The video has been trimmed, from 49 minutes down to 5:30, and is now ready for you to see. Halle brings new life to Salt Creek Acres! To see a higher quality version, wander over to You Tube where it is uploaded in higher definition: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Iy-35UO5D4Z00HgMj92Nw
Update on Babies and Other Stuff
Here they are at four days old. They are so sweet. Halle is producing a lot of milk. For whatever reason the babies are mostly eating on one side. Two times we have had to milk out her left udder because it was full and the right side was really small in comparison. Guess how […]
A Day of Clipping
One more new skill under our belts. Shaving goats. I bet my college professors can’t to that. Goodness, what have I become? Our dear friend Bryn came down for the day to help us shave all of our goats (actually just eight of them, didn’t shave the four “babies”). She brought her aluminum stanchion which […]
Goat Washing Day
Yes, we did it. We washed our goats. Why? On Wednesday we will be clipping them and it is easier to clip them and doesn’t dull your blades as quickly if they are clean when you do it. Let me just say, before you see the pictures, that goats don’t like water. Nigerian Dwarf Goats […]
Hazardous Pay
On Saturday I decided to try to pull some of the thistle that grows in the girls outdoor pen. It had rained this week ,which made the soil softer, and the thistles were easier to pull out. Our goats don’t eat thistles. You probably already know that goats are great climbers. They love to climb […]
We’ve Made it a Year
Today is our one year anniversary of moving from here to here. I thought it would be nice to look back at how things have changed. I’ll zip through the changes we’ve made to the place. We’ve added some toys…..oh yeah, I’m supposed to call them tools. We cleaned a really dirty barn. We added […]
Kids are Cute from all Angles
All the does enjoyed a little more time in the grass. I just love how the “babies” stick together. Best buds. So cute. Even from behind. What can I say. I’m smitten 🙂 Karen
Alien Babies
Our two newest additions to our herd went to see the vet on Wednesday. This is what they came home looking like… Randy Jessie Those silver colored circles are evidence that the babies have been disbudded. What on earth is DISBUDDING? It is the removal of their ability to grow horns. Most goats naturally grow […]
Video of Nigerian Dwarf Goat Babies
We are completely enamored with our new kids. Pictures are one thing but a video gives you a real life view of just how cute they are. Without further adieu I introduce you to the greatly animated kids of Salt Creek Acres. I hope this put a smile on your face. Enjoy […]
Goat Walk
We thought the does would enjoy getting out and experiencing a little freedom. We didn’t tell them that between the creeks that surround the lower acreage and the fencing Michael has installed in the upper pasture it wasn’t complete freedom. Look at the nice gate Michael put in the upper pasture. They really didn’t understand […]
Weighing the Goats
When Bryn came to visit on Monday she brought her animal scales. We need to weigh the goats to determine the amount of pour-on insecticide to give them. They have…..lice…..shhhh. Actually it is quite normal this time of year. Talking with other goat people in the area the general thought is that it will be […]
A Visit to Diji Farm
Halle Berry was born at Diji Farm. It is a wonderful farm just about 20 minutes from us. Carol is the owner/breeder/Nigerian Dwarf goat aficionado. We arrived smack in the middle of kidding. They have quite a large barn and have kidding stalls for the goats. Probably seven stalls with either a doe and her […]