1/4/08 Spice woke us up this morning delivering twin bucklings (Big Mac & Whopper) Then we heard Jynger pushing...she delivered us a beautiful single spotted doeling...(Cinda Rellie) Thennnn we noticed Sugar's udder filled to the max & she was going off alone... so we put her in a kidding pen and 3 hours later she delivered 2 huge bucklings. ( Reeces & Hershey) As soon as we found those twins we noticed Joye & Carol with discharge...so they went into kidding pens also! Whewwww... Looks like January 4th - the coldest night in a long time was the magic goat birthing day!! ~Looks like a buck year for us~ -ALL BUCKLINGS FOR SALE $100 each- 1/9/08 Carol delivered us a single HUGE solid white doeling. She has been given the name Sno Whyte.. 1/13/08 Joye delivered us a single doeling just after her 1st birthday! She's gorgeous. She's been named Black Beauti.. Lily also delivered a HUGEeee single doeling 1/14/08 Destini delivered twin doelings! WOW 6 girls & 4 boys...I'm lovin it, but we're busy busy busy!!! They have been named Butter Cup & Honey 2/29/08 Rose delivered us twins just in time for "leap day"...a tiny doeling & a beautiful red buckling. The buck will be for sale upon weaning..the doe will be retained..she's gorgeous! They have been named Darla & Alfalfa 3/3/08 Twinkle finally kidded. We've been waiting for this day for a loooong time. She delivered us a single red buckling...he is tough built! He's been named BK Digger 5/14/08 Moonshine delivered twins today. 1 buck & 1 doe..they are spitting images of Moon & Ben They have been named Bella & Benny (5/19/08 - Sadly Benny died of tetnus) (Note: This is our 10th doe to kid for 2008, but we've dried Lily, Spice & Carol -up - so we're currently only milking 7 does) This gives us a total of 7 bucks & 8 does for 2008! 6/29/08 It's time to thin the herd & make our summer easier. I am drying all my does up, except Sugar & Joye. Since we've had such a dry spell, rain wise, that they have practically dried themselves up anyhow! I will also be selling ALL of my 08 bucklings along with an 07 buck (Head Busta) (None of the pics at the links listed are updated pics. For an updated pic of any of the animals for sale email us & we will run out & snap a few for you) Whopper -FOR SALE Hershey-FOR SALE Reeces- FOR SALE Alfalfa- FOR SALE Before I dry the does up, I am offering the following 08 doelings & milkers up for sale too! 08 DOELINGS Sno Whyte Strawberri Shortcake PROVEN MILKERS Spice -SOLD Peaches - SOLD Carol-SOLD 7/14/08 My sweet Yankee died today from injuries he received in a buck fight. I'll miss you my Yanksta.. Now I have to rethink my buck penning situation.... 7/27/08 Lost Bella today. According to the vet the feed that I've been feeding my goats didn't have all the vitamins it claimed to have. She developed a vitamin defiency which caused her muscles to become weak. We tried everything within our power, but nothing worked. I'll miss my baby Bell.. 9/11/08 Found Blacki dead- possible persimmon poisoning- moved all goats from that pasture until I get those 2 trees cut! |