Stars 2013 Babies Are Here!

Finally they arrived on day 152... I'm so relieved. As soon as I walked outside I heard the sweet cries of baby goats and knew they were here.  I was so happy when I walked ran down to the goat barn and found Momma Star standing there with 3 sweet still damp beautiful, healthy babies... she was still licking them clean.  She had 1 doeling and 2 bucklings.  As of right now the sweet lil doeling (her name is Ruby) will be goin to live on my friend Stephanie's farm in a few months.  I pray when Tulip kids next month she gives more doelings, Stephanie's wants 2 doelings and her lil doeling will need a friend. 

 ~ Heres what I saw when I got to the barn this morning at 6:30am

Doeling (Ruby) 5.5 pounds

 Buckling: 6 pounds

Buckling: 4.9 pounds

I love this life...

Gonna go snuggle sweet baby goats now!

*** More pics here: Star 2013 Kids

Back to Milkin... alittle.

I'm so happy.  I've really missed my goat milk these past few months!

I locked the kids away from Tulip & Star last night & will do so from now on, everyone did great but boy those kids were happy to see their mommas when I let em out of the kid stall this morning. I locked em up so I could get back to milkin the girls... I didnt milk them out so the kids could have some too ;)

Goodbye Goat Milk...

Well I do believe its time to say Goodbye to my wonderful yummy goats milk for a few LONG months, lol. This is how much I've been gettin the past few days from both girls... sad, very sad. So I decided today its just not worth it, might as well dry em up, their both about 2. 5 months pregnant, due in May... so I can start milkin them again end of May beginning of June.

I've been milkin the girls for 5 months September 11 2011 was the 1st day I milked Tulip & Star... My Adventures In Goat Milkin...

Chickens & Egg Nog...

I made some homemade egg nog today...

and the barnyard animals thought I made it for them, lol

Hoof Trimming, Lard & Goat Ice Cream

Had company today...

Sarah (Thickin' and Thinnin' at Goodwife Farm) & her family came to visit & she trimmed hoofs for me, which I'm thankful for.

She also brought me a lil gift today... lard she had rendered earlier this week. I think that was so sweet of her. I can wait to use it, think I might have to made some kind of pie sometime soon. I sent her home with 2 quarts of goats milk so they would have some hm goat ice cream, speakin of hm goat ice cream...

They brought their ice cream maker & we made some tonight...
Its soooo good.

(One of my cousins & her family was over too & they loved the ice cream)