tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post3187161757657735587..comments2024-02-29T10:26:56.584-05:00Comments on Ohiofarmgirl's Adventures In The Good Land: What to expect when you are expecting....goatiesOhiofarmgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-88807450357722577152010-11-30T20:42:45.672-05:002010-11-30T20:42:45.672-05:00CC - nothing is wasted when you have chickens! can...CC - nothing is wasted when you have chickens! can your clucks get to the goat area? let them clean up the hay and then just assume its going to bedding. some folks freak out over this "deep-ish" litter method (there is a risk of listeria) but most goats wont eat anything they've stepped on. also dont discount all that fabulous compost you will get. i know it feels like a waste but you'll get a return on it. try giving them less so they quit screwing around with it.<br />;-)<br /><br />Heiko - so did you milk? by hand? we love the goats milk..and the cheese.Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-66326884254080034732010-11-30T04:02:36.721-05:002010-11-30T04:02:36.721-05:00They were dairies. We lived veggie on the farm at...They were dairies. We lived veggie on the farm at the time. We even had a haemaphrodite (is that how you spell it?) goat, which was just there for cuddles.Heikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999245793961798308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-55260426183336762532010-11-29T20:30:28.575-05:002010-11-29T20:30:28.575-05:00I am going to have to think on the hay quality as ...I am going to have to think on the hay quality as their is a lot of wastage going on. That Walmart post was too funny, could it really have been that long ago?<br /><br />Fat - check, goofy - check, moaning - not yet! I had to reread that part to make sure you weren't talking about the owners......<br /><br />Thanks for posting this, I will be referring back to it.Chai Chaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845100961653150736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-11031382223489061442010-11-29T19:22:49.628-05:002010-11-29T19:22:49.628-05:00Hello Heiko! Were they dairy or meat goats? We lov...Hello Heiko! Were they dairy or meat goats? We love our dairy gals. There isnt such a market for goat meat here in the states..in truth, I'd rather have lamb. <br /><br />Thanks Sara! Goats are crazy and none of the books tell you how ridiculous they are, ha!<br /><br />Hi Grandpa! The tequila keeps me from barfing on the neighbor kids during the Joyous Occasion. <br />;-)Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-17578472461087103692010-11-29T18:57:37.500-05:002010-11-29T18:57:37.500-05:00This is a great manual OFG! I'm gonna keep it ...This is a great manual OFG! I'm gonna keep it for reference. And I suppose having that tequila on hand helps...Grandpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250675550143944134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-22416832538403424622010-11-29T15:27:17.036-05:002010-11-29T15:27:17.036-05:00Love it! I didn't know that about pregnant go...Love it! I didn't know that about pregnant goats. Great blog!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216580106264628759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-84184947004587680492010-11-29T11:49:36.290-05:002010-11-29T11:49:36.290-05:00I used to work with goats when I lived on a farm i...I used to work with goats when I lived on a farm in Ireland and really enjoyed it. Been wanting my own goats ever since. On day...Heikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999245793961798308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-88700762602811553352010-11-29T10:48:44.012-05:002010-11-29T10:48:44.012-05:00you said it, java! I'll give the rest of the f...you said it, java! I'll give the rest of the folks a spoiler for the upcoming "play by play" and remind you that Debbie INTENTIONALLY had her babies when my hubby was GONE! I know she did it on purpose. <br /><br />hey SFG! nature is amazing.. I'm not sure how much we change how things go anyway.... Its good to know what COULD happen.. but most likely everything will be just fine.Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-82119333599608962152010-11-29T10:34:50.736-05:002010-11-29T10:34:50.736-05:00Thank for the info. Since I'm a first time goa...Thank for the info. Since I'm a first time goat breeder, I wanted someone who actually has gone through it, instead of reading it from a book. I think the books kinda over do it a lot of times anyway. Thanks once again.small farm girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485314092236803411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-48518348104704703522010-11-29T10:25:40.460-05:002010-11-29T10:25:40.460-05:00I'm so glad I knew what was coming through you...I'm so glad I knew what was coming through your stories last year. My ladies are acting precisely as described. Crazy. Rory will only let me touch her face. Don't even pretend like I'm going for a belly feel. <br />Unlike you I can't wait to get out there and help birth those babies! Woot! I'm going to be a goat midwife! (and I'm sure they are hatching plans to both birth in the 15 minutes out of the week that I need to run to the grocery and I'll miss it)<br />-JavaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365391708498438682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-33452118196658411422010-11-29T08:58:51.145-05:002010-11-29T08:58:51.145-05:00Hi Mrs Weeb! We got off easily b/c Debbie didnt ma...Hi Mrs Weeb! We got off easily b/c Debbie didnt make a peep the whole time. Nibbles tho.. ohmigosh. She wants me to stand there and fan her with palm fronds and fluff her pillows. The moaning and laying in a heap was just ridiculous. TWO months of it!!? Sheesh. <br /><br />Great thought on the baby monitor! Some folks I know use them in their hen houses so they will be alerted if there are predators. <br /><br />Interesting about feeding at nite. We feed bagged food 2x's a day as it is so we are on track. I'd love to hear how your ladies do this year. 9am is a little early for me tho...and the neighbor kid isnt home from school yet.<br />;-)Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-70167743908167862822010-11-29T07:05:26.413-05:002010-11-29T07:05:26.413-05:00One day of moaning is all you get? HA! My two nubi...One day of moaning is all you get? HA! My two nubians lay around and moan the entire last two months!<br /> Someone gave me the bright idea of using a baby monitor last year so I could hear them when they started pawing and moaning in labor...um.Yeah. That lasted all of an hour.<br /><br />One thing we now do different is to start feeding grain at night. I was told something with digestion and what-not that for some reason it makes them kid during the day rather than the wee hours of night. I don't know how true it is, but mine birthed at 9 and 11am respectively with the switch last year.Mrs. Weebnoreply@blogger.com