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This is just for you Katie.....All of our baby chicks have survived, except for one which I may or may not have scared to death on the riding lawnmower. They should begin laying in July. We will be selling half of them. All of the goats did a lovely job kidding, and did not allow me to view one single birth, the stinkers. Out of five kids born, four were doelings. In the goatworld, this is considered to be the jackpot. I've heard that mostly bucklings is the norm. Our first freshner was the first to kid and she has turned into an amazing little milker. She hasn't given me an ounce of trouble and has the most beautiful teats. After her mother Rose kidded I sold her. She became an enormous pain. She was always finding ways to stomp on my toes and her teats were tiny which made my hands cramp up when milking her. I sold her doeling kid too. I sold Daisy, the first goat that I purchased (read the first several entries for a huge belly laugh about Daisy). Although she was milking out an incredible amount of milk each day (1.25 gallons) she was still being snooty. I determined that if I was going to be spending so much time every day with the goats, they all need to be goats I like. Daisy didn't make the cut. She did however give me a gorgeous doeling that we named Chamomile. I have very high hopes for Chamomile. Puff is a full blooded Lamancha that we bought a few weeks before she kidded. She gave us twins. Little Ryan wanted to name the girl Hebrew. I have no idea why other than we have been studying the Old Testament together. We named the buckling Chevy (goat meat is called Chevon, and this is his ultimate fate). Puff is miking out about 3/4 gallon a day, somedays more. The boys are growing so fast. Ryan loves helping with the animal chores. I am hoping to teach him to milk next year. His hands aren't quite big enough yet. Robert loves feeding and petting the goats. Both boys give the baby goats their bottles. Ted is now 9 months old. He likes to sit in his stroller and watch the chickens. { Post a Comment } { Last Page } { Page 3 of 18 } { Next Page } |
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