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Saffron & Honey
May 4, 20211 min read
The San Clemente Island Goat Breeders Association
In the month of May, we are proud to have been chosen as the SCIGBA highlighted breeder of the month. Throughout the month you will be...
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Saffron & Honey
Apr 24, 20211 min read
Moving On
We have a couple of adult livestock rabbits that will be looking for a new home here shortly. One of the unfortunate parts of a smaller...
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Saffron & Honey
Apr 21, 20212 min read
Exciting updates!
I know we've been a little sparse with the updates recently, but we've had a very good reason! Actually two very good reasons! The first...
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Saffron & Honey
Apr 15, 20211 min read
Glitching Guineas
Guineas don't get nearly enough credit for the good works they do reducing the insect population in Maine. This is especially true for...
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Saffron & Honey
Apr 5, 20212 min read
Sad Eyes
As some of you may know, Wednesday and Montoya recently had a second litter - also very unexpected! Wednesday was being treated for a UTI...
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Saffron & Honey
Mar 30, 20212 min read
Bouncing Baby Bunnies
The spring harvest has begun in earnest! Wednesday and Bunnigo Montoya delivered us another - also unexpected - litter of babies 12 days...
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Saffron & Honey
Mar 29, 20211 min read
San Clemente Island Scapegoats
Goats are notorious for their waste of hay. They pull down big chunks in their efforts to get that perfect mouthful, and once it is out...
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Saffron & Honey
Mar 24, 20211 min read
New Spring
Just a springtime video to celebrate the beautiful weather!
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Saffron & Honey
Mar 21, 20213 min read
Spring Cleaning for Rabbits
Alternate title: Mud season in Maine! Warning: Spring in Maine means mud Animals mean poop. If you are new to homesteading, we discourage...
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Saffron & Honey
Mar 3, 20212 min read
Farming is hard
It that a rabbit in your sink? Yes, yes it is. My kitchen sink, to be exact But... why? Because farming is hard. Sometimes it's "I'm...
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Saffron & Honey
Mar 1, 20211 min read
Homeward Bound!
Yesterday the babies from Bunnito Montoya and Wednesday's litter all went to their new homes! At eight weeks and three days they had all...
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Saffron & Honey
Feb 21, 20212 min read
Cranky Bunnies
Just a head's up for anyone out there who doesn't like to see blood, there are some pictures in this entry that you may find upsetting....
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Saffron & Honey
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Four months in the making...
For four months now I have been working on a video to highlight the decimation and return of the San Clemente Island Goat population. It...
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Saffron & Honey
Feb 18, 20211 min read
Class-y Bunnies!
I'm very excited to announce that our plans to take our homestead educational have been sped up! Recently I have been getting lots of...
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Saffron & Honey
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Duck Butt
Frequently posts can be found all over social media, web sites and Q&A forums about how to protect chicken food from the goats. But has...
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Saffron & Honey
Feb 11, 20212 min read
The Tiny Trio
One of the additions to our homestead this year were quail that I got The Husband for his birthday. He has been fascinated with the...
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Saffron & Honey
Feb 3, 20212 min read
On Burrowed Time
Well, it only took until February, but winter has finally come to Maine! And the animals don't like it, no sir! One lone, brave rooster...
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Saffron & Honey
Jan 31, 20212 min read
End of Year One
While we haven't had the animals (or ourselves) here for a full year yet, we have officially owned our homestead here in Windsor, Maine...
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Saffron & Honey
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Dinner at Dusk
Our babies are growing! The five American Chinchilla kits born on Christmas are up and around, eating Mom and Dad's food and tearing up...
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Saffron & Honey
Jan 28, 20211 min read
The Morning Stampede
Well, that's what we thought we would get anyway! Normally the mornings are a chaotic mess of animals pushing and shoving, trying to be...
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