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Goats for sale!

Dairy Goats: These babies are about 5 weeks old and are being bottle fed with fresh goat milk, supplemented with goat milk replacer as needed.  They are totally tame and very friendly.  They are brother and sister, out of a pure LaMancha doe and a pure Nubian buck.   Both parents are good milking stock. Doe:  [...]

Milk – a visual journey from udder to fridge

I am not a full-time milkmaid, but I have the responsibility for three milkings a week for a small herd of three dairy goats.  One evening I captured the experience to share with the curious. Here is Daisy, goat extraordinaire.   She looks rather unremarkable, but she milks like a cow (well, not quite, but almost)!  [...]

Milk! Maybe . . .

In Arkansas, there is legislation being considered to make it legal for people to sell modest amounts of raw cow milk as on-farm sales.  This would be so wonderful for our state – if you are interested in supporting this, now is the time to let your state senator know.  The bill has passed the [...]

A box full of pure joy

A box full of pure joy.  <a href=”http://sunshinefordinner.com/2008/01/31/a-box-full-of-pure-joy.aspx”> Contents of box:  70-75 baby hard-working hens, 10 baby lady ducks, 10-15 chicken dinners, 10 duck dinners, or as the hatchery calls it on the packing slip, 65 production red pullets, 25 straight run Surprise Special chickens, 20 straight run Hatchery Choice ducks Did you know that [...]

satisfaction: pleasure or contentment derived from the gratification of a desire, need, or appetite

satisfaction: pleasure or contentment derived from the gratification of a desire, need, or appetite It isn’t often enough that I have a truly satisfying day, but it does happen from time to time.   The other day, Kandan and I finished the new pig pen in the cold, and the pigs were happy to find new [...]

Another baby goat . . .

Another baby goat . . . Posted by Georgiaberry Mobley at 8/7/2007 6:14 AM and is filed under uncategorized An armload of goats He finally arrived – in this picture he is the lower goat, with the larger white marking on the forehead.  He is five days old now (8-7-07) but in the picture he [...]

Baby Goat – extreme cuteness

Baby Goat – extreme cuteness Posted by Georgiaberry Mobley at 7/31/2007 5:57 AM and is filed under uncategorized Cecily and Cookie This little goat is doing well and it is fun to watch her prancing about following her mama, Ginger.  Another doe, Calico,  is about to deliver any time.  I’m sure since a torrential rainstorm [...]