Welcome to Alex Acres

Hello everyone!  After moving into a home on a small hobby farm in rural Wisconsin for a year and a half, I thought I would start a blog.  We currently have 14 chickens, three ducks, two alpacas, three cows, 11 goats- five of our goats are brand new babies, four cats, and a dog.  Only about 3 weeks old.  This blog is about life on our farm, raising these wonderful animals.

Let me introduce you to a few of our fun and furry family:

 We are so lucky to have happy chickens that are still laying eggs despite the cold Wisconsin temperatures and no additional light in the coop.  They are free-range chickens and can go outside whenever and wherever they want.  We have a coop they automatically go in at night and an automatic door that opens and closes automatically each morning and night.

 These furry animals are our alpacas.  The darker one is Independence (He was born on July 4th of last year- so he is one and a half years old).  The lighter colored one is Tino.  Tino got his name because he used to be named Tina.  When we bought him we were told he was a girl, well, we never looked ourselves so after a few months we realized Tina was a Tino.  Tino and Independence are loving this cold weather!  Come spring we will have to start thinking about giving them a haircut.  Last year we had someone come and trim them for us.  We might just try to do it ourselves this year.

This is our sweet girl, Mona.  She was raised on another farm and was given to us by one of Keith's (my husband) co-workers.  Her biological mom rejected her so she was raised by a human mom which is why she is such a sweet girl.  She had some joint infections as a baby so her legs are shorter than they should be.  She is half angus and half holstein.

Here are some of the most friendliest goats you will ever meet.  Milkshake is in the back and Willy is in the front.  I had a little fun this last election season, and had Milkshake running for president with Willy as his running mate.  With politics as polarizing as it is, I thought I would make things a little fun.  Milkshake is looking to run again in 2020 so stay tuned.