Doelings!

Our goat, Carmella, gave birth earlier than expected. We didn't expect her to kid until mid-March but her babies came on March 4th.

The girls came running in to tell me and by the time I got to the barn, 2 doelings had been born. Of course, they are as cute as can be and , although I was disappointed to have missed the birth, I am thrilled that the mama goat is being motherly and letting her babies nurse and the twins are healthy.

The kids (my children) are enjoying them and checking on them regularly and taking great care of the goats. Tonight it began to snow and Rebecca went out in the snow to bring the other mama goat in with the others so they'll all stay warm tonight.

I love having goats and I am so happy for 2 more girls!!

Bird photos and Goaties

I am enjoying the goldfinches at my feeder and these are actually my photos this time.

The baby goats went to a new home where they will be pampered like pet poodles. I am now milking morning and night and mama goat is giving me a quart each time. I love the goat's milk, nice and cold (I put it in the freezer for an hour after milking).

Our guinea hens are growing fast and Mikey's favorite past-time right now is catching one and watching it run around.

Spring Kids

Our baby goaties were born on April 14th and I had the privilege of attending the birth. I was surprised that Siena had two because she barely looked pregnant (except for her big bag, I wouldn't have guessed).

My two younger girls and three of the the girls from the neighborhood girls were there to see the birth too. No privacy for this mama. :) She had two bucklings who are so cute. They are great fun to watch since they are already so playful and frisky. I named them Romeo and Milano (I like Italian names).

Goat update

The mama goat rejected her babies so we are bottle feeding them. I think it was part her fault and part ours. It was below zero so we brought the babies in (for a night)and she was engorged and sore and wouldn't let them near her.

Anyway, the mama didn't want me to milk her so she's at a friends house getting milked and we are trying to sell the bucklings.

Baby Goaties!!!

WOO HOO!!!!

This morning after taking Mikey to preschool, I came home to find that Sweet-Tart had given birth to 3 sweet baby goats!!! I missed the birth but I'm thankful that they are all well and it's not too cold today.

Hannah is happy that they were born on her birthday :)

They are sooo cute and fun to watch. There are 2 boys and 1 girl. The girl is all black. I'm thinking about the name Licorice for her.

Soon

Sweet-tart, our Nubian goat, is close to having her kid(s).

I'm excited and I hope to attend the birth (goat midwife). Michael just finished the milking/birthing room yesterday which I'm thankful for. I'll keep you posted... :) Any suggestions for names? I'm thinking about candy names like Kit- Kat, Skittles, etc.

The Buck

Here are some pics of our goats visiting the local registered Nubian buck. They seem to be getting along well and hopefully, in the spring, we'll have lots of kids and goat's milk!

New Goat Toy

I was driving by the railroad track and eyed something I wanted for the goats. When I stopped and asked the guys if I could have it and they told me a man was just by asking about it. I was about to get disappointed when I realised they were talking about my husband! Bless his heart, he went and picked it up (not easy, it was heavy!) and placed it in the animal yard. Wow! This was just what I wanted and it was free! So far, only the kids (mine) are playing with it.

P.S. Michael is building a barn and I'm thrilled :)

Goats!

I have been wanting goats for sometime now and my goaty dream came true! Rebecca found them on Craig's list and we went down on Saturday (feast day of St. Francis of Assisi) to pick them up. It turned out the family is Catholic and they know some friends of ours. It was an amazing find!

We are so happy with these beautiful goats. We plan to have them bred and then milk them in the spring. The dark one is "SweetTart" and the reddish one was named "Kentucky" which may be changed to "Assisi" or "Sisi" for short.

Mikey has been doing well with the goats too. He giggles when they lick his hand and he likes to pet them.