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Linking It Up

Recently, our family took on many first ventures. We butchered our own hog. We butchered our own goat. Then we made one of my mostest favoritest, deliciouso, perfecto sausages on the planet, LINGUISA! It is really hard to come by … Continue reading

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April’s Fool

Spring officially sprung on March 21st, right? Well, Karen said “God says April Fools!” Why did she say this? It started snowing around 11 am and did not stop until around 5 o’clock! It took a while for the ground … Continue reading

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Waiting

There is an anxiousness in the air here as we wait for our first round of offspring. The cat, Mamacita, that adopted us, either miscarried and absorbed the kittens, or had them stillborn and ate them. We do not know … Continue reading

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Still No Kidding

I was worried. I had an experienced goat herder come out and check Annie the other day. She felt a kid and so did her companion. She was at a loss. This morning I called the vet. Annie’s good attitude, … Continue reading

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No Kidding

I am off my kilter. Annie still has not kidded. The does that were in at the same time as her kidded last Sunday. She “looks” pregnant. She’s bagging up. She refuses to answer. She is on day 159 of … Continue reading

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Annie Answers Again

Wednesday and Thursday came and went with no kidding event. The goat had answered correctly. Today, I asked her again. “Are you gonna have your kids today?” Believe you me, she shook her head no. Time will tell if this … Continue reading

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Kids in the House

These little boys are all of 2 days old! They are Kayla and Andrew’s market projects for Grant County Fair. No, they are not named yet. Kayla and Andrew are bottle feeding these kids FOUR times a day for now. … Continue reading

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