Let the Goat Dates Begin!

It’s dating season on the farm!!Or, as the official folks call it, RUT season.I think dates sound so much nicer… even if it does mean the girls a bit hussy.This year, I’m going to try to breed all six of my does to the boys.I’m staggering things a LIIIITTTLE bit, but not a lot.This morning,…

Raising Goats Naturally, a review

Whether she knows it or not… (well. She will now. I’m saying it on the Interwebs) Deborah Niemann is my goat mentor. She has provided me with invaluable information about goats through her on line Nigerain Dwarf Dairy Goat ning group, and personally answered MANY questions I have had as I learned my way to…

Monday Morning Mugshot with GOAT BABIES!

My Monday Mugshot… never mind that the mug is blurry! THE KIDS ARE HERE!! THE BABIES HAVE ARRIVED!! Ginger finally kidded, and our guessing game is OVER. If we had been playing Russian Roulette, I would be a loser. Thankfully, I can now say that my pregnancy detection skills are INTACT. Ginger had three kids!…

Woman Who Stares at Goats

 This will be the first year I’m having babies that were made AND born on my farm! Ginger is the only one I’m not sure of her due date, or if she’s even pregnant, but if she’s not, then I have a fat goat with a precocious udder. She’s past my due date guess, so…