Hi everyone, my name is Lori and I'm from Powhatan, Va and I am anxiously awaiting my first goats. We tried to get them last year but life happens and we were blessed to be given my granny's house and some land to put it on by my FIL and we moved. Because of the moving process we weren't able to get the goats we had picked out last year. Now that we are settled, my breeder contacted me and told me that 3 of the goats we originally wanted last spring were still available and 2 were already bred! So now that we are closing on our old house next week I can pay for them and finish the fencing at the new house on 3 acres. We have two that are pregnant, Janoah and Caris, and one that is special needs and can never be bred, Tally. She's a special little goat but has a neurological disorder that will kill her if she ever gives birth. We never plan on keeping any bucks so we are adopting her. She fell in love with my husband and makes it known to any and all around that he is hers. :) I'll attach some pics of Janoah and Caris in a bit as soon as I figure all this out LOL. Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!
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Okay, so I just posted a play by play of what happened with the kidding in the kidding section. I don't know what I'm gonna do now. Any advice would be appreciated cause I'm just queasy over the situation. I'll be getting goats in a few weeks but I just don't know who I'm getting now. Sheesh.
Well, the barn is done except for the porch! I added some pictures. We started with a shed and added the lean tos and then closed them in and now I have a goat barn, hay storage, and milking parlor! I also put in some pics of my childrens' birthday cakes that were done by my friend Favienne, she does cakes/catering as a business. Check out the pics!
Thanks...we measured off for the fence today and we need 650 feet....ugh. We are thinking of getting 600ft of fencing and doing the 50 feet closest to the barn in board fence.
Yeah, Barb is the best. She had a similar situation to ours and had to wait a year to get started too so she is really accomodating and tells us all the time that if we need to talk to just pick up the phone and call once we get the girls. I looked at her site so much that the first time we went for a visit to meet her I knew most of the girls by name. She was really surprised and then when Tally "fell in love" with my husband that was just the icing on the cake. She is a fantastic person...she milked one of the girls there on the spot and let the kids drink the milk to see if they liked it. They did and my husband was really impressed with her.
I can't wait to get the girls home and I am glad to have found a site dedicated just to nigis!
So good news everyone! We sold our old house yesterday and profited just shy of $25,000....whew. In this economy we are happy with that, even though we could have made 3 times that a couple years ago.
I talked to our breeder and she says the girls are healthy but on the small side for their pregnancies. She wants to keep them there until they kid for right now. She is worried that if they are small then we might have some problems kidding and she has done this so many times now she doesn't want us to panic and face unnecessary vet bills if something were to go wrong, especially with our two young children around. She won't hesitate to reach in and assist but as first timers she doesn't want us to panic. She also brings up a good point that she has so many other does at this point that if one of the two does won't nurse she will almost surely have another doe there that will take another baby if necessary. She doesn't bottle feed unless it is a last resort.
I told her that we would do whatever she felt was best and play it by ear. We would also not be ready for them until probably a few weeks before their due date and I don't want to move them that much that close to their due date. I wish they would be here sooner than later but I would rather everything go smoothly than risk something going wrong by moving them too soon.
Yeah, apparently it lays dormant and then when the does that are carriers are bred it shows up sometimes. It was very hard on our breeder. She loves Tally and cried when telling us about her mother's painful death. She has wanted to find a home for her but wanted someone that was willing to commit to a "no bucks allowed" policy. We just don't have the extra space to deal with keeping a buck and Tally fell in love with my husband. She looked at him with those baby blues and the deal was sealed. She followed him around the rest of the day. :)
When Tally's mom died she had her creamated and still has her ashes. She was her first doe and it was very hard to lose her. It is pretty rare but there were other instances of other does from JJU's lineage dying the same way. Healthy kids, but horribly sick and always death afterward. Not everyone knew about it so when they had a doe that was a carrier they always assumed it was just some freak thing. Not everyone was as persistent as her when trying to save the does either. She made a good effort to track down as many people as possible to let them know but I don't know for sure how long ago that was either. I don't remember how old Tally is exactly either...I'm sure my husband knows. I looked for the email explaining the disorder but I must have deleted it cause I can't find the name of it. I did remember the buck's name, though. She gave me a brief overview of the whole situation last year.
If there is anyone in or close to Va that is looking for a good breeder she charges $50 stud fee and has separate breeding pens that she brings the buck to for a few days and she will keep your doe there as long as you supply the necessary food for the few days. Her buck pen is across the property and not visible from the doe barn at all so there is very little chance of them getting to one another. The breeding pens are also close to the buck pasture but don't touch. They are wonderful people.... www.cornerstonefarm.net and also have poultry for sale and they are working on other livestock as well as running a bed and breakfast. Her does are fantastic and she really tries to breed with good milking ability in mind. I highly recommend her. :)
Thanks everybody....we're looking at garage plans with our builder today since my husband is home from work today. We are going to put in a garage with a storage area and an area to do our own meat processing (we currently do it outdoors). We are closing on our old house this week and we are using the money to build the garage at the new house and finish the fencing for the goats. The shed is going to be my milking parlor and the lean tos will be one for the goat house and one for the hay storage. I'm excited. I just can't wait to get the girls home finally. We've waited a long time for this.
