Dragon Fly Cove Farm is owned and operated by Marge Kilkelly and Joe Murry and is part of a consortium of working farms dedicated to outdoor agriculture and ethical treatment of animals. Within a short time they converted a ten-acre hay field into a playground for 80 Boer goats and smaller, seasonal populations of hens, pigs and turkeys.
When Joe left his job as an electrician to become a full-time farmer, he put his carpentry skills to use and built barns with bunk beds and hay feeders with access through the windows so the goats need only to poke their heads in without having to climb on the bales of hay and soil the feed. Hay is also spread over the land during feeding to assure the animals get their exercise. The cross Boer goats love being outdoors and grow beautiful coats in the winter months. |