Meet Lucy( left) and Sarah( right), they are Cortney's bums for Spring 2011
We'd like to introduce Angel, her twins. They are some of the newest additions to the farm.
Angel, her twins and another dairy goat and her kid are from a situation where severe abuse was involved and they were removed and we adopted them. Angel is a cross breed, must have some Angora in her, as she has different hair. Angel's twins are obvious Boar and they will go to another home as soon as they are weaned( part of the deal)
This is Cinnamon, she's a Nubian cross and is very sweet. She has a single kid born on March 31st( a little buck, soon to be a wether) She has been milked before and is coming on 4 yrs old, as her 4 yr old teeth are just coming in. We don't have any history on either of these sweet nannies, they were vaccinated, wormed and are in need of lots of TLC. Both are very thin, even after a month worth of time, after being rescued by the animal control. They are not papered, not even purebred, but a good start for us and they needed a home otherwise they were bound for the sale barn. We were contacted early last week and had to make a decision within a couple of days! We were scrambling to clean out a spot, get the required feed and mineral( that they've been placed on since the rescue)
This gives you the idea of the size difference and they get along well. Yes, they have horns, not much we can do. Animal control did band them, but it may NOT work and they are not at all aggressive.
Cinnamon's udder and she's still being built up so we'll only milk a little in the evenings for the next few weeks until she builds up more and the kid is up and more active.
Cinnamon's wether( he was banded today, as well as debudded) He's so cute and has such long ears!
Sleeping sound in their new little hut
Angel and the twins playing on the feeder.
The buck( on the left) and the doe( closest ) are both are very active.
Lucy and Sarah checking out the goat kids and nannies.
As you can see life is never dull, nor will it be for some time to come :o) I hate to run but I've got to go milk Cinnamon :o)
Blessings and we miss you all, and promise to be back as soon as possible.
13 comments:
They are so very sweet. :) Thanks for the update. I so enjoy the look inside of your fascinating life on the farm.
The goats are lucky to have a home where someone cares...good deed indeed :o)..there is sure to be a blessing in it down the road when it's needed :o)
Lovely to see the babe's. I have never and will never own goats, but I do however adore them. More a sheep girl.
Wonderful! Do you like the milk?
I still haven't gotten a letter to you, but will try hard this week!
Congrats on the new additions and thank you for giving those girls a wonderful home. I foster rescue animals and it's a great feeling.
Congratulations on the new additions. How nice for you that they are milking! Thanks for updating, will be waiting to hear more.
Great work! Those little ones are adorable...and would you look at that udder! You'll be drowning in milk in now time. Those goaties are on their way to tip top shape for sure.
:-)
Do you obey the rule which states: "Once you give them a name, they're pets."?
Thanks for posting the photos! They are so adorable! :o))
Have a great week, enjoy the new arrivals at your farm :-)
Good start on the goats! We ended up getting a new one too. heheheh
Lucky goats! Glad you took them in. We get our first Nubian milk goats tomorrow.
Can't wait!
Bless you for adopting those goats! I've my own share of adopted critters and they all bring me joy. Yes, the require work and money to keep them but I have never regretted adopting them, any of them.
Kelle, what sweet photos. I am so anxious for kidding to begin here. We're at the "any day now" point with multiple trips outside to check on the does!
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