tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9760417643556214262023-12-04T18:43:30.821-05:00Hammock Haven FarmKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845268534571646512noreply@blogger.comBlogger348125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976041764355621426.post-19741914619560242462017-07-28T15:59:00.001-04:002017-07-28T15:59:36.183-04:00How to Make Homemade ColbyMy son and I have started a new YouTube series on cheesemaking. Please check out our first video, "Goat Milk Colby".
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845268534571646512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976041764355621426.post-60407932084283171822016-12-14T10:10:00.001-05:002016-12-14T10:10:05.992-05:00A Guide to Your New GoatKidding season is approaching which means it is almost time to sell goats. The saddest part for me is when "my" babies are not given a chance to rise to their full potential because of care and management.<br />
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I have been working on a quick reference pamphlet to send off with goats I sell in hopes that it will help new goat owners get off on the right foot.<br />
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I want something short, simple, and easy to read. Most everything is available online and I am not trying to rewrite it all here. Any suggestions?<br />
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Congratulations on your purchase of a Hammock Haven goat. We
want your new baby to grow up to be everything we know he or she can be! We
have heard it said that a great goat is 20% genetics, 80% management. Here are
a few tips to get you off on the right foot.<br /> <o:p> </o:p><span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Feeding:</span>We have all heard that goats will eat anything. Whoever said
that has never had goats! Goats are browsers like deer not grazers like sheep.
You cannot throw them out on pasture and expect them to flourish. </blockquote>
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The biggest contributor to your goat’s diet is forage, AKA
Hay. The veterinarians at Auburn University taught me early that if there is
one place to spend extra money, it is on the hay. Consider it this way, if you
feed poor quality hay, you need to make up for the extra calories and nutrients
in more grain and supplements, which cost money. If you start out with a high
quality hay, they will not need as much supplementation.<br /> <o:p> </o:p><span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Types of Hay</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span><span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Legume Hay:</span> Your dairy goat will do best on legume hay:
alfalfa, perennial peanut, or clover. You may have to look outside your
neighborhood to find these varieties, but it is worth it. </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Grass Hay:</span> If you feed grass hay, you will need to
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<b>Rye Grass:</b> I would say this is their favorite kind of grass hay.<br /> <b>Bermuda:</b> My goats generally do not prefer this but will eat it in a
pinch.<br /> <b>Fescue:</b> Do not feed this hay. It is not good for them and
especially causes trouble for pregnant goats.<br /> <b>Other:</b> Mine love a weedy mix of rye and Bahia.<br /> <o:p> </o:p>I use both square and round bales. Round bales can be more
cost effective, just be sure they are kept under cover so they do not mold. I
like to wrap a cattle panel around mine so the goats don’t play in it. Be sure
that all hay is not moldy.<br /> <o:p> </o:p><b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mold will kill a goat!</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b><b><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A note on feeding kids:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Kids are programmed to have rapid growth in the first several months of
life. It is important to capitalize on these high-growth months for your goat
to reach her full potential. They should gain a minimum <u>10 pounds</u> a
month.</span></b> </blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b><span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Supplements:</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span><span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Grain:</span> All of our goats get a 16% protein goat ration. The
amounts are going to be based on your goat’s body condition and the quality of
forage they have. Brand, pellet vs. sweet, it’s really up to you. Your local
feed store is usually more affordable than Tractor Supply.<br /> <b>Milkers:</b> 2-4 pounds a day based on body condition and milk
production.<br /> <b>Kids:</b> 1-2 pounds a day.<br /> <b>Bucks:</b> 1-2 pounds a day when growing or in rut. You can back off
some on grown bucks not in rut.<br /> <b>Pregnant doelings:</b> These girls are still growing themselves and
need the calories to support their growth and the growth of their kids.<br /> <b>Dry does:</b> Grain as needed based on body condition.<br /> <b>Pregnant does:</b> Continue to grain while milking. Back off as milk
production drops. Increase again in the last 30 days of pregnancy.<br /> <o:p> </o:p><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Do not let your goat get into the grain, especially the
chicken feed. They <b>WILL</b> eat
themselves </span><b><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">TO DEATH!!!</span></u></b><b> </b><span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Alfalfa Pellets:</span><b> </b>These
are great to have around for some extra calories, treats, or to supplement
grass hay. They are not a replacement for long fiber hay, but I always have a
bag around.<br /> <span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Beet Pulp:</span> This will put weight on underweight does. I
usually just give it to bucks in rut to help keep them in condition.<br /> <span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Minerals:</span> Again, this is what works for your farm. I
always use a loose mineral not a block. Goats cannot get enough from a block
before they give up trying. I have used several brands, but like the Caprine
Supply minerals best. Fresh minerals should be available at all times. They
will get picky and stop eating them if they’ve been left out too long.<br /> <span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Baking Soda:</span> I offer baking soda once a week alongside the
minerals to help them regulate the acid in their rumens.<br /> <o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Parasite Control:</span> If you have a goat,
you have worms. Some worm load is normal. It is important that you assess your
goat’s condition on very frequent basis. Assess body and coat condition daily.
