the Herd
Our animals are one of our greatest blessings! We have been blessed with healthy animals that have been consistently protected from all types of illness and predators. Joe walks the property nightly and prays over all of our buildings and animals.
All of the animals here provide for us and our community in some way. Chickens provide meat and eggs, the goats provide milk and cute kids, our cows provide beef and the horses...LOVE.
The boys wake up early every morning to feed, water and clean up after all of the animals and they've learned lessons that will last a lifetime while experiencing the majesty of God's creation to start each day.
The Milk Makers
The stars of our skin care line!
Our goats were the first (livestock) mammals to call Waymacres "home". We selected ADGA Nigerian Dwarf goats for their size and superior milk production (both in terms of quality and quantity). We got Moon & Star (since re-homed) as bottle babies just a few months after we moved in. We've since added tour herd sire and have had three successful breeding seasons. We choose Nigerian Dwarfs due to their high milk quality and output relative to their size. And they're so cute!
The Meat Mommas
Our cows are one of our favorite animals here. We decided on the Belted Galloway breed for many reasons. They're very docile, they make great mothers and they LOVE winter. Here in PA, that's a plus! Our first two came in Sept 2022 - Ruthie & Esther. We've since added "Big Momma" who calved here on the farm in October 2023 when welcomed our first calf, Buck. Like the rest of the animals here - "Big Momma" calved successfully and unassisted. Unfortunately, as many family farms experience, we lost Buck in spring 2025 just before we were planning to butcher, to what we suspect was bloat. Esther made it to the freezer in spring 2024.
On a lighter note, we had Big Momma and Ruthie calve again in Spring 2025 - both had heifers! One of which we had to assist with delivery. Talk about "on the job" learning! So, as of 2026, we have 5 females and (hopefully) three are bred to calve in spring. The intent is to maintain a small herd of females (5) and raise their yearly calves for food.
Just Pets
Our horses came to the farm specifically for the boys. We had no idea how much we'd fall in love with these majestic beauties. Ranger, our Appaloosa Pony, was a lesson horse before he arrived. He is well trained but certainly can show his "pony-tude". Thunder, our Shetland Pony, came home in the back of the cab of my F150 after I bid on him during an online auction - not expecting to "win". That was an adventure! These two boys are bonded, to say the least, and we are certainly bonded to them!
The Egg Layers
Our leading ladies were the first livestock we brought to the farm. They are certainly all living their best lives! We keep a large flock for egg laying. This is the boys' business. They use the money from the sale of eggs to purchase the feed as well as new chicks when necessary. $4/dozen and $1/dozen is donated to Pediatric Cancer Foundation of Lehigh Valley. The boys have donated over $800 already (as of Feb 2026). We've grown from a flock of 10 to over 50 laying hens (with a few roosters we didn't expect). We are blessed with some broody hens as well and can always expect a few surprise hatchings each year.