Update for 2026

January Bird Count. Jan 2026

Edrie and Helaman playing in the barn. Jan 2026

Turkey and chicken on grain bin. Jan 2026

Royal Palm turkeys on old chicken coop. Jan 2026

 

Farm Scenery

4 Boer Goats, 2 Hair Sheep, 2 Wool Sheep

Goats & Sheep come in for grain.

Oreo, our male barn cat.

Sunset 

Muscovy ducks about to take off and get some grain.

Muscovy duck about to take flight.

 

Barn Area

 We have integrated all four of our livestock guardian dogs into the containment area behind the barn.

Kordu = Male Great Pyrenees / Anatolian Sheperd mix
Vekili = Kordu's sister
Minnie = Anatolian Sheperd
Pearl = Minnie's daughter

Ducklings in the Breezeway

 Over the last couple of weeks, we had 9 ducklings, 2 chicks, and 1 Royal Palm turkey hatch in the incubator.  An additional 60+ ducklings have hatched under sitting mama ducks.

Great Pyrenees Adopts Anchored Farms

I went out to do chores on 1 April, and there was a stray Great Pyrenees laying by the barn breezeway.  I first thought it was Kordu, who had broke free, but Kordu was right where he was supposed to be. This stray was very hesitant to approach me, but eventually did when I offered him food.  

He is an amazing guard dog when it comes to the house and people.  He doesn't mess with the adult farm birds or animals, but he did kill a baby chicken, so we can't let him be around the baby birds for a while.

Alisa said he looks like a polar bear, so the family has named him "Po".

Pic 1:  Po walking by the livestock trailer.

Pic 2:  Po hanging out by the barn door.

Pic 3:  Po hanging out with Danielle and Helaman

Butchered Boer Wether

 So, we finally processed the first Boer wether and it produced 44 lbs of packaged meat.

2025 Update

 A lot of changes have taken place on Anchored Farms.  We sold off all of our livestock in 2023, and currently only have farm birds, and five Boer Goats that we bought in the Spring of 2024 for meat production.  Scotty, our registered Scottish Highland bull ended up being processed, because we couldn't sell him.  Three buyers split the beef.  The rest of our Highlands were sold for breeding purposes to other cattle ranchers.

Pic 1: Three Royal Palm toms

Pic 2: Five Boer wethers enjoying Goat ration mixed with Sweet Feed.

Pic 3: Vekili (Anatolian shepherd/Great Pyrenees cross) hanging out with the birds

Pic 4: Five Boer wethers same as above