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When I was out and about, checking fences in the cattle’s 40 acre winter pasture, I got a call from Carol.  She thought she could use a little help with a goat that was in the ‘L’ pasture.  It seems as though a young goat doe was giving birth and she wasn’t comfortable continuing to butcher chickens while this young goat was birthing.  With the alert fresh, I headed back to the place.  I did tell her I was approx. ½ mile away [and on-foot] so I would/could not get back to the barn immediately.

When I got to the barn, Carol was on the phone.  Daughter Madison was quick to announce, from the birthing pen, that we now had a new baby goat on the ground – a little boy.

Our newest little guy.

Our new momma goat, Piper, had this little fellow.  We had no idea Piper was expecting… until the girls saw tiny hooves emerging for Pipers backside.  We did the math and it seems Piper was only 3 month old when she was bred.   The new baby is doing fine and this 1st year momma had absolutely no problem delivering him.

It looks like we will have more fresh goat milk for our customers for the winter months until the other does start to kid early next year.  We now have three dairy goats “online”, providing the farm with fresh milk.

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3. Carol's Auction Experience
4. Making Homemade Mozzarella Cheese