01 Jan Fri 2010
Baby goats
The snow is threatening to delay our trip to get some American bunnies on Saturday, but an old doe goat that was given to us because she was crippled has had a nice set of twins tonight. We brought her into the basement as the outside temperature will be near the single digits tonight. They have dried off, eaten and are sleeping well. She is picking a bit of hay after drinking a good bit of water. They are nubian x kids one of each billy and doe. The weather man is calling for 6-12 inches of snow tonight. We will just have to wait and see about the rabbit trip in the morning.
I am building the farrowing house with water and movable dividers so as to use it in the future as a goat maternity ward as well. I can see by this weather it will be needed, but we are going to target earlier breeding in our herd in the future.
Our old hens are well, but the geese will not go in tonight, prefer to swim the creek. If I cannot travel to the eastern panhandle for rabbits in the morn, it will be time to finish that tile job in the upstairs bathroom. About the only thing not finished inside our home. Trying not to waste a day on the farm just because of inclimate weather. The warm weather will be for outside construction of fences, building and water systems as well as the management of our little groups of livestock. Stay warm and have a nice weekend.
Rodney