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Snow on the Farm
It’s a snowy day on the farm, and the goats are enjoying it! It’s not helping the construction to get completed, however. But the retail room is open, despite the snow! Snow may be pretty, but I much...
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A Goat Of A Different Color
There are lots of different goat breeds out there. We’ve had many (but not all) of them over the first several years of owning goats. I knew I didn’t want to maintain separate breeds (mostly because...
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Arctic and Ammunition
In 2014, Anne was the last baby born. Her mom had miscarried and then got bred again; so Anne was significantly later than the rest of the babies born in 2014. When we started breeding season this...
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Zalaxy and Zelena
Things are always busy and a tad bit crazy here at Goat Milk Stuff. Kidding season is no exception. Just like the holiday season for the soap, kidding season for the goats is all hands on deck. Well,...
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Getting a Shave
It’s starting to get hot here in Indiana. The goats have lots of woods to escape to that are much cooler, yet for some strange reason, they prefer to hang out at the barn where it is hottest. The black...
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Tabasco and Teaberry
It was a pretty typical day the day Tapioca gave birth. Everyone was tired, kidding season was wearing down as were we, and the milk room was a mess from all the first fresheners running around during...
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Gaston and Gepetto
We were never sure if Galaxy was even pregnant until the last week before she kidded. She stayed rather under the radar and was very active during her pregnancy. Notoriously, Galaxy is a strange goat....
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Tablet
Tempest is one of our most beautiful goats. Her udder filled up beautifully throughout her pregnancy and there is not a weak part about her buildup. Even her attitude is great. Tempest had dropped so...
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Haven and Hester
Goats don’t seem to care what we’re doing when they give birth. Whether its the middle of the super bowl, or the start of milking, when they are ready, they are ready! Halfway through the milking Hera...
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Hazard and Heidi
During kidding season, things are busy at Goat Milk Stuff. Very busy. Prioritizing is key. Taking care of the goats is busiest in late winter/early spring. The soap room work is busiest October through...
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iGoat
Unlike Jericho (read about her birth story), Idina was clearly pregnant. She is a very active, very curious goat but throughout the last month of her pregnancy, she became more protective of herself...
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Vladimir and Rachmaninoff
We are so excited about our herd of goats and how great they are. When we first got goats – they were ok. But even though we loved them, it wasn’t hard to find a ‘fault’, even if it was just a matter...
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Jacinta
Sometimes there is a goat who just doesn’t “show” that they’re pregnant. One day they are acting like they are bred, and the next day they are running around and you’re almost positive that they...
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Eating the Trees
I was looking through our picture folders when I found these pictures of the goats in the woods, taken a year or so ago. They were happily trying to eat everything in sight. Except for the babies, who...
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Tapestry, Tetris, and Tipsy
The first two weeks of kidding season are tough, but very exciting. The overnight shifts and lack of sleep start catching up once the adrenaline of baby goat wear off though. We were off to a great...
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Zander, Zexy, and Zigar
We put the feed out at night and encourage the goats to eat after the evening milking. That also helps encourage births during the daytime. Well, Zeyda didn’t seem to care about that. During kidding...
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Goats and Horns
We post a lot of photos of our baby goats on our website, blog, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram accounts. One of the questions we often get asked is, “What are those circles on their...
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Bart and Bert
When our goats give birth, there are usually 5 or 6 people around to help with things like bringing towels, getting water, watching the other goats, and other odd jobs that need to be done when a goat...
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Paprika and Pepper
A few hours had past since Pandora had given birth and we were finally catching up on everything that was delayed from the earlier birth. At this point in the season, we have one of our stalls as the...
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Parsley and Pecan
Kidding season has kept everyone very busy around the farm. With night watches, milking twice a day, and lots of bottle feeding babies, there is plenty of action in the barn! During midday while...
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