Blue and Layah chasing ducks around the pond.

Yesterday, I bought two beautiful Nubian doelings, from an amazing woman out in Moore, ID. She breeds for healthy stock with great udders and production. Her animals were so healthy and well taken care of and she was so lovely to visit with. Need any goats, send me an email and I will give you her name. Each breed on our farm, is thematically named. We decided to name the goats after chocolate. Lady Godiva, our Nubian doe is due to kid-out the end of this month, beginning of next, and the two doelings, born yesterday, are Tansy's Twix (Tansy was her mother) and Sage's Snickers (Sage was her mother's name).

Because it is so cold here, they are in the cabin. Their mother was milked of colostrum and they have been bottle fed, and now are on milk replacer. They get fed round the clock for a couple of weeks and then during the day only. Jacob built me a wonderful box that fits neatly below the woodstove, in it are the puppies, who are toddling now, and the kids. When they are out of their pen, they wear Size 1 diapers, with a hole cut for their tails. I will take photos of them tomorrow and post them. Too darn cute. Today Twix and Snickers started leaping a bit, so acrobatic.

Two of my children made an observation. They said I am happiest when I am not on a diet and when I am playing with all my animals, especially the babies. Let's see, what can I learn from this?