Keeping Nigerian Dwarf Goats has been nothing if not adventurous. From their amazing milk to their general silliness, from their sweet dispositions to their feisty independence, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed keeping our small milking herd over the past decade. Nigerian Dwarf Goats are known for their multiple births. We’ve had twins, triplets, and a single set of quads over the years,…
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Years ago, while I was still working in support of local agriculture and not a full-time farmer myself yet, I had many profound and insightful conversations with a wide diversity of Farmers at every Market, but one conversation has come back to me over and over again and came to the top of my mind again this week. As I…
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Quads! Can you believe it! Yes, last Thursday night (3/22), Mama Mello gave us quadruplets! The delivery was quite rough with them all twisted and tangled up in there, but everyone survived and is thriving! As I thought it might, it all started on Thursday afternoon when I realized Mama’s pen tendons were gone. Ember helped me gather the Goat Box…
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After almost four solid months with a larger-than-anticipated Nigerian Dwarf Goat herd, we’ve finally sold the three doelings we wanted to and are down from 11 to our final 2017 herd of eight: Thee mamas Three doelings One buck One wether I won’t pretend that I’m not a bit sad to see the three doelings go, despite their insatiable appetites.…
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Oh, how I’ve missed you all! And so here I am again, trying to document and share after being absent from this space for much longer than I’d hoped, planned, or anticipated! Realizing it is mid-August (how the heck did that happen), we’re way past due for a catch-up and so, instead of baraging you with 15 different posts, I’ll…
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This post could have easily be called, “On remembering why we started”. Though I microblog a lot these days, there are times I’m not sure how to even address the battles happening on the farm and within myself… And so I wait to find the right words at the right times to put in this space so as to properly…