Congratulations on your new little goat family! I am new to the forum also and I must say everyone has been so welcoming and helpful. It doesn't matter if you are new to goats or have had y our little herd for some time, there are always questions and things to get a second opinion on. This is forum has been great for me; I may not post a lot but I do a lot of looking around at the different topics and get a lot of information. Do the same, take time to browse around and look at members and their goats and comments. There is a wealth of useful information here.
How wonderful for you to have taken on Tally with her special needs. I am glad she has found such a loving and caring home with you and your husband. Lucky little girl.
What cuties! Thanks for sharing the pics and congratulations on your goats.
Lori Adams said:
Here's some pics from photobucket until I can figure out how to get these on here....
Here's our two babies, sisters Janoah and Caris, they are both black with frosted ears but one has a white spot in the middle of her forehead. That's me with them.
This is my husband with Tally, our special needs doe. She loves him. She also loves to rub her head against pine trees and it is covered in sap, please excuse the mess :)
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Thanks...we measured off for the fence today and we need 650 feet....ugh. We are thinking of getting 600ft of fencing and doing the 50 feet closest to the barn in board fence.
Yeah, Barb is the best. She had a similar situation to ours and had to wait a year to get started too so she is really accomodating and tells us all the time that if we need to talk to just pick up the phone and call once we get the girls. I looked at her site so much that the first time we went for a visit to meet her I knew most of the girls by name. She was really surprised and then when Tally "fell in love" with my husband that was just the icing on the cake. She is a fantastic person...she milked one of the girls there on the spot and let the kids drink the milk to see if they liked it. They did and my husband was really impressed with her.
I can't wait to get the girls home and I am glad to have found a site dedicated just to nigis!
So good news everyone! We sold our old house yesterday and profited just shy of $25,000....whew. In this economy we are happy with that, even though we could have made 3 times that a couple years ago.
I talked to our breeder and she says the girls are healthy but on the small side for their pregnancies. She wants to keep them there until they kid for right now. She is worried that if they are small then we might have some problems kidding and she has done this so many times now she doesn't want us to panic and face unnecessary vet bills if something were to go wrong, especially with our two young children around. She won't hesitate to reach in and assist but as first timers she doesn't want us to panic. She also brings up a good point that she has so many other does at this point that if one of the two does won't nurse she will almost surely have another doe there that will take another baby if necessary. She doesn't bottle feed unless it is a last resort.
I told her that we would do whatever she felt was best and play it by ear. We would also not be ready for them until probably a few weeks before their due date and I don't want to move them that much that close to their due date. I wish they would be here sooner than later but I would rather everything go smoothly than risk something going wrong by moving them too soon.
Yeah, apparently it lays dormant and then when the does that are carriers are bred it shows up sometimes. It was very hard on our breeder. She loves Tally and cried when telling us about her mother's painful death. She has wanted to find a home for her but wanted someone that was willing to commit to a "no bucks allowed" policy. We just don't have the extra space to deal with keeping a buck and Tally fell in love with my husband. She looked at him with those baby blues and the deal was sealed. She followed him around the rest of the day. :)
When Tally's mom died she had her creamated and still has her ashes. She was her first doe and it was very hard to lose her. It is pretty rare but there were other instances of other does from JJU's lineage dying the same way. Healthy kids, but horribly sick and always death afterward. Not everyone knew about it so when they had a doe that was a carrier they always assumed it was just some freak thing. Not everyone was as persistent as her when trying to save the does either. She made a good effort to track down as many people as possible to let them know but I don't know for sure how long ago that was either. I don't remember how old Tally is exactly either...I'm sure my husband knows. I looked for the email explaining the disorder but I must have deleted it cause I can't find the name of it. I did remember the buck's name, though. She gave me a brief overview of the whole situation last year.
If there is anyone in or close to Va that is looking for a good breeder she charges $50 stud fee and has separate breeding pens that she brings the buck to for a few days and she will keep your doe there as long as you supply the necessary food for the few days. Her buck pen is across the property and not visible from the doe barn at all so there is very little chance of them getting to one another. The breeding pens are also close to the buck pasture but don't touch. They are wonderful people.... www.cornerstonefarm.net and also have poultry for sale and they are working on other livestock as well as running a bed and breakfast. Her does are fantastic and she really tries to breed with good milking ability in mind. I highly recommend her. :)
Hej from Sweden,
Congratulations on your new little goat family! I am new to the forum also and I must say everyone has been so welcoming and helpful. It doesn't matter if you are new to goats or have had y our little herd for some time, there are always questions and things to get a second opinion on. This is forum has been great for me; I may not post a lot but I do a lot of looking around at the different topics and get a lot of information. Do the same, take time to browse around and look at members and their goats and comments. There is a wealth of useful information here.
How wonderful for you to have taken on Tally with her special needs. I am glad she has found such a loving and caring home with you and your husband. Lucky little girl.
Welcome to the group Lori!
KSweden
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