Kidding season at sweet horizon minis

[B&B Happy goats]

Raising New Zeland meat rabbits to sell and for us to eat. Two of the 19 are Flemish Giants, which are pets but will breed and sell also....everybody has to contribute to the feed bill and belly around here.....thats what makes it work for us....
What if you get lillys favorite treat and put it in your pocket ? Make her work for it....you really wouldn't want her to be as obnoxious as my lilly...she knows she owns me ! I am her pet , lol

 

[goatgurl]

congrats on such cute babies. are you going to milk mom or are they pets?

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

@B&BHappygoats that's awesome. Right now Lillie is really friendly, wanting head rubs,back rubs belly scratches lol I'm just hoping she stays this way.
I put her on the milk stand and milked her (just a few squirts each side seeing as the kids are still so young and I just wanted to see how she would do) and she did great. She just stood there granted her kids were running around all over but I was pleasantly surprised.
Cami it doesn't matter what you have, she will come up eat it possibly let you pet her head while she is eating but you have to be really fast to grab hold of her lol

@goatgurl thank you! I am going to start milking her when the kids are 2 weeks. That is when I start separating them at night. I'll be straining the milk pasturizing (sorry I know that's not spelled right) and freezing. Will be trying to make cajeta and maybe try to make some soap and cheese this year

 

[goatgurl]

cool. I love3 me some goats milk. let me know how the cajeta works. I could make myself sick with just cajeta and a spoon. look at @Devonviolet 's thread, she makes lots of cheese and lotion.

 

[goatgurl]

cool. I love me some goats milk. let me know how the cajeta works. I could make myself sick with just cajeta and a spoon. look at @Devonviolet 's thread, she makes lots of cheese and lotion

 

[Sweet horizon Nigerians]

@goatgurl thank you! I will let you.know how it turns out! I've never had cajeta before so... Thank you for the link to Devonviolet I'll look into it!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I could make myself sick with just cajeta and a spoon.

Me too! I haven't made any in a few years - trying to lay off sugar ya know, lol. But several years back I made a big batch or Christmas gifts and gave a 1/2 pint jar (that stuff is precious) with an apple and a pear in a nice bag. Folks were thrilled!

 

[MiniSilkys]

I don't know if you have the time, ...as i am retired...but every day i go sit with the girls, we eat cut up carrot slices, hang out ....it has made them very friendly. Even the rabbits come to there doors to be picked up and loved on....so far that ummmm.....19 rabbits, chickens don't get much affection, ....our goats come out and hang out with people when we have company, lol....

B&B, I have 2 chickens that just have to sit in my lap. One (speckled sussex) comes up and picks at my clothing until I pick her up. The other one (Americauna) when I am sitting down, will run up to me between my leggs and lay her head on my leg against my stomach. My specked sussex is 8 years old and the americauna is 5. I had a Light Bramha that was the same way as well but she would also talk as I held her. She died a couple years ago.

 

[MiniSilkys]

The kids look awesome. I can't wait for mine to get here. We have had rain all winter as well. Our creek overflowed and took out some more land on the banks. I hope it holds off long enough now that I can get the plastic on the hothouse.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

B&B, I have 2 chickens that just have to sit in my lap. One (speckled sussex) comes up and picks at my clothing until I pick her up. The other one (Americauna) when I am sitting down, will run up to me between my leggs and lay her head on my leg against my stomach. My specked sussex is 8 years old and the americauna is 5. I had a Light Bramha that was the same way as well but she would also talk as I held her. She died a couple years ago.

I would pick up my fluffy butt girls , but they are so into waddling around freely eating bugs and such....way to much fun to watch them, lol..... sorry you lost her, your talking chicken