Life on a goat dairy is a perpetual cycle of work and more work. As such, we dairy farmers are always looking for ways to make our operations more efficient and easier to manage. My name is Sylas Owen and for me this efficiency came in the form of my two herding dogs, Boone and Nell. I am 18 years old and my parents, Chris and Jeff Owen, are the owners and managers of Spinning Spider Creamery. During our milking season I am one of the primary milkers. Our milking herd, averaging at about 85 does mid summer, has to be milked twice a day, every day, from early March, when kidding begins, to mid December, when we dry the does off. Right now we are in early February and so are still in our dry season and don't have to milk the does. With the mud and cold outside and the warm fireplace to sit by inside this is the perfect time to start a blog.
