Two young girls, aged 6 and 7, kidnapped a goat from the local Minnesota zoo and took it for a late night walk. Police, skeptical of their story that the goat lived in their closet, arrived at the truth of the matter and returned the girls and the goat to their respective homes. It turns [...]
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Goats help produce bullet-proof skin
I am not making this up! According to this article on io9.com, goats were genetically engineered to produce milk with spiderweb protein. That milk as infused with human skin cells, and the resulting product will withstand a .22 caliber bullet. The video is in Dutch, so (unless you understand Dutch) fast-forward to the demonstration at [...]
Of Goats and Rhubarb
Rhubarb is one of the few (desirable) plants that grow well in our yard. The stalks have a tart, fruity flavor. We use it for pies, especially in combination qwith other fruits such as apples, strawberries, peaches, and apricots – or my personal favorite, all of the above! The leaves of the rhubarb plant are [...]
Goat Face
Sugar.
Dancing Baby Goat
This baby goat dances while she eats.
Coming Into the World the Hard Way
Kelsey, a yearling, was due to give birth to her first kid yesterday. She is the 10th and (probably) last doe of the season (since the other two aren’t looking very pregnant). We’d had very little sleep the night before, between preparing to sell cheese at a 4-day event and getting up early so I [...]
Baby Pic of the Day
Feeding time!
Baby Pic of the Day
Kerry’s little girl, shortly after birth Saturday.
Kerry’s Difficult Birth
Kerry went into labor yesterday afternoon. She was clearly having trouble: usually the feet come out fairly quickly, followed by the head, which is the hard part. But Kerry pushed and pushed and the feet were just barely visible. Both feet were facing in the same direction, but one was black and one was white. [...]
Christy’s Kids
Christy gave birth to two kids on Monday, but we’ve been so busy we haven’t had a chance to post a photo. We were expecting triplets, but she gave us two fairly large kids, one boy (front) and one girl. Everyone is doing fine.