Check to be sure eyelids are pink at least weekly. To learn how to do this,
search up <b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">FAMACHA Score</span></b>. There are many great tutorials and
videos online.<br /> <o:p> </o:p>When in doubt, bring a <b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">fecal sample</span></b> to your vet.
Most vets will do this for around $15.<br /> Parasites are especially bad in warm wet weather. Check
condition often. Utilize dry lots and rotational grazing when possible.<br /> <o:p> </o:p><span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Types of Parasites:</span><b>Round worms:</b> These are arguably the most dangerous, especially
Barber Pole worm. Effective wormers to treat this are Ivermectin, Moxidectin
(Quest horse gel or Cydectin sheep drench), and Valbazen. <b>Do not use Valbazen in pregnant does! </b>Give wormers, even injectable
wormers, orally for goats.<br /> <b>Tape Worms: </b>If you see segments in their poop, they have tape
worms. This is common in kids. It can be treated with Equimax Horse wormer or
Valbazen. <b>Do not use Valbazen in
pregnant does!<br /><o:p></o:p></b><b>Coccidia: </b>This is the biggest killer of kids. Even if they do not
have a symptomatic case, the buggers are causing damage to the gut and robbing
your baby of nutrients. I feed all my kids medicated feed up to 4-5 months. Do
not feed medicated feed to your milking does.<br /> <b>*****You MUST treat your kids for coccidia for them to reach their full
potential!</b>****<br /><b>Every 6 weeks, </b>do a preventative treatment of Baycox (I buy this on
Horseprerace.com) or Dimethox.<br /> <b>Active cases, </b>treat immediately with Baycox or Dimethox. The kid
will usually have dark green or black diarrhea.<br /> <b>Lice:</b> These little blood suckers can be tough on kids. Part fur and
check skin frequently. If you see white nits or lice, dust with Sevin dust and
comb through. A flea comb will remove most of them. If it’s warm, you can clip
the fur so lice don’t have a place to hide. Clean and dust bedding as well.<br /> <b>Mites:</b> Mites require an injection of Ivermectin.<br /> <o:p> </o:p><span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Shelter & Fencing</span>Shelter doesn’t need to be fancy. It needs to be dry and to
block the wind. Goats HATE to be wet.<br /> You will need a good woven wire or cattle panel fence.
