goats

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Goat Share – Conclusion

Goat Share – Conclusion

After several months of getting to visit with and milk four lovely goats as part of our goat share, we received an email last week from the goats owner stating that the goats were going to a new home.  Here is the email, in part... After much consideration, I have decided to pass my goats to a new home.  I…
May 17, 2013
Goat Antics

Goat Antics

With the exception of a few times after Baby got hurt, milking and feeding the goats over the past several months has been a breeze. Baby cooperates, her sister, mom and kid cooperate and everything goes rather smoothly. When we got to the goats yesterday, however, the were riled up!  All four were pushing each other around and talking to…
April 18, 2013
Poor Baby

Poor Baby

We found out a couple of days ago that Baby, the wonderful goat we milk twice a week, was attacked by a dog that got into their pin last Sunday :-(  Her owner thinks she will be OK, with just a few scrapes, though she is on antibiotics to ensure her proper healing.  Regardless of the injuries, I imagine it…
March 7, 2013
Weekends Are For Resting…

Weekends Are For Resting…

...unless you have things to do.Brunch with friends...seed shopping...home brew shopping and future home brew fantasies...emergency water rotation and refilling...goat milking...sun spot & snack loving chickens...attention given to long-ago-dried-and-forgotten herbs...soap frame creating...baby blanket crocheting...goat milk soap making (our very first!)...2013 garden planning...Red Chile Chocolate Porter brewing.Thank goodness for three-day weekends!!!xoxo,M
January 21, 2013
Freezing Goats Milk

Freezing Goats Milk

Our adventure with goat milking has been very fruitful so far and we're honestly just trying to find ways to keep up with the production!  Who knew goats could produce so much milk?!  Well, now we do!  Cajeta, cheese and fudge are delicious and goat milk makes a nice addition to black tea, but there's only so much goat milk…
December 14, 2012
Abundant Liquids

Abundant Liquids

Well, our first batch of home brew has been bottled and capped (44 bottles, to be exact) and we're aiming for a first taste on Thanksgiving (which, if you're counting, is only 18 days away...crazy)!  Cream Ale...mmm...And right now we are over run with goat milk...right now we have 14 quarts of it in our fridge from the last few…
November 4, 2012