Well the whole garden thing...my mom kinda took over, and claimed to sell most of the produce for the farmer's markets. So I had to cross-out that plan. Oh well I still have plenty of things to talk about in my blog entries. Like, my goats for example. The breed that I raise is called "Nubian" [noo-bee-an] for those with a sound it out kinda mind (hey just like mine!). I have been raising this breed since I was 12 years old. I purchased my first goat, Baliegh Sue when she was about 10 minutes old, along with her brother Barnabee. I bred "Sue" when she was 1 1/2 years old and 5 months later, she kidded triplets! Unfortunately they were all boys, but I still named them: Baysel, Bernaughrd, and Beau (yes I do spell their names weird). After I sold the triplets, and Barnabee, I purchased 2 more Nubians which I named, Natty-Gann and Nadiene. When those two were at the age to breed, I bred them, and they kidded (terminology for "giving birth) 5 kids (Natty-Gann had triplets, and Nadiene had twins) all of those were named: Normah Jean, Natalia, Nate, Noahle, and Nellie. Then just last year, when the girls out of that batch were old enough to breed, they kidded along with Nadiene and Baliegh Sue: Bella Sue, Nelson, Namelia, Nessie, Nella, and Nash (short for Nashton).
As you can tell I love my goats...alot! Nubians are awesome. They produce about 1 to 2 gallons of milk per milking, and personable and sweet/loving, and also yield the highest butter fat content as well. There are 7 breeds of dairy goats including: the Oberhasli, Alpine, Toggenburg, Sannen, Lamancha, and the Nigerian Dwarf, and of course the Nubian! Goat milk id lactose free, so it's easier to digest than cow's milk. All I have to say is Goats Rock!
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