Yesterday I Had 7, Today I Have 12!
Posted By Miss Jocelyn Tzahala on August 16, 2008 | Category: Goats, Saturday Psalm & Praise
Yesterday morning when I went to do the chores I had seven goats, two bucks and five does, and at this exact moment I have twelve goats, six bucks and six does. Let me tell you life at the Dixon’s is never dull nor life on a farm. If you want to lead an excited, well worked, satisfying life get a few farm animals. If not, fine, be boring. Ha!
You know the goat I thought was going to kid back February? Well she never did end up kidding. It has been a wild-ride this year trying to guess which goat was pregnant or not. We’ve had a few mishaps with the bucks getting out of their pen, but thankfully we took care of that problem and they haven’t been out since!
Yesterday afternoon Eric went down to the barn to see what the dog was barking at and found two does in the chicken stall with three kids! This was completely unexpected. We knew that one of the does was going to kid any day (she looked like a cow), but NOT these two! Emane had two kids, a buckling and a doeling, and Belladonna had one buckling. Emane is being a wonderful Momma. Letting the kids nurse and cleaning them off, but Bella is being a pain. She won’t let her buckling nurse. She’ll lick him but she won’t let him nurse so we have to put her on the milkstand to let him nurse. I got three hours and forty-five minutes of sleep last night (er – this morning), and just as I was finishing up the chores today the goat we knew was going to kid decided to. I was afraid she wasn’t going to be able to push the kid out, but she did fine. She had two kids, but unfortunately they were both bucklings and we’d rather have does!
Right now the newest Bucklings don’t have names, but Emane’s kids are Rawhide and Flopsy and Bella’s buck is Broken Arrow. Yes, I named them myself. Here they are…
Flopsy and Rawhide
Me and Flopsy (Momma Emane laying down)
Broken Arrow
Keci’s first buckling
Keci with 2nd buckling
It has been a very crazy ordeal and I hope nothing will go wrong in the future. Today I’m praising and thanking God for his protection in all of this and the safety of the kids and the Mommas. I am praising God for the strength He gave me and Mother Dear this morning after only so short a rest to be able to go take care of the goats. I’m praising God because I know He has me in the palm of His hand and everything happens for His glory. I’m praising God for having my computer back and my work caught up. I’m praising God for the trails He puts me through to make me draw nigh to Him. I’m praising God because He loves me and will deliver me in my time of trouble.
Psalm 93:13-15
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him
Blessings!
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Shalom, welcome to A Pondering Heart. I hope you will be challenged by what you read here and it will cause you to search deeper and deeper into the Word of YAH. My name is Jocelyn Tzahala - I am a 19yo young woman, living in Latin America, seeking to be 'set apart as YHVH is set-apart". I want my faith to resemble that Avraham because in him YHVH found a man who would trust in him with everything and act upon his Word. My hope is that my life may be a sweet fragrance unto YHVH the MOST HIGH! HalleluYAH!
Those kids are soo cute! I just wish they would stay kids instead of growing up into pains! :P
I really like Bella’s buck. He is beautiful! :D
Love you and am so glad everything went soo good!
Love,
Amanda
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I have to agree: farm life is NEVER boring! Glad to see so many new babies! :)
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I don’t mind them growing up, as long as they are does. They are all really pretty though. Wish we could keep them all!!
Anyone in the market for some boy goats?
We have 5 that are going…..
Well, that was exciting… and to think we weren’t starting school until next month!! HA!!
And Hannah keeps begging me to let her write her GGM article! Like we ever stop school.
Ok…. going to pass out for a few hours…..
Love you, Mom
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What sweet little kids…you are a lucky farm girl. Are they milking goats- you may have posted this, but this is my first visit ;-) They are truly beautiful, soft hearted animals. We had an Alpine when I was a girl, named Heidi.
Lovely blog, happy farming!
Kimmie
mama to 6
one homemade and 5 adopted
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Beautiful kids….great pics…
Praise God for His Word…..
Love You,
Grandma Starr
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Oh, that is so cool! They are so cute!
Glad everything went well.
Love,
~Nikki
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That is so amazing! They look so big for newborns, too!
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Aw! They are adorable!! Broken Arrow is my favorite I think.. They are all cute though!
Have a great evening!
~Your SSA
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So excited for you! They are so cute – brings back memories. I never did get to see one be born, though! Congrats! Danielle
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Oh so cute! I have 11 pygmy goats and LOVE the babies! It can be crazy sometimes, though, for us, too. We had two sets of surprise twins once… we had no idea the two does were pregnant! And we had a bunch of sheep that we bred once… talk about crazy!
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Greetings!
oh…they are so cute! I want to get goats so bad… the pictures of Flopsy and Rawhide as so cute.. I think I like them the best, but they are really cute. :)
Enjoy your new little ones! Wish I could come over and help take care of them…
Sincerely,
Brielle
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Happy birthday to those cute little guys (and gals)!
LOL about trying to figure out who is prego or not. I walk around our local Wal-mart trying to figure out the same thing! hehe But it’s better to just not ask if someone’s expecting, no matter how obvious it appears to be!
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Lovely SP&P, too, Jocelyn. I was so tired before, that I looked at the pictures and missed your lovely thoughts of praise to the Lord!!
He IS a mighty God!
Love you!
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well, at least you have nice cute little goats. My grandmother has a goat names Ezmerelda, who is absolutely demonic.
onedaymore
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Aww, they’re so cute! I wish we had a place for goats — I’d love to have some. :)
You’re right though, farm life is hardly ever boring!!
~ Lacy
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Our friends just had baby goats too! one buck and two does…they are so cute!
-Miss S.
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What a special weekend you have had Miss Jocelyn! Broken Arrow is a perfect name and his markings are incredible! What a great looking goat! You could ask your readers to submit their ideas for names. ;O) Might be fun!
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Congrats, MJ lol, they are so beautiful! I wish you could keep your little buckling he is so beautiful, I would take one if I could!!! ;)
Yea, I could prob. find Miss Potter online, but I don’t like to buy movies before I’ve seen them, but I guess if I did not like it I could just give it away! LOL
Love ya!
GB~
sharla~
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How Cute! I love goats. I want to get one! Hopefully we will by the end of the year.
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They’re so pretty. the only time i get to see goats is at the pattersons farm where we pick strawberrys. yum :p
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Ohhhhh! They are so cute, Jocelyn!! I love the names you picked for them.
~ Kira
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Oh! They are so cute!
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Oh, they are so cute!!!
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Such cute kids! I can totally relate about the trying to figure out which ones are pregnant and all that! Lol.
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Oooh! They are soo cute, and they reminded me of our babies. How exciting! It is always fun to have something good stir up our lives every once in a while. Enjoy you goaties!
Have a very bright, very cheerful day!
Miss Eyebright
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Hello! Just found your site! I love goats! Those babies are TO CUTE! I really enjoy the farm life and yes it is never boring. Only you should hear my Grandma she’ll say YOU HAVE 7 GOATS?! I say yes and 5 to be pregnant soon. She says FIVE! yeah. She thinks it would be a lot of work and a lot of feed purchased but I buy the feed and enjoy the work. I am working on bettering my Saanens. I am hoping that in 3 breedings I will have a very milky doe like a gallon and a half. I also am breeding for bigger does. My 6 month baby is already the size of momma. Well I guess I better stop there I could just talk all day about goats. HAPPY FARMING!
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In my feedreader, I first saw the title “CinHon Face Scrub”, then I saw this title. My immediate reaction was to think you suddenly had a lot of zits. Silly me. :D
Congratulations on your new kids!
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