Barbed wire is dangerous and will not contain a goat. Electric fencing is best
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<span style="font-family: "AR BERKLEY"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Medications & Other Links</span><o:p> </o:p>I am not going reinvent the wheel here. You will need a
well-stocked goat medicine cabinet. Lists of medications, and their uses are
available online.<br /> I highly recommend you read <b>Fiascofarm.com</b> in its entirely. She has done a great job
documenting every facet of goat care. </blockquote>
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There are several Facebook groups for goat care. I like <b>Goat Health and Care</b>.<br /> <b>Tennesseemeatgoats.com</b>
has a lot of good articles. They generally have very a very aggressive
treatment strategy.<br /> <o:p> </o:p>You will also need a good <b>veterinarian</b>. This can be a challenge because most vets know very
little about small ruminants. Start looking for one, ASAP!</blockquote>
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Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845268534571646512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976041764355621426.post-78557358626862003092016-10-15T11:48:00.001-04:002016-10-15T11:48:19.521-04:00On Keeping a Buck<br />
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Whether you just want milk for your family, or you plan to breed and sell goats, there is one, sometimes inconvenient, sometimes stinky thing you need, a buck. A dairy goat has to be bred and kid to give milk. To keep that milk flowing, she needs to kid every 1-2 years. </div>
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Bucks can be overwhelming to people just starting out. I didn't keep one the first year I had goats. After driving around taking goats on dates that first year, I decided pretty quickly that I needed a buck. </div>
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Pick a buck who will help to make your goats the best they can be, not one simply because he has the parts. Want more milk? Look at his dam and granddams' production. Need to improve certain conformational traits? Look for lines who are strong in that area. Remember, it doesn't cost all that much to have a buckling transported to you from anywhere in the country!</div>
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Your buck has one main job, to breed your does, but he will also alert you to when your does are in heat. His aroma, to put it nicely, will bring your does into heat sooner in the fall than if you do not have a buck on your property. Not only that, it is far easier to just throw an amorous pair in a stall together than to have to load him or her up for a date. </div>
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I am not in the business of leasing my bucks or studding them out for "driveway breedings". This is not because I am mean. I have spent hours researching each buck on our farm. They have been carefully selected to fill a need in our breeding program. We have spent thousands of dollars for them, their transportation here, and their feed and upkeep. We have spent thousands of dollars on their fencing and shelter. We spend hours mucking their stalls, trimming their hooves, bathing urine scalded legs, worming, vaccinating, clipping, feeding. We spend the fall tolerating the buck aroma wafting in our windows. </div>
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I will occasionally let customers who buy does from me use my bucks the first fall. That allows them to get their feet wet into goats, discover what they should look for in a buck, and allow me to see some kids from that breeding, since I often have to sell goats I'd like to see kids from just to keep our numbers in line. </div>
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If you plan to keep goats, please keep a buck. One easy plan for new goat breeders is to keep a buckling. Most bucklings will ready to breed your does by 5-6 month old. They are small still, so they are easier to control and aren't as smelly. Buy a nice one, and you should have no trouble selling him when you're done with him. Or you could always eat him when he goes out of rut!</div>
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Anyway you slice it, bucks are a necessity. You may just end up liking the stinky boys. </div>
Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845268534571646512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976041764355621426.post-58455864994428041242016-10-13T09:10:00.000-04:002016-10-13T09:10:14.489-04:00Take-aways From Buck Collections<br />
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And I'm not talking about the smell! I am always trying to learn from other goat people. Buck (semen) collection day has yielded a golden tidbit each of the last two years. I may may have to go next year even if I don't have a buck to collect just to listen.<br />
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Last year, I overheard that a good goat is 80% management, 20% genetics. I'm not sure it's that great a difference, but management is crucial. If the genetics isn't there, you're never going to make a decent goat into a great goat just by management. But you can certainly turn a great goat into something very bad with poor management.<br />
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By management, I mostly mean forage, feed, and parasite control. I have had the opportunity to compare siblings who were raised here versus some raised elsewhere. Don't get me wrong, I am not bashing the new owners, most of those goats looked fine. They just could be more.<br />
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Our goats ate well and looked good before I listened to this advice at buck collections. This year we decided to breakdown and just give them the best forages at all times. They go through a lot of peanut hay and alfalfa and have never looked more beautiful.<br />
