Time flies

I sold my first doelings of this year. So sad, but they went to a good farm.  I have two more that I will sell in July. I have 3 bucks that are super and I would love to sell for breeding. And another 8 that will go to market in August.
My Kiko/pygmy buck got to several does and I have precious kids that I cannot sell for breeding or meat, too small. A friend is getting them. 
I had one little doeling die, broke my heart, she was my pet. She came over and I would hold her and she would press on my chest. I loved that. I buried her by my flower garden.
I have one doe left to kid, her udder filled up and I am waiting. that is the hard part, waiting.
My buck broke out of his area last Monday and I have left him out. But I have not seen him mount any doe. He is grey from his spray, usually snow white, and smells........ But he is happy. Funny...

KIds growing fast

My oldest kids were born March 15, and the last are two wks old. Most have doubled their birth weight or more. Now some of them are so big I think they are adults. Excited about selling them. I hope to see some for breeding but most to the meat market. There are 3 that are smaller and I hope to find a home for them to be pets. This is the hard part when raising goats, what to do with the smaller ones.
And I am hatching 61 guinea eggs, hope to sell most of them. And I have one chicken sitting on eggs , so I am going to put more under her.
Yea, warm weather.  lots to do outside

March 29, 2011 New kids

I have been busy the last two weeks, 18 kids so far and two does still left. Everyone doing well, except me. I'm pooped. Mostly boys, but I guess that is okay. 1 set of triplets, 3 sets of twins and the rest singles.

kids coming

Wow, 2 months and the time has flown by. Kids due next week... Still a ton to do.. And baby chicks will be hatching. I didn't want chicks but didn't see this hen sitting until too late. So baby chicks and baby kids.

Winter snow again

It is so much snow again. This is the 3rd time this winter and there is alot of winter left.
I sold the Long horns to a family that raise beef. And they took my bottle babies, that were spoiled rotten. They have an 8 yr old to play with them,..
The goats are expecting extra food. Hay is enough but the does are pregnant so I am a ole softy. 
It is great to walk outside and the goats called out to me.

down sizing

I have decided to take the Long horns to the butcher. they cost too much to feed. And we will enjoy the steaks and roast.. I hate to do it but that is what they are for.
And I may find a home for the horse , She is a big pet and I will not ride her.. Don't want to hurt myself.

Sick, no fun

Christmas day I woke with laryngitis, But I felt fine. I used zicam to be on the safe side.  After two days I ran out of zicam but because I still felt fine, I didn't go buy more. Bad move.. After one day I had a runny nose and felt bad.. I bought some more zicam but I so not feel well.

Goat are doing well. They don't care how I feel, as long as they get to eat.  Count down to March and new kids.