New Goat Pen

It seems like fall is leaving and winter is here. We've had snow but it all ends up melting!

We've been getting things ready for when the snow decides to stay. Yesterday we -my dad and I- built a goat pen attached the the back of the barn, with a door going into the stall.

My pasture is up in the back of our property, so we built the one by the barn so I don't have to walk the goats to the back through the snow, besides, goats don't like precipitation!

I think it will be really nice to have the run in, I'm very happy with it.

More Leaves

The snow melted!!! Fall is back!!!

All the leaves I had raked up for goat food (Remember?) became a little too old for eating. And I thought to my self... all these leaves! They can't just go to waist.... so I cleaned my goat's

stall - which was in desperate need of some attention - and used the old leaves -and some more that I raked up after I had my idea- and used them as bedding in the stall. It's nice and cozy, and FREE. I love leaves!!!

Free Food for Goats

Sadie goes nuts over leaves. - she did this over and over as we through the leaves up into the air!!! It was hilarious. Almost human! almost!

We heard on the news that it was supposed to snow, -IN OCTOBER!!!- My first thought was -after the thought It's October!- was all the leaves! My sister, my mom and myself -and Sadie!- spent about an hour and a half raking up all the leaves for my goats. We put them into empty grain bags, trash bags, buckets and the wheel barrel. Hey if you've got goats and you've got leaves I would definitely suggest raking up all the leaves before they become no good. My goats love the leaves as much as the hay! Sadie LOVES leaves

Sadie tries to help^

Taking a brake!

Let's get raking !

Breeding

My three girls are bred. Pipi's due date is March 5th, Tilly is March 10th, and Anica is March 15th. that'll be a busy bunch of days!!! They are all bred to Endurance, a very handsome-and stinky- buck. OH, If Pipi kids (gives birth) early they could possibly be born on a leap year.
Here's my plan: I'll keep one of Pipi's Does (that is if she has any!) Pipi has a good udder, even at her young age. If I'm able to get a doe from Larissa I'll probably sell Anica. It would be hard to give up Anica...
This is where I got my goats , I may have given the link before, check it out.
www.tinyhillfarm.com

goat grain : amount?

I've been doing some research for a book I'm writing on goats. I'm having trouble finding how much grain to feed a goat depending on it's size. all I can find is feeding the different breeds and feeding babies by it's size.
This has got me wondering how many people are searching for this. well i still haven't found the answer to my question, but I figured i could tell you all how much to feed the Nigerian Dwarves. I feed my goats 2 cups of pellet grain once a day. plus some supplements.
I have a two cup scoop. so you'd think that I'd feed my goats 3 scoops of grain right? Well, sort of. If my girls have been out side all day, eating plenty of grass, I only give them two and a half scoops (five cups as opposed to six). I feel that they don't need all that grain when they are not pregnant or producing milk- . All they do all day is eat and sleep! If they've been inside all day because of rain - or something of that sort - I give them the full 3 scoops because they haven't had grass and all that.
I will be feeding the 3 scoops every day when they are bred.
I thought this might help. If you have goats any way!

My little shaved goats

Tilly^
Here are my little naked goats!!! The heat was just too much with their thick fir coats... so we shaved them!
Tiny Hill Farm (Where I got my goats) shaves their Nigerian Dwarf Goats every year, this year I brought my three kids to her house and we had a goat shaving party! Fun!

Pippi and Anica^


My little herd boss is Queen of the .... stump! Hail Tilly!

Anica, Tilly, and Pippi^

Independence day

\/In order from left to right: Pipi, Anica, Matilda! \/

My sister and I before the parade!

I know this was a while ago, and I haven't posted for a while... I'm sorry all.

My goats were in the fourth of July parade here in our tiny little town. i got three bandannas - a red one, a white one, and a blue one - they each got to wear one.

They all just Monday got shaved, their fir is really long and they need it shorter in the summer.

I'll put pics of that on here in a couple days. I'm on the couch with Mono so I have plenty of time for blogging- one of my favorite hobbies!

Happy (REALLY LATE) independence day!

I've got new goats !!!!

I'm working for a neighbor to work off these three goats. they are Nigerian Dwarves.
This is Pipi. she has an atitude to go with her name!This Is Anica. Her and Tilly were born on the same day, diffeent mom, same dad!

This is Matilda (or Tilly... And some times Tillster!) Below is a pic of when she was only a couple weeks old! I know my eyes look funny in this pic. It's the only good one I got. This is Tilly.