Chat
10-29-2017, 09:07 AM
Well, Sanibel went to her new home yesterday morning along with Nubbin, who was sold as an in-milk doe, and Delilah who was sold as a pet/weed-eater. I was very sad to say goodbye to Nubbin. She was one of the two babies from our first kidding season and she's been with us for over four years so it's been very hard to part with her. She's proven herself to be a wonderful milk doe and a good mama, but we really needed to downsize our herd a little and Nubbin's conformation has never quite lined up with my goals for breeding packgoat prospects. But that doesn't mean I won't miss her terribly. Hopefully she'll enjoy her new home where I'm sure she will be very well loved. She's a good starter goat for someone who is just getting into dairy goats because she's easy to milk with a low maintenance udder and she's an easy keeper. One thing that made her easier to part with is that Delilah and Sanibel went with her. Nubbin and Delilah get along pretty well.
Delilah needed to find a pet home where she wouldn't be bred. She's freshened twice with mastitis now, and last spring it was so bad I was afraid we might lose her. She recovered with a lot of work, but I'm not going to risk that again. She has a huge, pendulous udder that is way too big for her frame and these blown-out bottle teats that are terrible to try to milk and are difficult for kids to latch onto. She will make a very nice pet and companion for Nubbin and Sanibel.
Sanibel I think will do well with the new arrangement. With the two older girls to bicker away at each other, she will probably not get picked on much. She's a tough, scrappy little thing and her mama had already practically weaned her so she had become quite independent.
Coral is the one who is sad right now. She lost her mother (Delilah) and her best friend Sanibel in one day and is looking very unhappy and disoriented. She was still crying at 10:00 last night. But this morning I was very happy to see her sticking close to Tigerlily. It looks like Tigerlily may have taken pity on the poor lonely thing and "adopted" her. Coral seemed much happier today. I put Jezebel on the stanchion and let Coral take a few sips. Jezebel didn't seem to mind, and Coral was thrilled to still have some milk on tap. She's wearing her mom's studded leather collar now, so she looks like one of the herd. Hopefully she'll make new friends soon.
Delilah needed to find a pet home where she wouldn't be bred. She's freshened twice with mastitis now, and last spring it was so bad I was afraid we might lose her. She recovered with a lot of work, but I'm not going to risk that again. She has a huge, pendulous udder that is way too big for her frame and these blown-out bottle teats that are terrible to try to milk and are difficult for kids to latch onto. She will make a very nice pet and companion for Nubbin and Sanibel.
Sanibel I think will do well with the new arrangement. With the two older girls to bicker away at each other, she will probably not get picked on much. She's a tough, scrappy little thing and her mama had already practically weaned her so she had become quite independent.
Coral is the one who is sad right now. She lost her mother (Delilah) and her best friend Sanibel in one day and is looking very unhappy and disoriented. She was still crying at 10:00 last night. But this morning I was very happy to see her sticking close to Tigerlily. It looks like Tigerlily may have taken pity on the poor lonely thing and "adopted" her. Coral seemed much happier today. I put Jezebel on the stanchion and let Coral take a few sips. Jezebel didn't seem to mind, and Coral was thrilled to still have some milk on tap. She's wearing her mom's studded leather collar now, so she looks like one of the herd. Hopefully she'll make new friends soon.