February 21, 2023

Late in the winter, Louise's arthritis got the best of her just a couple of weeks before her fifteenth birthday. We had to put her down rathern than extend her suffering. Quirky Goat Farm is currently down to five goats. The Nubian yearlings, a doe and a wether. They were orphan bottle babies purchased from a local breeder. Bottle kids are tricky, and I wanted to spare them the anguish of being raised by a rookie. They are now almost fifteen months old. Sissy will be bred in the fall, which will give her plenty of time to grow. She is simply brown with black tips. Boo, the wether, is moon spotted. What is it about the flashy colors going to the males? Sigh. I purchased two mature Saanens from Dapper Dairy near Weimer. Pearl and Bug are BIG white girls. I dried off Bug, had her bred, and she'd due to kid in March. Pearl is still giving three quarts per day on one milking. I'm trying to dry her off gently. I am transporting Bug to Texas A and M Veterinary College tomorrow, February 22. Her "girly bits" are profoundly swollen. It's not prolapse. The veterinarian her didn't know what is going on, so I called the vet school, sent a picture, and they said bring her in!