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Another thing to keep in mind, kids are programmed to grow more rapidly than adults. If you aren't giving the kids all the food they need to maximize growth in those high-growth months, they cannot reach their full potential. Don't forget regular coccidia management and worming. Kids can be carrying a case that is affecting growth without symptoms. <br />
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This year's take-away was "The difference between a good goat and a great goat is length". Obviously, that's a bit of a generalization but if you take two structurally sound animals and put them next to each other in the show ring, the long one seems to win most of the time. I'm going to keep breeding my limousines!</div>
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Finally, this wasn't a take-away from collections, but something I learned this year after feeling rather kicked in the teeth by an "expert", trust yourself and your vision. Your vision for your herd may be different than that person's. You may prioritize different things. That's not wrong, just different. </div>
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I have since had several judges validate my vision by placing our animals well at shows. I am angry with myself for allowing the expert to cause a hiccup in our plans that lead to some decisions we may not have made otherwise. I've learned my lesson. </div>
Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845268534571646512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976041764355621426.post-11181705954482055922016-10-08T08:47:00.000-04:002016-10-08T08:47:06.145-04:00Breeding Season 2016I haven't found time to blog in the past year! I mostly just post updates on Facebook. It is so much easier to do off my phone. To get pics on here, I have to upload them on the Blogger app on the phone then get on the computer to write the post. It all takes a while. <br />
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Breeding season is almost wrapped up here. We have everyone but our March and April kids bred now. I'm not going to get much sleep the first two weeks of February. Most everyone is due then!<br />
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After a slow start and some rough looking baby stages, our junior herd sire has turned into quite the looker. I feel bad for ever being worried about him. About half the herd is bred to him and I am beyond exited to see what he does for our kids! You certainly can't ask for more in the genetics department; his dam appraised 94 EEEE and is a pushing 12 years old. His sire appraised 90VEE as a two year old and is half brother to the 2016 National Champion!<br />
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Our doelings are growing beautifully. We sent Tatiana and Evelyn to north Georgia to be bred to a couple of my friend's bucks. Katerina stayed here and was bred to Henning. She is HUGE and beautiful. She already has her dry leg. I'm excited to show her again come spring.<br />
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We are not taking reservations on Lamancha doelings this year. I am, however, keeping an interest list on milkers and doe kids. We are freshening thirteen and will not be keeping that many milkers next year! We have a few buck reservations available and are taking reservations on our Alpine's kids.<br />
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It sure feels good to be down to a more manageable number of milkers I was milking 12 there for a while and it was just about to kill me. Buttercup, Maddy, and Olivia have left for their new homes. Tansy should leave in a week or so!</div>
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I have three milking stands. Going from 4 rounds of goats to 3 has made a huge difference. I think I know where my limit stands now.<br />
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If there's one thing there is not enough of these days it's time.<br />
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We wrapped up kidding season a couple weeks ago with 15 bucks, 13 does total. I am now trying to make some changes to reduce my work load. We have 2 really good milkers for sale. I also have three wethers and two bucklings available. I am ready for them to find new homes- milking 11 is killing me.<br />
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I am still working on updating the new website. I won't be keeping the buck/doe lists on this site current anymore, so please check out <a href="http://hammockhavenfarm.com/">HammockHavenFarm.com</a> for that information. I will continue to update the breeding chart here because the new site doesn't allow for an easy table. I am copying and pasting the html code from this one over there. <br />
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I have gotten a lot of my ideas from YouTube videos produced by<a href="http://handmadeinflorida.com/"> Handmade in Florida</a>. Her soaps are so beautiful they sell out in minutes. She does a release of new soaps a few times a year and I was lucky enough to get my hands on some. Okay, let's be honest, I set an alarm to be online right at the release time and still only managed to get my hands on 4 of the 6 kinds I wanted. </div>
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Her soaps are wonderful! While I prefer some of my fragrances, I like the hardness of her bars, the packaging and the way she polishes and bevels them. </div>
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Inspired, I sat at the kitchen table for several hours with a vegetable peeler and my soap cutter and cleaned up all my remaining 2015 bars. I am thrilled with how they look now. </div>
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Then I began to play with my recipe to add more high quality oils and a higher percentage of butters to make a firmer bar. These have all kinds of good stuff in them- mango butter, shea butter, cocoa butter, apricot oil, rice bran oil, sweet almond oil, kaolin clay, and more. I love the feel of them already and can't wait to be able to try them out once they have cured. The two kinds above are Indonesian Teakwood and Purification with activated charcoal to draw out impurities. <br />
