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Barnyard Buddies:  We now have goats!  |
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ZippityDooDah
Farmgirl at Heart
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Cindy
Taylor
AZ
USA
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 Posted - Jul 14 2010 : 11:16:01 PM
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I have been so busy over the last month that I haven't even been online.
But I just couldn't not share our exciting news!
On the 4th of July we brought home our two little Nubian doelings:-)
They are ADORABLE!!!
We've been trying to convince my dh for 6 months and he finally said yes. Our children are very involved with 4-H and decided that they wanted dairy goats. I was just as surprised as dh. His big joke with the kids was that they could get a plastic goat and put it in the yard. He finally caved in when I cornered him and explained that if the children were going to do this we had to make a decision because the deadline for the "bill of sale" of the animals for Fair was a week away.
We're all really happy with Ellie Mae and Coraline. Ellie Mae's dam won Grand Champion at the Fair last year. I'm not sure she will do as well because she was one of quads and she is so tiny. Coraline looks like a better bet in the show ring.
I am really excited about all this! I never knew I wanted goats and now I'm totally in love with them! I have spent the past few weeks getting a super fast goat education. I'm looking to getting Coraline registered. Ellie Mae will be harder (probably impossible) because her champion mama was a "rescue" and her pedigree is unknown.
Another benefit to all this is the future milk. The children and I have a hard time with cow's milk but we do fine with raw goats' milk. We've found a wonderful source nearby and we've been enjoying having a little milk back in our diet. The lady that we're getting our milk from has a herd of Nubian and Nubian/Nigerian Dwarf (Mini Nubians) goats. Her milk is the best goat milk I have ever had. And she makes wonderful cheese too. YUM!
I always though goat milk was terrible until last summer when one of my bookstore customers brought me some of his. I tasted just a little to be polite and I was totally blown away at how good it was! That was the beginning of my "goats are fabulous" transformation.
I love going out and helping to tend the goats. It is so grounding to me. I have a feeling that in a few years the kids may lose interest but I already know that I have many happy goat years ahead.
Cindy
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2010 : 04:41:14 AM
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Congratulations! You will love your nubians! They are so friendly. at least mine are!
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2010 : 05:22:46 AM
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Cindy, welcome to the world of goats!! I love them too. I have 4. 1 being a Nubian. She of course is THE most vocal of the 4. But my favorite. I don't tell them that though. I am trying to sell 2 of the Lamancha does so I can get one more Nubian. Sandy's milk is so good and rich.
I hope you and the kids have so much fun with these two girls. Your life will be totally different now.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2010 : 06:53:31 AM
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welcome to goats. so happy for you and the kids. when we get new animals i sure cant wait each day to go out and greet them. my wild ones ARE wild ones for sure. tried bread last night one baby liked it. the other 2 had no idea what to do with it. betty boop chomped it right down. well i need to go see if any one got out while i slept. its getting a little regular. lol happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2010 : 10:21:20 AM
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Like Kristin said, Welcome to the world of goats!
You'll have so much fun with them!
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Just a small town country girl trying to live her dreams. :) |
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magnoliakathy
True Blue Farmgirl
453 Posts
Kathryn
Magnolia
Texas
USA
453 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2010 : 1:45:43 PM
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Welcome, it is going to be a fun, wild ride. Sweet tasting milk is matter of nutrition management, this is not hard to do, consistant good feed, unmoldy hay, and goat minerals are all you need. You will need a goat savvy vet, find out who the local one is and see if you can get a mentor, another goat person you can call and ask those silly questions to. Also, you can make delicious goat milk ice cream, goat butter and I haven't found a recipe using milk that goat milk did not work as well or better.
When you free your mind your heart can fly. Farmgirl # 714, |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2010 : 8:30:58 PM
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How fun!! YOu will love goats..there arn't any animals more fun to watch! And Nubians are cute. I always had Saanens and Oberhasli but had some Nigerian Dwarves too. Just never ended up with Nubians. Have fun!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 5:29:54 PM
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I love my nubian girls, and I breed them to Boer bucks and get great milk and good kids for the freezer. Congrads on your babies, and you will have a great time with them...
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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LisaTwo
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Lisa
Hampden
Maine
USA
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amomfly
True Blue Farmgirl
658 Posts
Angie
LaGrange
IN
USA
658 Posts |
Posted - Jul 19 2010 : 08:48:15 AM
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How great! And welcome to the world of goats, as several ladies have said. I love my goats. My DH has even begun to get attached. He said," I wish we would have realized how great these goats were from the time we moved here, [three years ago]". I was taken back. He really likes them all!
Good luck and keep us posted!
God Bless
Angie-amomfly
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gypsy goat
True Blue Farmgirl
673 Posts
mary jo
michigan
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Posted - Jul 22 2010 : 1:10:07 PM
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we love our goats here too even my hubby loves them. congrats on joining the wonderful world of goats!
farmgirl#1362 whatever you are be a good one-abe lincoln |
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Barnyard Buddies: We now have goats! |
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We now have goats!
