Smudge Soap
With Smudge producing almost 4 litres of milk a day, I had to find ways to make use […]
View from the Milking Shed
I have been milking Midge for 4 weeks now, but she is still feeding the kids, so I […]
Horns Growing
At 3.5 months, the kids horns looking like they are growing by the day. The horns started coming […]
Weighing the Kids #2
Three months to the day, we dragged the kids off their favourite spot on the top of mini […]
Big Girls
At only 3 months old, the kids are looking more like small adults! Rose always stands right […]
First Milk
The kids will be 3 months this week, so can do without all the milk. I am trying […]
Vaccinations
Smudge was due for her bi-annual vaccination and at 7 weeks, the kids were due for theirs. Midge […]
Helpful Kids
It looked like the kids were all set to give me a hand with the mucking out, but […]
Big Appetites
The kids have got quite an appetite now and are supplementing their milk with sold foods. They get […]
The Milking Shed
We moved the small shed into the goat paddock to house the milking stand in preparation for milking. […]
Goats at Five Weeks
At five weeks, the goats are filling out nicely and becoming much more independent, confident and inquisitive. Their […]
Budding Horns
At just over 4 weeks, the kids horns are forming. Although she is smaller, Crumpler seems to be […]
Sunbathing
All the animals knew what to do when the sun came out, the goats on their own private […]
Storm Casualty 2
A large Marri tree crashed down over the fence in the goat paddock. We were lucky that it […]
Time to turn the fence on
The kids are two weeks old now and are getting a bit too comfortable round the fence line. […]
Gorgeous Crumpler
Off course we love all our little ones equally, but actually Crumpler is my favourite. She is less […]
Curious Rose
Rose is living up to her first born status and is much more bold and inquisitive than Crumpler. […]
Success #2
Midge got on the Milking Stand for the first time! It looked like little Rose was telling mum what […]
Success!
After kicking the kids off her injured teat for the last week, Midge finally let Crumpler feed from it […]
Butcher’s Block Milking Stand
The Milking Shed was still just a plan in my head. I knew where it was going and […]
I Thought Midge Had Mastitis
Yesterday when I tried to milk out Midge, the teat and lower udder felt really thick and hard […]
Injured Udder
Poor Midge has a bruise and scrape on the left side of her udder which looks pretty painful. […]
Pronking
At three days old, the kids have mastered walking and are now practicing their pronking or bouncing. It […]
Blue Eyes
Little Crumpler has the most amazing eyes. I am not sure if all baby goats have pale blue […]
Weighing the Kids
We weighed the kids today. They wouldn’t stand still on the scales so I just had to cuddle […]
First Morning
The kids were still sleeping when I went in to feed the Goats at 6.45am. Still as cute […]
First Feed
Less than 90 minutes after kidding, Midge was back on her feet and Crumpler was feeding. […]
Wobbly Legs
Less than an hour after being born Crumpler tries out her legs. She is still a bit wobbly […]
Introducing Crumpler
Her ears are much longer than Rose’s and because she was smaller and all squashed up, her ears […]
Introducing Rose
She pretty much looks like Bambi, but with a light patch on her head rather than a dark […]
Twin Girls!
Just a couple of minutes after I arrived, another “bag” appeared and a second kid shot out. I […]
I Missed It!
As soon as I got to the pen, I could see Midge on her knees cleaning up a […]
I Couldn’t Wait
I couldn’t wait the full hour and went to check on Midge after 45 minutes. As soon as […]
Last Minute Advice
I took my birthing kit* out and checked on Midge just after 12:30, then rang the breeder at […]
It’s On – Midge is Kidding
Midge’s ligaments had softened this morning when I felt them while feeding her at 7am and they had completely disappeared […]
Day’s End
This was the warmest day so far this winter, almost reaching 20C/68F. Australian spring officially starts on 1st […]
I felt it move
I felt a kid move inside Midge today for the first time. I have been massaging her lower […]
Preparing for Milk
For my birthday this week, Mum bought me a milking pail, milk strainer and two 5 litre cans, […]
Baby Goats
Andreas and Sonja had kindly invited me to their goat farm, Koonac, to see a doe kidding, so […]
Happy Birthday Midge
Happy Birthday to our independent goat Midge, she turned two today, the 4th of July. She is supposed […]
Woolly Goat
We are learning about goats. They have been here just over six weeks and seem settled and happy. […]
Spying on the goats
I found 27 y.o. Bowie hiding behind some trees in the forest and having a sneaky peak at […]
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