We have bottle-fed baby goats available – 2 male, 4 female. They are from excellent milkers. The two moms are giving us a total of two gallons a day right now, only ten days after birthing. Their bloodline is 1/2 Alpine, 1/4 Saanen, 1/8 Nigerian, and 1/8 Oberhasli, so the milk is very nice quality. [...]
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More Stitches
When we returned from the farmers markets yesterday, we were met with a bit of drama here at home. One of our doelings named Siouxie (after Siouxie and the Banshees) had torn her eyelid. Sati did the same thing last year and had to have it stitched. We don’t know how they manage it – [...]
Goodbye, Sati
On Thursday, our goats got into the grain. Somehow they managed to access the storage container, tip over a barrel of grain, get the locking lid off of the barrel, and polish off about 100 pounds of rolled barley. That much grain can kill them. Last year, Guy died from grain poisoning. So we had [...]
Carrie and Kid
Carrie holds a newborn kid.
Kids & Kids
Our production manager’s son, Ethan, plays on the teeter totter with one of the new babies. Kids love kids!
Today’s Births: The Fab Four
Minnie gave us three boys this morning. We named them Paul, George, Ringo. This afternoon, her daughter Nisha gave us a boy also. Of course we named him John!
Dawn’s Kids – 24 Hours Old
They are now named Dusty (front) and Toad.
