With all this talk about sheep breeding groups, I have left our poor LaMancha dairy goats out of the equation. Even though we have very flexible fencing and paddock areas, I have been scratching my head over how to get the goats together as a group with a buck, and just let them get down [...]
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Speaking of goats…
Posted in Farm, Farming, LaMancha Goats, goats, tagged breeding, Elvis, goat behavior, goats on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s that time again!
Posted in Seasons, Sheep, goats, tagged autumn, breeding, Coopworth sheep, LaMancha Goats on October 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The natives are restless.
Elvis the buck is smelling so odiferous that you know he’s there long before you even catch sight of him (a sure sign of the onset of breeding time) and
Mr. Big the ram is constantly peering pensively over the fence. It won’t be long now… we have the ewes at the starting [...]
Finally! All Kids have joined the party :*)
Posted in Farming, LaMancha Goats, goats, tagged kidding on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think that I can finally get to bed at my usual earlier hour again! Yesterday morning I got out to chores a little on the later side (as I am totally dragging, having to stay up until 11 or 11:30 to check on our expectant mom) and couldn’t see Snow Pea’s face through [...]
Got Milk? Goat Milk :* )
Posted in Cheese, Farm, Milking, goats, tagged goats on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For someone who has never (I mean never) been a milk drinker, I am incredibly happy about milk today. I have always been plagued with some lactose intolerance, but our goat milk doesn’t bother me at all. Not that I am drinking it, just making cheese with it! And after a hiatus [...]
Still Waiting
Posted in Farm, Sheep, Weather, goats, tagged ewes, goats, kidding on March 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Elf is still holding out on us! The weekend was such a beautiful one, and our friend C.R. came regularly to help us check on the doe and do chores. Elf has all the signs of impending birthing, but she’s not quite ready yet!
While the afternoon was still pretty warm yesterday, we set up [...]
Waiting
Posted in Farm, LaMancha Goats, goats, tagged kidding on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
All of us here in Maine are waiting. For spring, mostly. In this house we are waiting for lambs and kids :* ) which definitely mean spring!
Our vigil begins in earnest this week as we watch our LaMancha goat Elf for any signs of impending labor. Her sides are bulging, but she doesn’t usually look [...]
Kid Dancing!
Posted in LaMancha Goats, goats, tagged goats, kidding, LaMancha Goats, lambing on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was so excited this morning when I went out to do chores. For one thing, even though the cold has returned, the sun is shining. For another, when the goats came out of their greenhouse to meet me, I almost dropped the bundle of hay I was carrying: Salsa, our largest [...]
Smiling Pete
Posted in goats on April 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Around this time of year I really start spending a lot of time in the paddocks with the goats and the sheep. It’s fun to watch the antics of the lambs while their mothers get down to the serious business of eating. Everyone is jockeying for position at the feeders to make sure that no [...]
