Well breeding time has begun at TenByAcres and it's a little noisier and a little more "aromatic". Bucks must be the most vile smelling creatures on earth but they are a necessary part of the breeding process.
Benny, the 2 year old buck, has happily taken up residence with Daisy, Rosey, Sparkle, Starlight, and Moonlight. To date we are certain the Daisy and Rosey will be having kids mid/late next March.
Ace, the 1 year old buck, is enjoying his stay with Licorice, Buttercup, Mary & Martha. They are slowly warming up to him. Licorice & Buttercup will be going to their new home late next month. Mary & Martha are my personal favorites and I look forward to adding them to the milking herd next spring.
When we brought the bucks up from my dad's farmette, we took Vanilla & Chocolate down to stay with the wethers, Goliath & Buck (or D. as Abbie calls him). We decided not to breed Vanilla b/c I simply had to put a cap on how many I can milk next spring and still stay sane. We would love to find a home for Vanilla. She is a 6th generation, purebred. Chocolate still has her gimpy foot and isn't very big so we decided not to breed her for those reasons.
The hard reality of farm life means some animals will end up in the freezer so I won't talk about Breadstick. From now on all wethers will simply get a letter instead of a name to avoid us becoming in any way attached to them. Since the former mentioned goat came to us full grown, we never had the "aw he's sooo cute" attached to him. This will be our first experience eating chevon. Will keep you posted. It's amazing how many people we know have said "yuck don't give me any of the goat meat". So we shall see.
So if anyone is interested in purchasing any of the following please send us an email. You can see some pictures of them at the Goats for Sale page on this blogsite.
A. Vanilla (currently not bred, although we could breed her if someone requested),
one of the wethers - Goliath or Buck, both born last March
B. Chocolate - born last March; was the proverbial "runt and has a gimpy foot - she is very affectionate though due to be handled so much when she was little
C. Daisy (5 or 6 year old bred doe - due to kid mid/late next March)
D. Sparkle (2 or 3 year old bred doe - due to kid mid/late next March)
E. Starlight (1 year old doe - hopefully will be bred and kid next March)
