Author: rose

Yesterday Talitha was a little off. Then last night she had the far off look in her eyes. I set an alarm and checked on her every few hours. At about 6:00 this morning I went to the barn and Talitha was having steady contractions. I stayed with her and at about 8:20 she started pushing. She pushed and pushed and around 9:30 a giant buckling came! She licked the sack before his hooves had even come out! The buckling, Skip, stood and nursed pretty soon after birth. He is 3/4 Nubian and 1/4 Alpine. His sire is either Parks Oasis Bijou, or Tucker. Both are full Nubian. Tucker’s sire is Parks Oasis Rocky Balboa. Skip’s dam is Beulah Valley Talitha. Talitha is an Albian. (1/2 Nubian and 1/2 Alpine) We will probably wether Skip and sell him for $75.

Unfortunately Jazz was really small and weak and he didn’t make it. Cyrus and Cadence are doing great!

All the goats looked great this morning, but when we got home Gloria had twins! They were wet and chilled. We warmed them and Gloria cleaned and nursed them. They are a little weak. She had a doeling and buckling. They are named Jazz and Cadence. Jazz is the black buckling with a big star. He will be available by mid April for $200. Cadence is the brown doeling.

This morning when I went to the barn Lily had a 4 inch drip. She started having contractions around 11:00. Then at 3:15ish she pushed and a kid started to come. She pushed hard. The kid was in the sack. She saw him and licked her little buckling. He stood up and nursed fast. He is very strong! He is gorgeous and is 13in tall. “Cyrus” is 17in long. His sire is probably Parks Oasis Bijou or Tucker, Tucker’s sire is Parks Oasis Rocky Balboa. Cyrus will probably be available mid April. He will be $200.

We are rehoming three, eight month old females and two, one year old male cats. All have been handled by children. They are all solid black. A few are friendly and a few are very illusive. They are great mousers (gophers mostly). We are asking a $10 rehoming fee.

 Our lovely buck, Bijou, is for sale. He is the sire of Rio, Jordan, and April. We have six does bred to him this year. He is three and a half years old. He is a purebred, Nubian registered with the ADGA. Bijou’s sire is Sweet-Spring It’s About Time. His dam is Goldthwaite Booton’s Eclipse. His grandfather is Kastemur’s Time In A Bottle. Bijou has five ++*Bs, one *B, a 10*M, two 5*Ms, a 1*M, and one 9*M in his lines. He is super sweet and would make a great sire for your herd. It is the perfect timing to buy him for late spring kids. He is only $250. 

We now conclude our breeding season for 2018. We have five bred does and one exposed doe. Our Nubians Gloria and Sage were bred by Parks Oasis Bijou. Kuchan Lily was exposed to him. Hazel, our Alpine was bred by Parks Oasis Bijou as well. Beulah Valley Talitha, a mix, was bred by Tucker or Parks Oasis Bijou. Juniper, the other mix, was bred by Parks Oasis Bijou. So we are now selling our beautiful bucks, Parks Oasis Bijou and Beulah Valley Moses. Our does are due between January and April, so keep your eye out for our 2019 kids!

Our Livestock Guardian dog has arrived! She is a twelve week old, pure Great Pyrenees, female puppy.  Her name is Summer. Summer was born on June 26th this year!