Typical goat shots......Elgin's ears are no longer floppy!
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| "Is this too close?" |
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| "Oh, a wise guy, eh?" |
10 weeks old....that's an arm-load of puppy!
EmmyLou - cute, cute, cute!
Boss and Bertha
Still waiting....
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Sunday, March 16, 2014
Weekly Highlights
My muddy pack.....
Typical goat shots......Elgin's ears are no longer floppy!
EmmyLou - cute, cute, cute!
Boss and Bertha
Still waiting....
New privacy fence for side yard.
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Typical goat shots......Elgin's ears are no longer floppy!
EmmyLou - cute, cute, cute!
Boss and Bertha
Still waiting....
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Sunday, March 9, 2014
Weekly Highlights....
New Arrival: Everett
New Arrival: Elgin
LGC's = Livestock Guard Cats?
Waiting, waiting, waiting....
After breakfast and playtime, it's naptime with the goats.
And finally, yesterday was disbudding day for Elgin. One of the worse jobs on the farms, luckily our friend Mike Wilcox (from BooneDocksWilcox blog) came by and did the dirty work.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Sometimes things have a way of working out....
....like the story of the triplet goats with not enough milk and the doe that lost her twins.
Meet Elgin...
Bonnie lost her twins about 3 weeks ago. We found them in the snow and are not sure exactly what happened. We have been milking her each morning but her production was way down. I was hoping with the coming of some expected goat kids that it would stimulate her milk production.
Then a friend called, she had triplet bucks and was concerned because her does' milk seemed delayed coming in. She was faced with bottle feeding and was willing to give one of the boys away. We decided to give it a try and at worse we would just hold Bonnie on the milk stand while he nursed and supplement with bottles.
I have to say though, that I am constantly amazed at the power of motherhood.
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Meet Elgin...
...and his new Mommy, Bonnie.
Bonnie lost her twins about 3 weeks ago. We found them in the snow and are not sure exactly what happened. We have been milking her each morning but her production was way down. I was hoping with the coming of some expected goat kids that it would stimulate her milk production.
Then a friend called, she had triplet bucks and was concerned because her does' milk seemed delayed coming in. She was faced with bottle feeding and was willing to give one of the boys away. We decided to give it a try and at worse we would just hold Bonnie on the milk stand while he nursed and supplement with bottles.
I have to say though, that I am constantly amazed at the power of motherhood.
"I don't know where he came from but I'll take him!"
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Sunday, March 2, 2014
Weekly highlights....
8 weeks old....
Maggie and Boss.....she is the devil, he is a saint! :)
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The vet visit went well with 7 pups ranging in weight from 16.0 to 19.2 lbs. All were healthy and ready for their new homes. Two puppies left on Saturday so we are left with 5 little snowballs running around now.
Everett - new Buttermilk Acres resident.
Maggie and Boss.....she is the devil, he is a saint! :)
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 weeks...
...3 weeks
...4 weeks
....5 weeks
....6 weeks
Off to the vet this afternoon for 1st shots and worming. Pin It
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Buttermilk Acres Welcomes....
...the "Eight is Enough" crew.
Bertha, our almost 3 year old Great Pyrenees, gave birth to 8 healthy pups on Saturday, January 4th. After keeping her in our mudroom the night of Jan 3rd, she went out Saturday morning, ate her regular breakfast and spent the day doing normal livestock guarding duties (which mostly consists of following the goats around and napping while they eat - which is almost constantly). When she did not come down for her evening meal, we figured something was up. We found her in the goat shed having already whelped 5 pups, which were all still damp but healthy. I loaded them in a basket and headed to the prepared mudroom. After about 20 minutes under the heat lamp, I realized that it was too cold to leave them there and moved all inside. Over the next 5 hours, she delivered three more pups for a total of eight (5 girls and 3 boys). They are all healthy, vibrant and thriving. We could not be happier with this first litter!
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Bertha, our almost 3 year old Great Pyrenees, gave birth to 8 healthy pups on Saturday, January 4th. After keeping her in our mudroom the night of Jan 3rd, she went out Saturday morning, ate her regular breakfast and spent the day doing normal livestock guarding duties (which mostly consists of following the goats around and napping while they eat - which is almost constantly). When she did not come down for her evening meal, we figured something was up. We found her in the goat shed having already whelped 5 pups, which were all still damp but healthy. I loaded them in a basket and headed to the prepared mudroom. After about 20 minutes under the heat lamp, I realized that it was too cold to leave them there and moved all inside. Over the next 5 hours, she delivered three more pups for a total of eight (5 girls and 3 boys). They are all healthy, vibrant and thriving. We could not be happier with this first litter!
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| After 7 pups... |
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| Eight is Enough! |
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| Pile of pups! |
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| We have eight tiny polar bears! |
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