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This is Beach. <br />
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Winterberry <br />
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More Purification (without a swirl) and Cactus Flower <br />
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Not only that, my son and I had some success at making bath bombs. We are still tweaking the recipe but are sure enjoying the Research and Development process with these!<br />
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My other son got me started on a new website. It is about 90% complete now. When live, we will have soap sales available online! Here's a sneak preview.<br />
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I am anxiously awaiting the beginning of kidding season and still trying to get all the girls bred. Trixie (above) looks like she's having twins this year. Thank goodness. I did not want to deal with more triplets and toxemia on her. </div>
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We have baby bunnies! The first litter died a couple of weeks ago; mama didn't quite know what to do with them. The other doe is proving to be a better mama. One of the little guys keeps wandering out of the nest though. I found him cold on the wire again this morning. I hope he makes it. </div>
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Yesterday, my friends at Simply Dutch Farm helped me trim the bucks' feet and draw blood for CAE and pregnancy tests on nine of the goats. We will do the rest of them in December when the other does are 30 days post breeding. There goes another $100!<br />
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Ilona is the only doe I have left to breed. She should go back in heat Thursday or Friday and I think she's finally big enough. I have been stuffing her full of alfalfa.<br />
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Kat is absolutely enormous! I think she has at least triplets again and I'm beginning to get scared there may be more than three in there. I believe Trixie is having twins. I want to look back at pictures from last year, but she's not giving me any reason to think there are three. That's a relief because I am not sure I could nurse her through another triplet pregnancy. </div>
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Today is 23 days since we artificially inseminated Betty Buttercup. She's shown no sign of being in heat, so I'm hoping my first AI was a success! I've been stuffing the girls full of alfalfa to get weight on Ilona and Buttercup's production has spiked back up. I think we'll do one more milk test on her and Maddy before calling it a year. </div>
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Ilona is the only doeling not yet at 80 pounds. The other four are averaging over 90 lbs. Illi will go back in heat a week from Friday and I'd really like to be able to breed her this month. I just keep stuffing her full of alfalfa. She's growing.<br />
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All the other girls should be bred now. Kami is the only one I'm having a tough time getting settled. She's been through three heat cycles now. Fingers crossed she's pregnant this time! <br />
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Thank you everyone for your support. The milk will be flowing again in February. </div>
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But not this year. It has been raining for well over a week now. Everything is wet. The treated wood of the barn is starting to sport a nice coat of green. I have a fan on the hay in the loft; after so many days of 100% humidity, it's only a matter of time before it's a total loss. </div>
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Breeding season is in full swing. I have 4 I am sure are pregnant. Seven have been bred. Kami came back into heat. I had a feeling three weeks ago that I should have stuck her back in with Whiskey after I saw how long her heat cycle was. Hindsight.<br />
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Time to go out and brave the mud. As much as I'd like to crawl back under the covers with a book and another cup of coffee, I'm late already. Only nine more days and no more evening milking!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845268534571646512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976041764355621426.post-80035887671326863852015-09-28T09:09:00.000-04:002015-09-28T09:09:24.505-04:00AI Class<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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I saw a meme on Facebook this morning. It said, "Do something unusual today." I think we accomplished that this weekend! My husband and I, and our friends from Simply Dutch Farm spent the weekend out of town at a goat Artificial Insemination (AI) class taught by Cam Faircloth. Believe it or not, it was a really fun weekend. </div>
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The class was on Sunday. After some consideration, I decided to bring my buck, Whiskey Baron up to be collected. I have a lot invested in him and my breeding plans would really be altered should anything happen to him. After arranging over the phone for Whiskey's collection, the purchase of a nitrogen tank, and all the equipment I would need to AI, Cam said, "see you on Saturday". </div>
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I sure learned a lot and am excited to try some AI on my own does. Most of my senior does are already bred this year, but I may try to AI Betty Buttercup. I have Whiskey on ice as an insurance policy against anything happening to him. I traded 5 of his straws for 5 straws of another nice buck, and bought two straws of a third buck. </div>
