One of our several HUGE oak trees was leaning towards our house and we finally scheduled the tree crew to take it down. Every time there was a strong storm, we would be worried about it falling.
It has left such an empty space 🙁
The 2019 Raleigh State Fair is only three weeks away now! We have entered five of our seven does in the Open Dairy Goat show.
We had a GREAT time at the Raleigh State fair! I am very pleased with how our Lamanchas placed in the very competitive classes!
Intermediate kids:
Hetty 4th
Caramel 6th
Senior kids:
Tzuriel 2nd
Cali Belle 3rd
Yearling milker:
Vanilla 4th
UPDATE: We had a great time at the annual Son Of A Buck show in Amelia, Virginia. It was a single day show with an impressive FIVE RINGS! We are extremely proud of Hiro winning a Grand Champion and also a Reserve Grand Champion!! <3
Three days and counting until we drive up to Amelia, Virginia for the annual Son of a Buck Show. This year it will be a FIVE RING show all in one day! This is great because we can show out of our trailer which reduces the bio-security issues a lot.
We currently only have one yearling buck (MLRT Hiro) so it should be a relaxing day ….but very stinky! He is in full rut and has already lost over 25 pounds. He now eats very little and spends his days pacing the fence while hollering for the ladies.
We purchased this scale back in March 2019. This is a VERY high quality unit with a metal frame, stainless steel top and rubber mat. I am extremely pleased with the quality and ease of use. This makes weighing the goats so easy and very accurate!
It runs off of 2 AA batteries and can also be plugged in. It weighs animals up to 660 pounds and is 43″ x 20″. So far, we are still using the same batteries it came with. I weigh all goats once a month and LOVE this scale! Even our largest bucks fit on it easily. <3 <3
Seven adorable piglets were born on Saturday, July 13th. One was lost the first day but the other six are doing great. They started following their mother around on the 2nd day. (2 boars, 4 gilts)
