Friday, January 29, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Farm News
I wanted to give an update on our milking does. All doe's are doing great and our mom who was in trouble is doing just fine. The babies are bouncing off the walls and turning flips.
As I was out bottle feeding the goats today I was laughing as one of the babies tried about 3 times to jump up in my lap and missed every time. She had already had her bottle but wanted some attention. I was busy bottle feeding another baby and she kept insisting to get my attention. It was so funny as each time she tried she missed and fell plop back on the ground. I finished feeding the other baby and picked her up to cuddle her. She already had her bottle, she just wanted in my lap. I couldn't resist to pet her a while. She relaxed and curled up just watching all the other babies chase themselves around the trees.
Watching the babies chase themselves around the trees is an hysterical, comical and truely awesome site.
It is really comical to see them play tag with each other and turn flips when they are caught by the other baby. Then the chase then turns the other direction and the chase is on again until they are tired and start to sleep.
This is a really neat time for us as babies are always really cute and fun to have around.
As I was out bottle feeding the goats today I was laughing as one of the babies tried about 3 times to jump up in my lap and missed every time. She had already had her bottle but wanted some attention. I was busy bottle feeding another baby and she kept insisting to get my attention. It was so funny as each time she tried she missed and fell plop back on the ground. I finished feeding the other baby and picked her up to cuddle her. She already had her bottle, she just wanted in my lap. I couldn't resist to pet her a while. She relaxed and curled up just watching all the other babies chase themselves around the trees.
Watching the babies chase themselves around the trees is an hysterical, comical and truely awesome site.
It is really comical to see them play tag with each other and turn flips when they are caught by the other baby. Then the chase then turns the other direction and the chase is on again until they are tired and start to sleep.
This is a really neat time for us as babies are always really cute and fun to have around.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Cheese Kitchen
We are moving along with our cheese kitchen. We now have water in the building. Whooo!
I never thought making a simple building would be so much work!
I will be painting the ceiling in the building tomorrow. I hate painting ceilings as I am such
as messey painter. Well at least it is a small ceiling....
I never thought making a simple building would be so much work!
I will be painting the ceiling in the building tomorrow. I hate painting ceilings as I am such
as messey painter. Well at least it is a small ceiling....
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Goat Babies!
This week has been a busy one at Hammond Farm. All of our does kidded during the same week. We now have 12 babies on the farm of which 10 are bucks and 2 are does. We have been really busy milking twice a day and bottle feeding each of the babies.
Only one doe (mom) is showing signs of trouble from the birthings and we are hoping she comes around in the next day or so. We have been to the vet and he gave us a pop shot for her to help her along.
We plan to keep the 2 does to increase our herds milk production. They are really cute!! The bucks will have new homes shortly.
Tonight I finished milking the does and prepared the babies bottles. I headed out to the pasture to start the bottle feeding. I had finished feeding a few of the babies when all of the sudden the sky let loose.
The rain was coming down hard a fast. It was in a quick minute that all the does came to join me in the shelter with all the babies. Since I have been sick since the middle of December I felt it best that I stay with the goats for a while. So, 7 does, 12 babies and myself in the shelter watching the rain come down hoping that it stops soon and no one gets too wet.
Well everyone ended up pretty dry and the rain did let up and that was the time that I decided that it was time for me to head to the house. Tomorrow the routine starts all over again.......
Only one doe (mom) is showing signs of trouble from the birthings and we are hoping she comes around in the next day or so. We have been to the vet and he gave us a pop shot for her to help her along.
We plan to keep the 2 does to increase our herds milk production. They are really cute!! The bucks will have new homes shortly.
Tonight I finished milking the does and prepared the babies bottles. I headed out to the pasture to start the bottle feeding. I had finished feeding a few of the babies when all of the sudden the sky let loose.
The rain was coming down hard a fast. It was in a quick minute that all the does came to join me in the shelter with all the babies. Since I have been sick since the middle of December I felt it best that I stay with the goats for a while. So, 7 does, 12 babies and myself in the shelter watching the rain come down hoping that it stops soon and no one gets too wet.
Well everyone ended up pretty dry and the rain did let up and that was the time that I decided that it was time for me to head to the house. Tomorrow the routine starts all over again.......
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Cold day at the Market
Today was a really COLD day at the market. I stayed home since I have bronchitis and Dennis (hubby) went to the market. It was really cold and brisk. He luckily found the hand warmers that my mother gave us and took them to the market with him. Thank Goodness!!
At the market he saw the guitar player playing and barely being able to play due to the cold. He pulled out his hand warmers and gave them to the guitar player so she could warm her hands. So sweet! He did have another pair of hand warmers with him and opened up the second pair for himself. It was a really COLD day for the market.
We do not have baby goats as yet and I am glad as the longer they stay in their moms the better off the babies are for surviving this bitter cold.
I think God is looking out for us right now!
At the market he saw the guitar player playing and barely being able to play due to the cold. He pulled out his hand warmers and gave them to the guitar player so she could warm her hands. So sweet! He did have another pair of hand warmers with him and opened up the second pair for himself. It was a really COLD day for the market.
We do not have baby goats as yet and I am glad as the longer they stay in their moms the better off the babies are for surviving this bitter cold.
I think God is looking out for us right now!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Texas Cold Blast
This evening we nailed up some tarps on the does shelter to give some added protection from the cold. More shavings were put down on top of rubber mats to give the goats some more warmth. They are due with babies in the next few days and I am holding my breath that they wait until this cold snap is a bit past us.
I also went to the buck pen and added more shavings to their pen to keep them off the wet ground. Jett (the buck) seem to enjoy my new added shavings to his pen. He didn't want to get out of my way so that I could get them down for him. It was like he was really excited! He kept checking the shavings out and didn't want to leave his covered shelter. It's not like he hasn't already had shavings in his shelter this winter as we keep them regularly in his pen. He was really funny this evening and if he could have danced I think he would have.
I now have all the goats fed and bedded down for the evening and now can go inside as I have bronchitis. Have had this stuff for a month now, heading in for the evening meal and a warm blanket. I will check on the goats early in the morning to see if we have had any new babies born during the night.
I can bet sometime this week we will have goat babies in the house..........
I also went to the buck pen and added more shavings to their pen to keep them off the wet ground. Jett (the buck) seem to enjoy my new added shavings to his pen. He didn't want to get out of my way so that I could get them down for him. It was like he was really excited! He kept checking the shavings out and didn't want to leave his covered shelter. It's not like he hasn't already had shavings in his shelter this winter as we keep them regularly in his pen. He was really funny this evening and if he could have danced I think he would have.
I now have all the goats fed and bedded down for the evening and now can go inside as I have bronchitis. Have had this stuff for a month now, heading in for the evening meal and a warm blanket. I will check on the goats early in the morning to see if we have had any new babies born during the night.
I can bet sometime this week we will have goat babies in the house..........
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