instagram posts to celebrate #nationaldairymonth, with an ambitious goal of posting once a day. After coming up… Read more