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I think the buck finally figured out what he was supposed to do. Kallie, my best milker, looks like she is pregnant - YEAH!!! She didn't get bred last year which really hurt. Also, it looks like her daughter, Ida, is also pregnant. I can't tell if Cirrius or Kelsey are bred. I am pretty sure Haley, our nubian doe, isn't. So we might be having baby goats next month. I love when the babies are born. Yes, it makes my life very hectic, but they are so much fun. Anyone interested in bottle feeding a baby goat and learning how to milk a goat, just drop us a line.

This weekend, I also ordered my seeds for my gardens. Makes me yearn for Spring! I ordered a lot of herb seeds - basil, chives, cilantro, lavender - and several peppers - jalapenos, poblanos, bell peppers, paprika. I have a gro light set up in our garage and also a small greenhouse. This year I am also growing garlic and asparagus.

I really miss my farmer's market. I have met the nicest people at those markets. If you haven't taken the time to get to know the farmers, you should! A great bunch of people. And, I miss all my customers that I have gotten to know over the years. Several of them still buy eggs from us during the winter.

Check back for news of baby goats!

Goat Meat

Yesterday morning, I had to take a goat over to the butcher's in Brookville, KY. This is one aspect of goat farming that I don't particularly enjoy. But, you do raise meat goats for a specific purpose - to provide meat. I am sure the goats know what is going on, which makes it even harder. I try not to get attached to the ones that will eventually end up at the butcher's. But, every once in a while, there is one and yesterday Tipper (the goat) was that one.

Normally, when we take the goat into the pen at the butcher's, I try not to look around at the animals in the other pens. Yesterday, one cow caught my eye and my heart melted - some country girl am I! If you have ever seen the movie Pauley (it is about a parrot's adventures trying to get back home). Anyway, there is a scene in that movie where Pauley escapes into an animal-testing laboratory and he frees all the animals. For a fleeting moment, that urge crossed my mind. I am sure if I did that, I would be looking for a new butcher (and USDA butchers that processed goats are very hard to find).

Goat's Milk Soap

Due to extremely poor sales, we must cut back on some of our goat's milk soap fragrances. If you have a favorite, speak now or forever hold your peace. We are all feeling the pinch of this poor economy and many of us are forced to make undesirable choices. With God's help, maybe 2010 will see the economy turning around.

Update on my son, Nathan

This is what happens when you try to do something stupid like clear 3 jumps (the length of the entire building) with your quad!

Nathan was extremely lucky - this could have been a far more serious accident. We were at the Orthopedic Surgeon's office yesterday. The bones are healing nicely and looks like he won't need surgery. YEAH!!! He will probably have to wear the cast for another 4 to 6 weeks. Today it snowed and "someone" would love to go skiing but can't because of the large "green thing" he has on his arm. Life is rough! Hopefully, he will learn his lesson, but if he is anything like his father, he won't.