In the order they were born, the boys go:
Toby, a light brown with spots and splashes
Kenny, medium gold with spots
Tim, a very light gold with white & silver spots
Mikki is a terrific mother and all the boys are thriving!
We have to send out a big THANK YOU to our dear neighbor who helped make sure these boys arrived safely. True to form, it seems that anytime we leave town for a day or more, a baby of some type is born on our ranch; this weekend was no exception. While we were enroute home from the Celebrity Llama Show in Oklahoma City, our neighbor was monitoring Mikki for us. About 3:00 PM, the signs of imminent delivery were there. Soon, the first boy made his appearance. By 5:30, they had all arrived safe and sound, had navals dipped, pictures taken, and were standing on their own. When we arrived home a little more than an hour later, Mom and babies were doing great. We made sure they were all nursing and settled them in for the night.
Mikki is producing a tremendous amount of milk! On both Monday and Tuesday, we milked 16 oz of colostrum to help relieve the load. With three boys, it is a good thing to have lots of milk!
Another new arrival
On Monday, our friends from Four Mile Farm in Harper, TX paid us a visit. Our newest addition to the herd is Ashlee - a beautiful little spotted doe. Ashlee came with her pal, Diamond, who will be going to live with our neighbor in the next week. (Diamond is a yearling Boer goat and is just as sweet as Ashlee). For now, Ashlee and Diamond are exploring the big new pasture together and making friends with all the other goats.
Tuesday night, after Ashlee got her evening bottle she made a point of getting some extra attention from Rob. While he was in the pasture monitoring the dining activities, Ashlee walked up and tapped him gently on the leg. Yes, tapped him... with her foot. Then she gave him the most pathetic look. Who could resist?! Rob sat down to love on her and she climbed right on up into his lap and made herself at home! Awww.... it was a Kodak moment... too bad the camera was not handy! :)
Coming soon...
Looks like Spring will be bringing more babies yet! In addition to goat kids and llama babies (called crias), it looks like we have three of our Swedish Blue ducks sitting nests under the roses. We can expect those ducklings to hatch towards the end of April. I am sure that somewhere off in the wild areas, there is a guinea or two starting a nest. Soon, little winged wonders will be appearing all over the yard!
Many thanks!
In addition to bringing Ashlee to us on Monday, our friends at Four Mile Farm left us with an armload of wonderful goodies! They make the best goat milk soap and brought us some of their newest creations to try out and share. MMmmmm.... WONDERFUL! On top of that, they shared fresh eggs, frozen milk with kefir for Ashlee, and some new goat milk products to try. Because we are 2+ hours away from each other, we do not get to see each other very often. Their visit was really special and made my whole week!!! :)
Stay tuned for more news from the ranch!
God Bless Ya'll!
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