Sunday, February 5, 2012

I didn't allow myself to get that attached to the bucklings as I knew they would be sold. We saw them sold, got great prices and they each went to a different home but I'm sure a good one. A lady with her two little boys bought one of our billys. They sat not to far from us. She held the buck on her lap during the sale, coddled him, covered him with her jacket while the little ones petted and kissed the top of his head. Can't get better or cuter than that! All will be raised either for breeding or a pet. We didn't castrate any of them so the new owners have that option. Feels good to raise something so cute and share with others. We can't keep the bucks as they are all related to our does. We have two young bucks, different bloodlines for the does.

A woman had surgery and has a health problem and sold her whole herd of milking does, babies, everything. So sad. Most of the goats at the sale were hers. She had a variety of breeds of goats too, some beautiful, some needing more feed and their feet trimmed. Interesting sale.

We moved Olivia doe (she isn't growing well, born small, we still bottle feed her) into the sold bucklings pen, then put Nevaeh in the pen with Shay (Shay doe is almost as big as Nevaeh, Shay is Olivia's twin). So Bravo has his pen to himself. Griff buck is in his own. The two PG does, Solo and Blossom share the larger pen. Prairie and Destiny are together in their pen. Solo will kid in March. Blossom in April. Not sure if Nevaeh is bred yet.

Sassy dog is doing about the best as expected. She is adapting to the seizure medicine. Since she had two teeth extracted and the couple she has left cleaned, her breath is so much better. She is eating better and I hope she gains alittle more weight.

Speaking of weight. I have lost 8#. I always was a skinny kid and scary skinny (not by choice) until I reached middle age. I liked my new curves and fluff, I'm a Nana after all. I decided, though I'm not overweight, to shed a few pounds now. Never did this before but I am slowly losing weight, not snacking much at night and using the elliptical.

We had an awesome Fall and a mild Winter. Maybe the states with the warm, beautiful weather will start getting worse weather and ours will change to milder. Then everyone will move to Wisconsin. Get outdoors and enjoy it. Spring is coming......

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My Horses

My Horses
Elli and Sporty resting on Spring pasture.

Little Helper

Little Helper
Dom digging up Snow On The Mountain flowers.

My Grandbabies

My Grandbabies
Haily-7, Justin-5 and Dominic-2

Willow and Me

Willow and Me
Breaking Willow to lead and respect collar.

Black and Red Star Pullets

Black and Red Star Pullets
My 3 new farm babies- 3-4 mos. old

Marthas

Marthas
My hens in their new outdoor pen.

Blossom's Doeling

Blossom's Doeling
Kidded April 21, 2012

Solo's Triplets

Solo's Triplets
New Spring arrivals- 2 doelings and 1 buckling.

Exhausted Solo

Exhausted Solo
Mama resting with Blossom.

Our Goat Barn

Our Goat Barn

Twin Bucks

Twin Bucks
Prairie kidded twin bucks on Jan. 9, 2012

Shay

Shay
Feeding Time

Our Barn Cats

Our Barn Cats
Feeding Time

Dominic and his Uncle Seth

Dominic and his Uncle Seth

Nana and Grandpa with Dominic

Nana and Grandpa with Dominic

I'm watching you!

Dominic Exzander William Kelch

Dominic Exzander William Kelch
Born March 12, 2010

Dom

Dom
He has chubby cheeks and dark eyes.

Farm Fresh Eggs

Farm Fresh Eggs
First eggs from new hens

Funny Pic

Funny Pic
On Camera Timer

My Lindsey and me

My Lindsey and me
My youngest daughter, Lindsey is 6 months pregnant and doesn't look it. It will be her first baby, a boy and my third grandchild.

My sweet grandbabies-Haily and Justin

My happy girls- Brooke and Lindsey

A Veteran's Story

A Veteran's Story
My man received this from his workplace on Veteran's Day. He was a Sargeant in the Marines. He served in Viet Nam.

Fresh Honey

Fresh Honey
Yummy Honey

Case of Honey

Case of Honey
We received our honey from the Bee people for them using our land to keep their bees.

Open Spaces

Open Spaces

October SnowStorm

October SnowStorm
Wild weather. We lost power for 15 hours.

More SnowStorm

More SnowStorm
Almost a white out.

Our Farm Driveway

Our Farm Driveway
Autumn is here

Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving 2009
Dennis basting the turkey.

Lindsey

Lindsey
34 weeks PG- at her baby shower

Dominic's Gift from Nana

Dominic's Gift from Nana

New Babies At SherDen Farm

New Babies At SherDen Farm
Solo's newborn twin Nubian Does- Jan. 20, 2010

My Girls and Me

My Girls and Me
Brooke, Me, Lindsey

Sporty Boy

Sporty Boy
Sporty relaxing in the snow and ice.

Lindy

Lindy

Ellie

Ellie
Ellie sunning herself on a cold Winter day

Gyspy

Gyspy
Gyspy wondering if the footing is safe.

2010 Winter Driveway

2010 Winter Driveway
Feb. Snow

2010 Snowpile

2010 Snowpile
By backdoor. Can't see much of the deck.

Molly

Molly
This is Molly our new stray and one of many of our barn cats.

NapTime

NapTime
Dennis and Natalie (Natty) napping.

More Cat Naps

More Cat Naps
My MittenPaw, Nia, sleepy girl.

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