Brigyn Farm

Brigyn Farm We are a Veteran-Owned family farm our new farm page is http://www.brigynfarm.org

04/24/2026

Just goats being goats and living their best lives.

Good Morning from the Farm.A cool start to this day. Mrs. H is doing great and we have a final count of the chicks she ...
04/24/2026

Good Morning from the Farm.

A cool start to this day.

Mrs. H is doing great and we have a final count of the chicks she hatched.

We have 17 out of 21, 1 short of tying our hatch record of 18 back a few years ago.

There are 4 unhatched eggs left in the nest which Mrs. H is no longer sitting on, so we will remove them tonight.

All are doing great so far. In a week we will move them to a better setup for her to stretch her legs but still have the chicks with her.

Meanwhile, our other Chicks, Guineas and Turkey Poult that are in the transition aviary got an addition. Felder Jr, one of our Roosters somehow found a way into the inner aviary and has been really good with the younger birds there.

04/23/2026

Mrs. H and her brood today. Still is sitting on 4 eggs out of 20. The 16 Chicks are all doing great so far.

Another warm day on tap, no rain, but a little bit windy today.The new chicks and Mrs. H are doing fine. No new hatchli...
04/22/2026

Another warm day on tap, no rain, but a little bit windy today.

The new chicks and Mrs. H are doing fine. No new hatchlings out of the 4 remaining eggs so far.

The Goats are enjoying a bit of time in the extended area, cleaning up the dead Magnolia leaves and nibbling on the saplings and a few weeds.

A couple of them found some of last years Chestnuts for a delicious treat as well.

Paprika, one of our female Muscovy Ducks joined the goats for a while in the extended area along with another of our hens, Ms. Black.

Finally got some of our flags up and flying today. We added 2 new flags this year. The first is the North Carolina State Flag and the other is a 250 Year Celebration Flag (1776-2026).

Hope everyone has a safe and good week.

We got Mrs. H moved into a brooder pen with the chicks that hatched today.So far we counted 16 out of 20 egg have hatche...
04/21/2026

We got Mrs. H moved into a brooder pen with the chicks that hatched today.

So far we counted 16 out of 20 egg have hatched, and she is still sitting on the last 4 eggs.

Quite an assortment of colors and patterns with these chicks ranging from yellows with black spots, Black with White Stripes and some Reds.

Will post more pictures when Mrs. H lets us see them all. Right now she is quite guarded about them.

Looks like Mrs.H hit the jackpot today….9 and counting
04/21/2026

Looks like Mrs.H hit the jackpot today….9 and counting

Good Morning from The Farm.Well, after a week for temps in the upper 80’s to Mid 90’s, we got a cold snap.This morning t...
04/21/2026

Good Morning from The Farm.

Well, after a week for temps in the upper 80’s to Mid 90’s, we got a cold snap.

This morning the temp here was 28F, 4 degrees below Freezing. Luckily we were prepared by getting all the hoses drained and the spigots capped, as well as covering the Lilly’s and Gladiolus that are growing.

And of course, Mrs. H, one of our roaming hens who decided to make a nest in our hay storage shelter, had to hatch a chick. This is the first chick born on the farm this year ( the last chick born was on Halloween).

So far we know of the one, but she is on a very full nest of eggs, so we shall see how many more hatch.

Right now we know of the one.

Also got another new “Pet”. While out at appointments, I had a small Zebra Jumping Spider, who kept climbing on me in the car. We brought it in and this new spider is going to reside in a nice enclosure next to our other Bold Face Jumping Spider “Shadow”.

Bold Face Jumpers are harmless, sometimes shy, but also can be very curious and friendly around people when they feel safe and comfortable.

We shall call the new guy “Specter”.

04/21/2026

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Goats out in their new supervised grazing area.

04/20/2026

Good Morning from the farm. It’s Monday the 20th of April and after a week of temperatures in the high 80’s to low 90’s, we are under a “Freeze Warning” for tonight and into Tuesday.

Temps will drop to below 32F for a couple of hours, which means we have to disconnect all our hoses, cover the outside faucets and spigots, plug all the heated buckets and heat cables back in.

We also have to cover all the Roses, Hibiscus and Gladiolas that survived the winter.

Lot of work today to prep for this “Unusual” late freeze we have coming in.

On another note: The Chicks, Guineas and Turkey poult that were transferred to the transition Aviary are doing great. They are using the coop that secures them at night, and are getting use to their neighbors.

The others still in the brooder building have a little bit more to go before we can transport them.

The two Turkey Poults in there are becoming goofballs, always jumping out of the brooder to get into the feed bucket or to get cuddles from us when it’s feeding time.

We have the brooder heat plates set higher for the larger birds and a lower one for our little bantam chick who is doing very well with the big birds.

Good Saturday Evening from the farm.Another Hot, Dry day here in Southwestern Virginia. Fire Danger is High and we are ...
04/19/2026

Good Saturday Evening from the farm.

Another Hot, Dry day here in Southwestern Virginia. Fire Danger is High and we are entering an Extreme Drought Condition.

Hopefully we get a little rain sometime soon.

Today several of the little ones in the brooder house got to graduate into the inner transition holding coop outside.

They will spend a few weeks in there getting used to the other Chickens, Turkeys and Ducks in the outer area as well as see the Goats.

After a few weeks we will allow them into a new area we are building that also has our Rooster “Felder” and one of his girls in.

These new chickens will remain separate from the others to ensure no fighting from the other Roosters with Felder.

Right now we have 8 Chickens, 1 Turkey and 2 Guniea Fowl in the transition coop area.

We still have quite a few Chickens as well as a couple of Turkey poults in the brooder that should be ready for outside in a few more weeks.

Another hot evening for the kids, in the shade of our Magnolia Tree, doing yard work for me and cleaning up the leaf lit...
04/16/2026

Another hot evening for the kids, in the shade of our Magnolia Tree, doing yard work for me and cleaning up the leaf litter..

And Happy Birthday to my wife Terrilyn, who was the reason for us becoming a goat farm many moons ago.

Another beautifully warm day, just out chillin and having some Magnolia
04/16/2026

Another beautifully warm day, just out chillin and having some Magnolia

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4952 Chatham Road
Martinsville, VA
24112

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