Accidental rough collie mirror. Hygge and Anders plopped down at the same time with their toes touching. Adorable!
#roughcollie #twinkleyoes #theliminalfarmstead

Eartha is getting pretty rolly polly in her late stage pregnancy.
#sanclementeislandgoats #goatsky #smallfarmlife #rarebreedgoat #criticallyendangeredgoat #livestockconservancy #theliminalfarmstead

Wood goblin.
#theliminalfarmstead #wisconsinwoods #littleotik

Good morning from The Liminal Farmstead!
#theliminalfarmstead #goodmorning #rural #farm #smallfarm #liminal #foggy #wisconsin #peaceful

Pregnancy puddle! Argenta is due to kid in a few weeks.
#sanclementeislandgoats #scigoats #rarebreedgoat #endangeredgoats #livestockconservancy #theliminalfarmstead #kiddingseason #ruralwifery #goatwifery

Who else comes home from work in Western Wisconsin on a weird but lovely 50 degree February day. To have a beer, aquavit, and porch hangs with your partner and favorite San Clemente Island goat Kasimer. Rural magic.
#blackgoat #smallfarmlife #wisconsinfarm #theliminalfarmstead

The San Clemente Island goat does are showing their pregnancy. Argenta's belly is getting low to the ground. It's sometimes hard to be certain goats are pregnant unless you test them. #goatsky #smallfarmlife #goatfarmer #endangeredgoats #theliminalfarmstead

It takes a while for the sun to appear in the valley.
#rurallife #smallfarmlife #wisconsinlife #wisconsin #theliminalfarmstead

New hay! Never mind the other hay in the big feeders. That has hay from yesterday, gross. New anything requires a goat mob.
#sanclementeislandgoats #goatsky #smallfarmlife #endangeredgoats #livestockconservancy #wisconsinfarm #theliminalfarmstead

Garland, the San Clemente Island goat. AKA, the zipper bandit. He loves finding the zipper on my jacket and pulling it down.
#goatsky #sanclementeislandgoat #smallfarmlife #theliminalfarmstead #livestockconservancy #endangeredgoat

Apparently food fights break out with the San Clemente Island goat herd. Kasimer is a sad victim. 🤪 Kasimer is also an uncommon self-black SCI goat, one of just a handful that exist!
#smallfarmlife
#farmstead
#farmsteadnothomestead
#sanclementeislandgoat
#endangeredgoatbreed
#theliminalfarmstead

Yrsa, Norma, and Dorothy. This trio of critically endangered SCI goats also carry an uncommon cream and black color. All US SCI goats who carry this color come from my buck Max.
#sanclenenteislandgoat
#smallfarmlife
#theliminalfarmstead

We continue trundling through some extra cold weather. But -10 still feels warmer than -30.
#smallfarmlife
#wisconsinfarmer
#wisconsinwinter
#theliminalfarmstead
#farmlife

Hay! It's still very cold at The Liminal Farmstead at -26. The San Clemente Island goat herd is making it through. With great shelters, plentiful bedding, and lots of hay. Although, a warm-up would be welcome.
#smalldarmlife #sanclementeislandgoats #thelivestockconservancy #theliminalfarmstead

Goat butts! We are in for another cold spell in Western Wisconsin. A few days of -20 which will likely mean -30 in the valley.

#sanclementeislandgoats #smallfarmlife #theliminalfarmstead #wisconsinfarmer #conservationfarmer

I was contemplating a few improvements to make during the warm months of 2026. And one was to get a water pump closer to the goats. Sledding water in -20 degree for the past 12 winters is getting old for me but still fun for some. 🤪
#smallfarmlife
#sanclementeislandgoats
#theliminalfarmstead

Kasimer and Vonnegut are "self-black" San Clemente Island goats. Jasper displays the black and white color variation. These variations can be found in a small handful of United States and Canadian herds. Self-black is my favorite! #sanclementeislandgoats #endangeredlivestock #theliminalfarmstead

Isbue is peeking out of his house. I keep smaller shelters inside the big goat shelter to offer a safe space. Goats hold a hierarchy that can entail lower ranking goats being chased away. Creating these spaces helps to keep the goats safe.
#sanclementeislandgoata #goatlife #theliminalfarmstead