2 weeks ago
May 15, 2010
Meet the New Kids
Our spring kidding season is finally over with and the new goat kids are growing up fast already. I hope to get a sales list out to the people on our waiting list for goat kids in the next few days. It has been a hectic spring and I am running behind on many of the things on my "To Do" list. When the last doe kidded this spring we ended up with 32 goat kids born, 18 bucklings and 14 doelings. These are not all of them by any means but just a few pictures of some of the new kids on the farm.
This doe is a 75% Boer / 25% Nubian cross. I personally really like this cross. I don't know if it is the hybrid vigor or all that milk they get from their Boer/Nubian cross moms but they almost always have the quickest weight gain. This is one of Penny's kids.
One of Belle's kids. Belle is a doe I had on the sales page of our website last year, she is a great doe that just didn't sell because she is a bit on the plain side compared to the flashy black and paint goats we had for sale at the time. That plain white doe had this pretty black doeling and a really nice blonde buck. I am kind of glad she didn't sell!
This blonde buckling is the brother to the black doeling in the picture above. Sometimes siblings can be very different colors!
My husband calls this doeling "Miss Pretty" because she is so feminine and had such a pretty face as a kid. We both had a laugh the other day when we noticed "Miss Pretty" really needs a shave! I have never seen a kid with so many whiskers and long "eyebrow" hairs!
May 14, 2010
Facebook goat arrives in Florida
Facebook goat arrives in Florida
Just a neat story about an orphan goat and some generous Facebook users!
Just a neat story about an orphan goat and some generous Facebook users!
May 10, 2010
How to Talk to a Little Baby Goat
I always thought goats said "Maaaa" and sheep said "Baaa" but it is a cute kid's song. (get it..kids..haha) I bet it made you smile!
May 09, 2010
May 08, 2010
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