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The Bucks had a big day yesterday. Kat was in season. Then, not to be left out, her BFF Trixie went into heat too. This is the earliest I've ever had them cycle. </div>
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Both the bucklings figured out what they were supposed to be doing, although they did find the wrong end of the doe a few times.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">I went to visit my friends at Simply Dutch Farm last week. This is Aries. We will be breeding Scilla to him again. Having friends right up the road with this awesome Alpine buck</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> makes it so much easier to keep my silly Alpine</span>!</span></div>
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Ysabel is 105 lbs, Posey 80, Olivia 72, Ilona 70, and Tansy 75. The goal is minimum 80 pounds at 7-8 months. Since they are only 5 and 6 months old, I think we'll have no problem. We've managed to grow them pretty big this year.</div>
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Every so often, I will come across someone interested in a dairy goat. These people sometimes want to come out and see my herd, spend precious hours chatting, then they ask my prices. When I tell them, I get a reaction like I must be out of my everlovin' mind to think a goat could be worth three, four, five hundred dollars. </div>
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Let's put in another $200 a year for vet expenses. This year it was a bit more with Trixie's pregnancy toxemia ($50), a kid with a broken leg ($200), and Alice's mystery illness ($300).<br />
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We participate in linear appraisals. A judge comes to our farm and rates all the girls on their body conformation and gives them a score from 0-94. It's like a grade in school, but the highest you can get is a 94 since nobody's perfect. My goats scored an average of 86. This means you can expect long, productive lives from them. This cost $140 and a great deal of time grooming them to be ready and setting up extra pens to act as a host herd.<br />
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We also participate in DHI (dairy herd improvement). Each goat has her milked weighed and sampled and sent off to the lab at Langston University each month. There it is tested for somatic cell count, butterfat, and protein. If they reach a standard set by the American Dairy Goat Association, they are awarded a star * for production. Every milker I have earned her star last year. I have one new milker this year- she has a few months left to earn hers. This runs me about $45 a year to sign up for the program and another $25 a month for the sampling and postage.<br />
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If that's not what you're looking for, there's always the sale barn. You may get lucky. Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845268534571646512noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976041764355621426.post-10791463594102098012015-08-17T12:54:00.002-04:002015-08-17T12:54:56.043-04:00Genetics<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Things seem to be headed in the right direction for us this summer. Whiskey Baron, the buck I brought in from New Jersey to be Bubba's buddy, has really surprised me. First I got notice that he is one of 15 lamancha bucks accepted into ADGA's Young Sire Development Program this year. Then I learned that his dam popped up as <b>number one</b> Lamancha on the Elite Doe list. </div>
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Bubba and Whiskey. My plan is for these two and the Washington buck to be here long term. We will be doing a bit of line breeding in the next several years now that we have some truly excellent genetics to play around with. <br />
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Bubba showing off. I don't give him enough credit. He is really growing up as nicely as Whiskey Baron. I will be breeding him to Herd Queen and my personal favorite, Kat.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845268534571646512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976041764355621426.post-76751033900947615972015-07-07T09:06:00.001-04:002015-07-07T09:06:21.780-04:00Goat Milk Soap GalleryI have been having a ball playing with soap techniques this summer. Some of these are already cured and ready for the market, the rest will be done over the next month, so check out my table for a new soap or two each week.<br />
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Just like last year, I will be offering a Christmas Special. Three soaps, wrapped in tissue and packaged in a muslin drawstring bag with gift tag for $15 or a single soap packaged the same way for $5.50.<br />
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I will continue making one-two different varieties each week, so there will be plenty to choose from.<br />
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My base recipe contains Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, Goat Milk, Palm Oil, Castor Oil, and Cocoa Butter. Some are naturally colored and fragranced with essential oils. Others contain mica and oxide colors and are scented with fragrance oils. We still have time for special requests.<br />
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<b>Bliss</b>- Naturally fragranced with a blend of essential oils including jasmine, orange, lavender, rose, and ylang ylang. </div>
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845268534571646512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976041764355621426.post-70686208687993067892015-07-05T14:43:00.001-04:002015-07-05T14:43:14.890-04:00Whiskey BaronI received an email this week letting me know that our new buck, Three Bridges TP Whiskey Baron, qualified for ADGA's Young Sire Development Program.<br />
