Memo, our metal goat is ready for Spring. He will come with me to the Good Food Expo on March 23. I will be providing a lecture on urban goat keeping. Please join us at 1:15 at the UIC Forum. The button above will provide you with the full schedule of lectures. See you there!
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arch 10 was a shock when Emma our youngest bred goat cried to me as I came to feed the girls their grain. She did not want to eat, which was very strange. I finally noticed the amniotic sack hanging from her behind. After speaking with my mentor, I decided that she was miscarrying. I had to finish a task with visiting consultants, and I returned to the garage and found Emma in heavy labor with a full term baby coming out. The race began as we quickly prepped for what appeared to be a large white kid. Emma had a struggle because the birth was a bit abnormal. She was exhausted when the baby girl slid out ten minutes after I returned to the garage. She could not move. Yet she had the energy to push out a second kid, all black and a boy. I moved both to her face to lick as seen above. Mia and My Shadow, appropriately named, have gained a quarter pound in two days. They are happily jumping and napping in the garage.
After the surprise, we are so excited to have them. We also determined that they are the progeny of little Dodger, our last buckling to leave in October. Six month Dodger and five month Emma created quite a youth romance and babies. Now we are checking the other two doelings, Twist and Ophelia, avoid any future surprises. |
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2/4/17 Girls come home! 2/4/2017 applied for Funding WWOOFUSA 2/11/ 2017 Root Riot Meeting at Glennart. Planning garden changes. 2/18/2017 > Urban Livestock EXPO Cheese Document plan EXCEL Program 2/27/2016 > FIRST GGG Gathering March 3/9/2017 Plant: Spinach, lettuce indoors 3/21/2017 First day of SPRING!!!! 3/22/2017 Plant carrots with garlic April 4/1/2016 Plan/repair pasture fencing 4/5/2017 set up potato beds 4/12/2017 Kidding Season begins > Plant potatoes 4/21/17 Milking season begins 4/25/2016 Set up fencing May > Kidding season continues 5/20/17 Spring Gathering 5/25/16 plant Sweet potato in beds watermelon. squash 5/10/16 Cheese making begins 5/15-7/2/16 Last two does duePatsy and Destiny June July Sale of bucklings August > Sale of bucklings > Weaning begins September > Cheese making continues October > Sale of doelings > Cheese making continues November > Dry out the does December > Does to Wisconsin for breeding |