St John Creamery, Everett, WA


Our Farm

Dogs guard the goats on the farm. Although the dairy goats are our primary effort, we also have many other animals and activities on the farm.

Goats

  • We have Oberhasli and Alpine goats on the farm.
  • Spring is a bit frantic on the farm. Each doe kidding needs special attention and monitoring. Kidding can take up to 6 hours of monitoring per doe. Multiply that by 60 as well as feeding everyone and milking and we are quite busy!
  • We have 6 pasture areas which we cross fence with electric temporary fencing to control grazing.

    • Chickens

  • The chickens go broody in May and June. Soon there are clutches of chicks everywhere.

    • Dogs

  • Sampson and Sara (rat terriers) are our pest control team. Rats are their area of expertise - as well as voles and mice.
  • Scout and Maggie (anatolian shepards) guard the bucks in the North pasture. Maggie is a great mom. She actually delivers her pups herself. Once they are out two inches, she grabs them, pulls them out, plops them between her fromt feet for their first bath. She then picks them up and plops them on her teats. Amazing!
  • Gabriel, Gracie, and Zahmet (Sammy to us) guard the 3 east pastures
  • Rhoda has decided she is definitely a house dog. She guards the house and yard (I think from butterflies...)

Gardens

Each year we grow wonderful, fresh vegetables and herbs for ourselves and the animals.