Both Jael and Mercy are to be milked this year. They even have beards. More photos later! It has been a busy three weeks since the girls returned. With great sadness I sold both Sani and Salvi to a farm in McHenry County. This left me with four goats: Martha and her daughter Mercy and Esther and her daughter Jael. All four girls will kid in April May and June and we estimate a maximum total of seven babies. Even the first year girls were bred. Four goats fit the space we have, and eat less than six. Even in kidding season we will not be over crowded. Milk production with be a little less; however this provides us with more flexibility to sell it to members.
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Carolyn Ioder
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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 |