So kidding season started early for me, 10/25 thru 11/4 with 5 doelings out of Bella, Maia and first freshener Mirabelle. Out of that group, all are sold except Mirabelle's doeling, Lunabelle, who is being retained(my first retained kid!!).
Man, just too cold out there! As per the "doe code" Blue Cherub decided to wait until below freezing temps to kid. A doe and buck for her. A couple hours later, Fire Lily thought "hey, I think I'll go too!" So three more does from her. Five kids in one day, with another doe due next week and then no more until May. Yeesh! The new babies brought lots of moonspots, so I need to go get some good pics of them!
So back when I was moving goats around and getting everyone situated, I had one buck who figured out he could clear my fences easy peasy. Add a frisky doe in heat and I walk in to one happy buck hanging out in a pile of girls. Five months later, I have three gals for sure ready to pop and I think I need to blood test one more gal(she might just be fat). Maia, aka frisky doe, dropped a couple of adorable doelings on Thursday. "Mr.
Man, I love hobnobbing with my goat peoples! In any social group/competition there will be people who don't get along, but I gotta say, I haven't found it yet! I love going to shows or goat events to meet the other crazy goat lovers. I just got back from the Spokane Fair and I'm just dying to participate next year. So here's the events I hope to/want to attend in the coming months.
Goat AI Clinic - October 12-13 in Moscow Idaho(email bucknakedfarms@gmail.com for info)
When I first got goats, I knew I wanted to have a registered herd, however, I didn't trust myself as a goat mom and I had never raised any kind of livestock myself. I was worried that I would find that raising goats was not for me, so I didn't want to get really expensive registered does only to have to give up and sell them off. I started out with two sisters who were 1/2 Nigerian, 1/4 Lamancha, 1/4 Oberhasli and a little cutie who was some mix but mostly Nigerian. They were Padme, Leia and Starbuck. I approached learning how to care for goats like a college curriculum and I began to t
Hiya! Welcome to Gavella Goats! My wonderful husband made this awesome website for me. He tolerates my goat habit, and he even found one guy that is his favorite(Kai). Its still a work in progress, but its done enough to go live. I've also got a public Facebook account, Gavella Goats. I'm not really taking reservations on kids just yet, but I will list them for sale here, on craigslist and Spokane goat groups.