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This is quite an honor and a great opportunity for our herd. It does put a kink in my breeding plans though. To fully take advantage of this, we need to use him as much as possible early in his life so his daughters can be evaluated. Therefore, most of my does will be bred to him this fall. </div>
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Keep making us proud, Whiskey!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845268534571646512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976041764355621426.post-41594958337212062002015-07-02T08:42:00.003-04:002015-07-02T08:42:47.319-04:00Feeling SadI heard through the grapevine that a doe I sold last December died yesterday. Her owner has been in touch a few times over the months and I truly believe had the best intentions for her or I would not have sold her to him. However, I don't think he fully understood the danger of a heavy parasite load. The recent heat wave and wet weather has been really hard on the animals.<br />
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The thing is, these animals require some work. They are not <i>throw-out-back-and forget-about</i> goats. They have been bred for production and they are going to produce even at the expense of their own health. They need the calories and care to support that production. <br />
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I've heard people call sheep "Four Hooves Looking for a Place to Die". That is <i><b>not </b></i>how these goats are at all. Some (even most) of my girls only get wormed once or twice a year and require nothing besides food, basic grooming, and daily milking. <br />
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I have decided that I will not sell a bred doe again without very good reason. Dagny's kids were not disbudded and now there is an issue with their new owner about getting them registered since Dagny was never transferred out of my name. It's just not worth the headache.<br />
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I'm sorry things went this way for you, Dagny. You were a sweet girl. Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845268534571646512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-976041764355621426.post-91474715432920959742015-06-28T08:22:00.004-04:002015-07-02T08:44:40.769-04:00Heat Wave<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Milk production is down and we have had a wave of scours sweep through them. I think I <i>finally</i> have them on the mend now. Some only required herbs and probiotics, a few got wormed, and a couple needed an antibiotic. It's been <i>great </i>having to discard milk due to milk withdrawal times.....</div>
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The first Almond milk I looked at was Almond Breeze by Blue Diamond. I buy their brand almonds from time to time. I didn't notice that it was chocolate milk until I looked at the pictures later. </div>
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<span style="color: black;">I am immediately struck by the sheer number of ingredients in this. Apparently, some chemistry is needed to make almonds and water taste and feel like some sort of milk. There are ingredients in this list that are downright unhealthy- notaibly Carrageenan and Natural Flavor. I urge you to do some more research on each of these. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Carrageenan is a seaweed extract that has been linked to <a href="http://www.prevention.com/food/healthy-eating-tips/carrageenan-natural-ingredient-you-should-ban-your-diet">inflammation and even cancer</a>. Natural Flavor is also misleading. The Code of Federal Regulations <a href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/reasons-vegans-read-labels-natural-flavorscastoreum.html">defines Natural Flavor as</a>: </span></div>
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<br /><em>The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential
oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate,
or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the
flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice,
vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf
or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products,
or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is
flavoring rather than nutritional.</em></div>
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The next "milk" I looked at was Silk Almond milk. Silk is the brand that started the fake milk trend by giving us soy milk. Don't even get me started on the <a href="http://www.foodrenegade.com/dangers-of-soy/">negative health effects of soy</a>. </div>
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Once again, this product is full of gums and Natural Flavor. I didn't get a good picture of the Nutritional information, but found it <a href="http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/custom/1981172/2">here</a>: </div>
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240g (about a cup) has 60 calories, 3g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 150mg sodium, 8g carbohydrates, 1g protein. The added Calcium Carbonate gives it 45% of your daily requirement of calcium. </div>
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I looked up goat milk on the same <a href="http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/dairy-and-egg-products/94/2">site </a>and found:</div>
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244g (about a cup again) has 168 calories, 10g fat, 27mg cholesterol, 122mg sodium, 11g carbohydrates, and 9g protein. A cup of goat milk gives 33% of your daily calcium requirement without additives. </div>
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Packaged almond milk is a manufactured food product, full of gums and natural flavor to give it the mouth-feel of milk with very little nutritional value. With only 60 calories, 3g of fat, and 1g of protein, don't expect it to keep you satiated from breakfast until lunch. </div>
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