So far this year…
the Ranch kids at play ♥
I can’t believe we’re already into the middle of summer! The pomegranates are setting a promising crop and we feasted on the first fruiting of our Persian Mulberry. The Boysenberries and Blackberries are producing enough berries for pies this year and in honor of our many berries, we named all our doe kids “berry creams” and all our boys “bears”. Kidding season went really well but unlike last year when we had all doe kids, this year we had an equal number of buck kids. What to do with all the boys. As a “no kill” dairy herd I can’t sell them to just anyone because the odds are pretty high they’d end up being eaten. So we are going to be launching a campaign to promote packgoats to the local hikers. We are starting the kids training but they won’t be able to carry weight until their bones are mature. In the mean time we have some mature wethers we are going to offer for packing. Hobby Farms just did a cover story on packgoats so that should help us in our promotion. Show season is going well our two year old buck, Umbra Luna’s Half and Half, appraised 90 and went Grand Champion in two out of the three rings we showed him in. We sold our first doe. Umbra Luna’s Cottage Cheese, a yearling milker,who has gone to live with a lovely family in Ramona California. Congratulation’s Nallie. MS Debussy and Frappachino are out on lease to another wonderful family that just happen to be our neighbors. Shannon is jumping Bussy Boy already and he has taken such a shine to her I don’t think there’s anything he wouldn’t do to please her. Frappy one of our wethers that went with Bussy as a companion is “tugging at the heart strings” of the whole family. He is getting as much or more attention as Bussy. It’s so wonderful to be able to share our many blessings with all of you. Peace be with you. Kira
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