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I’m back … :)
Actually, I’ve been here (on the homestead) the whole time, but have had a lot going on. A severely infected abscessed tooth put me almost out of commission for a month. I’ve had abscesses before, but this was a doozy! … Continue reading
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Happy Resurrection Sunday!
Happy Resurrection Sunday – the name I prefer to use for Easter Sunday. When I was a child, Easter was one of the times the family got together. The WHOLE family. My great-grandmother had seven surviving daughters (one of them … Continue reading
Goat poop – ology
Goat poop – ok, I admit, it sounds like a strange topic for a post. But goats’ health can be fickle. Anyone who owns them will quickly learn to take advantage of any means of monitoring their health, and goat … Continue reading
Flooding on the Homestead
Flooding — never fun. Unless of course you’re a duck. And when I woke up this morning on the homestead and looked outside, my eyes were met with a sight that it took me a few minutes to comprehend. My … Continue reading
Doeling (goat kid) with crooked legs
I’ve got a doeling with crooked legs. Sassy-girl’s kids are two days old today. The doeling seemed fine at first, maybe her normal wobbly stance threw me off, but today I am definitely seeing signs of her front legs bowing … Continue reading
Goat kidding – round two! Reading goat kidding signs
Today was finally Sassy’s kidding day. After giving me signs for about ten days, making me think over and over “surely she will kid within the next 24 hours!” and fooling me each time, she finally pulled out all the … Continue reading
The Doe’s Secret Code of Honor
If you’ve been involved in breeding goats, I’m sure you, like all the rest of us, have wondered: “When will that doe kid?” Now you can learn some of the esoteric goat-secrets involved in kidding. This video sheds light on … Continue reading
The trials of homesteading
There are many. Of course they are offset by the joys as well, and I don’t mean this as a complaint post. Just a bit of a real-life “this is what it’s all about” kind of post. So if you … Continue reading
Homestead happiness – Goat kid cuteness!
Happiness here on the homestead! Just want to share a dose of what makes homesteading seem like heaven some days … goat kid cuteness! No matter what happens, going out to the barn and seeing goat kids bouncing around can … Continue reading
Introducing … GOAT KIDS!!!
Goat kids arriving!!! And wouldn’t you know, not at all in the way I expected. Here I have been thinking Sassy-girl will kid first, and checking her every few hours. She’s had discharge, softened her ligaments, changed her behavior, and … Continue reading
Goat kidding season about to begin
Goat kidding season is due to start any time now! With a mix of excitement and worry, Sassy is the one to watch since she should kid first. This picture (sorry it’s not the greatest but she didn’t feel much … Continue reading