Remember how excited I was that kidding season was coming? Well, Baby Goat time is here!!!! So far we have 8 baby goats. 1. Panini (boy)2. Pegasus (girl)3. Magnum (boy)4. Meadow (girl)5. Valley (girl)6. Valhalla (boy)7. Vera (girl)8. Vivian (girl) We still have 3 does left to kid. Zuzu is due in a few days,…

I love to see our goats in the winter. They get these furry coats, that make them look like they’ve turned into these bear-type things.  Especially because they’re pregnant and getting chubby. Their faces get so chubby, and they look super warm. And that is more than anyone else can say in the middle of…

I love baby goat time. It is a time when baby goats in our bathtub, is almost normal: It is a time when chasing baby goats around the house is acceptable: It is a time when cuteness prevails: It is a time when friends come over to visit us the baby goats: It is a time…

Our original buck shed was in really rough shape so we decided to tear it down and replace it before breeding season. Colter and Emery got the job of demolishing the old buck shed. I wish I had gotten pictures of it, because they really relished tearing that thing apart.  The new buck shed is…

While the goat kids are very little, we don’t let them mix with the big goats.  This year, Jim created a special kid pen for them outside in the front yard using crib panels that he had scavenged.  The kids loved it: It was useful for holding all sorts of kids: I do think the…

Well, our first set of goats aren’t supposed to be due to kid until March 20th. That’s a full three weeks away. But I’m concerned that Persephone and Misha may have different plans and may have gotten themselves bred in secret a cycle earlier. That would put them due… tomorrow! Yep, when I’m still at a…

We kept the baby goats in the house for a little bit before moving them into the barn.  We let them sleep in the bath tub.  The 3 black and white kids are Malone, Darcy, and Valient. Veanna is standing watch over them. Veanna reminds me of a child who feels like she doesn’t belong…

I finally went to bed last night just after midnight. I set the alarm for 2:00 am. At 2:00 I wobbled my way out to the barn. Nothing. Set the alarm for 4:00 am. At 4:00 Jim wobbled his way out to the barn. Nothing. Jim set the alarm for 5:00 am (he didn’t realize…

Well, it is going to be a long night because I am on kid watch. I have three goats that are all due this weekend. I’ve been out checking goat bellies and goat butts for several days now. Gestation on a goat is 150 days, but they can deliver plus or minus five days from their…

It’s getting below freezing tonight. So why should that keep me awake when I have a nice fire going and the house is plenty warm?  My goats. You see, we took advantage of the warm weather last week to clean out the goat stall. (I say we, I mean Cole.) We usually allow the bedding…

I had the duty of drawing blood on all of our dairy goats this evening. Normally Jim is the “vet” around here, but for some reason, I’m good at finding the vein, and well, Jim isn’t. I must point out that there are very few things that Jim isn’t good at, but finding a goat vein…

Since I posted photos of Izzie and Jasmine in the kitchen, I figured I should also post a photo of Lily, Mike, and Nicki in the tub.  They were sundgau triplets born to Dayton and as cute as can be (especially Nicki, the tiny one)! Yes, they did spend the night in the tub.  And…

Is it that unusual to have a goat in your kitchen? Not to us! This is Izzie. She is about 6 hours old in these photos. Baby goats are just so much fun! Indigo and Hewitt think they are the absolute best toys ever. It is really funny when their feet slide out from under…

We just dried up our last goat for the season – that means no more fresh milk for the winter. Now for those of you who doubt, goat milk is great – no, not the nasty goat milk you can buy at the store. Real milk. Fresh from the goat. We have 9 goats, 8…