Baby Goats are Wicked Cute

Our Tee of the week at our cafepress shop
Cute pygmy goats- I mean what could be cuter?

It's been a long week on the goat lists- feels like Friday already- Reminder to all goat owners this time of year- if you have to bottle a baby goat- do NOT use replacers of any kind! If you cannot get goat milk then go buy whole cow milk- I have talked with 6 people in the last 48 hours who have lost thier precious babies due to replacer feedings and enterotoxemia- it just is not worth it. The tiny tummies cannot digest the replacers as well as milk (yes even the non soy expensive ones) Just use milk if you cannot get goats milk- trust me on this.. my heart aches for all the families who are in mourning over their babies because someone convinced them to use a replacer instead of milk-

Give those babies a hug for me - nite now
goatlady

Cute Overload! ;)

Sent to me by a dear friend- this is the cuteness fix for the day! Enjoy!
It's sure to bring a smile to your heart.

Cute Overload! ;)

The Dairy Goat

Characteristics of the Dairy Goat Butter Fat Production

There are 7 main breeds of dairy goats. Here
is a breed comparison taken from the book, "Raising
Milk Goats Successfully"
written by Gail Luttman...

Breed	Characteristics	Size & Weight	Avg Butterfat Production
Alpine	Erect ears; long, slender neck; all colors, usually two-toned. Can be strong willed but still sweet.	Doe: 30", 135#min. Buck: 32", 170#min.	butterfat: 3.5%
LaMancha	Very short to no ears; all colors; very docile. Make great mothers.	Doe: 28", 130#min. Buck: 30", 160#min.	butterfat: 4%
Nubian	Roman nose & long, droopy ears; black, tan, shades of bay; somewhat loud and restless.	Doe: 30", 135#min. Buck: 32", 170#min.	butterfat: 4.5-5%
Oberhasli	Erect ears; shades of bay trimmed in black. Smart, makes good family goat.	Doe: 28", 120#min. Buck: 30", 150#min.	butterfat: 3.5-4%
Pygmy	Erect ears; miniature size; usually grey, sometimes caramel, rarely chocolate. Active and clownish in actions.	Doe: 16-22.4", 55# Buck: 16-23.6", 80#	butterfat: 4-6.5%
Saanen	Erect ears; all white or cream. Sweet temperment, great mothers, good quantity production.	Doe: 30", 135#min. Buck: 32", 170#min.	butterfat: 3.5%
Togg	Erect ears; shades of brown trimmed with white. Great surrogate mothers-sweet disposition.	Doe: 26", 120#min. Buck: 28", 150#min.	butterfat: 3.3-3.5%

NAIS-Keep the Government Out of our Barns!

Directly from the StopAnimalID.org

The USDA plans to make every owner of even one horse, cow, pig, goat, sheep, chicken, or pigeon register in a government database and subject their property and animals to constant federal and state government surveillance, and the animal owner will have to PAY for the privilege of owning animals!

The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is a national program to identify and track livestock animals, including poultry, horses, cattle, goats and sheep for the purpose of disease containment. NAIS plans to use RFID and GPS technology to track animals, and requires every farm or “premises” be registered with government agencies, even if that premises houses a single animal. While NAIS’s purported goal of disease containment appears to be beneficial, the requirement for American citizens to register privately-owned property for tracking and monitoring purposes has very serious implications for our privacy, rights and freedoms.

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Garden and Home Life by Lori Seaborg - BlogHoster

There are those people who touch your heart for one reason or another- Lori is one of them. I feel her pain over the loss of her Mary goat. She has much to offer in the way of homesteading and being down to Earth- Give her blog a visit.
Garden and Home Life by Lori Seaborg - BlogHoster
Her Mary goat has crossed Rainbow's Bridge along with many of my beloveds over the years - what a wonderous place that must be!

Rainbow's Bridge:
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who have been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing;
they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance.
With bright eyes intent and with eager body beginning to quiver your precious friend begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass,

on legs running faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again.
The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together ...

Author unknown.

The story comes from ancient Norse tradition.