[Ag-eq] weaning the goats

Sun May 6 19:36:06 UTC 2012

Susan:

Homer sounds like quite a character!  My wether goat spends most of his time
with my old john mule.  Necco the goat, loves to rub all over Jack, the mule;
Jack seems to think he's getting a massage.

I think you're going to love having goats; they have so much personality and are
so useful.  This weekend I've made cheese, yogurt and ice cream.  I have to do
something with all this milk!

Did you ever get any more chickens?

I want to find 3 more, but don't want tiny chicks.  The baby chicks make me
nervous; they are so tiney.  I'm afraid I would do something wrong and they
would die.  The youngest ones I've ever got were 8 weeks old.  Do you start
with the baby chicks?

I got 4 ripe tomatos this weekend, 2 cherries and 2 larger ones.  My plants are
loaded with green and ripening tomatos.  I hope to be able to make and can some
pasta sauce.

Do you can fruits and vegetables, if so do you have any good tips?

Take care.

Nella

Quoting Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>:

> Hello Nella,
>
> Your babies sound so cute!  I know whenever we get our doe goat and she has
> her first babies, Matt is going to have a hard time when it comes time to
> ween them.  He has such a soft heart for that kind of thing.  Poor Homer is
> having to deal with at least 3 different litters of kittens in the barn and
> it really agitates him when they are crying for attention.  He even has a
> litter of two that were actually born in his stall and now occupy the area
> between his sleeping pallet and the backside of the wall.  Homer also has
> about 5 cats that sleep in his stall, just beyond the edges of his pallet.
> Homer has decided he is not a nanny goat and resents the idea of being a
> nurse maid to all of these kittens.  So far, they all do a good job of
> staying out of his way.  LOL
>
> Sorry to hear about your older goat and your hen.  It is good she passed in
> her sleep quietly.  I can't bare to watch an animal suffer and linger due to
> age, disease or injury.  Before I went for my Seeing Eye dog, I informed my
> family that if the situation arose where I had to make that descision for
> her that I was not going to take any arguement.  I am a firm believer in
> quality of life for animals.  It is not unusual for your hen to die like
> that.  She could have even been egg bound.
>
> Your garden sounds wonderful!  I am jellous over your tomatoes.  We don't
> get full ripe tomatoes around here until July.  That is when we have the
> Hanover Tomato Festival.
>
> Susan
> Dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 12:31 AM
> Subject: [Ag-eq] weaning the goats
>
>
> >
> > Quoting Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>:
> > My little goats turned 7 weeks old on Sunday, so I started weaning them
> > last
> > Wednesday.  They are not happy and neither is Lollipop.  They sound just
> > like
> > crying babies; I keep waiting for a neighbor to call Child Protection
> > Services
> > on me!  They've actually been a little quieter the last couple of days.
> >
> > I milked Lollipop while they were nursing, but got very little milk, about
> > 3
> > cups a day.  Now that the babies aren't nursing I'm getting close to a
> > gallon
> > each day.  I'm making cheese, home made ice cream, drinking it, cooking
> > with
> > it, giving it to a friend and donating some to feed orphaned kittens.
> > This is
> > the first times she's had kids, so she will probably produce more next
> > time.
> >
> >  Lollipop is doing very well and standing quietly while being milked.  The
> > kids
> > are eating hay and goat feed.  I can't believe how quickly they have
> > grown.
> > They are very healthy and pretty.  I've handled them from the second they
> > were
> > born, so they are friendly with people.  I haven't decided if I'm going to
> > keep
> > or sell them.  I will probably keep them; this is the first time I've ever
> > bred
> > and raised any kind of babies, so I'm really attached to them.  Mike says
> > I'm
> > so proud that one would think that I was the birth mother!
> >
> > My garden is doing well; I already have tomatos turning red.  My cabbage
> > is
> > about ready and I'm still getting lettuce, spinach and carrots.  My
> > squash, egg
> > plant and peppers are blooming, so I just have to keep everything watered.
> >
> > One of my cinnamon Queen hens died and I have no idea why; she was dead
> > when I
> > went out to feed.  She was only about 2 1/2 years old.  The remaining 5
> > hens
> > are laying well.  I'm thinking about getting a few chicks to raise.
> >
> > My old nanny goat Jellybean died last Tuesday; she was at least 15 years
> > old and
> > had canser.  I'm sad, but know that it was her time.  She went quietly in
> > her
> > sleep; she looked peaceful when I found her.  Mike was his normal loving
> > self
> > and buried her for me.
> >
> > Well that's about all going on here.  What's happening with everyone else.
> >
> > Nella
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> Awh Jody, I feel so happy for you and I can understand each and every
> >> happy
> >> tear you shed.  You'll find out that your back porch will be one of your
> >> most favorite places.  Enjoy!
> >>
> >> Susan
> >> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Jody W. Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
> >> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:18 AM
> >> Subject: [Ag-eq] Country Girl
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi all,
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > We have arrived in our new house.  I can sit in the back yard and hear
> >> > cows,
> >> > roosters, ducks, horses, and donkeys.  the first time I heard them I
> >> > started
> >> > to cry because it sounded so  wonderful.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Still unpacking boexes now.  The second day we were here we had no
> >> > water
> >> > because of a short in the wiring to the well.  Now we are waiting for
> >> > the
> >> > refrigerator repair man because the new refrigerator broke after 10
> >> > days!
> >> > Must be made in China.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I am finally a country girl!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > JODY
> >> >
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