Last July, Dottie Belle was the first goat to kid here at Thornhill Acre. She had 1 buckling that weighed 5 lbs. The average size for a newborn Nigerian Dwarf kid is 2.5 lbs. So he was a big fellow and I was so lucky that the birth was easy. He had great coloration and clear blue eyes; but I can't start out keeping every kid that is born here. So when I got a chance to sell him to a good home, I did.
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| Jazzman |
Anyway my grandson, Connor, came over and I told him that the lady had just left who bought Jazzman. Connor was very disappointed that I would sell a boy. He believes the farm has too few males. How do you explain to a 6 year old boy that a farm doesn't need very many male animals?
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| Billy Shakespeare |
I told him that it was okay to sell Jazzman, because Shakespeare was now living with Honey Bunny, so we should have some new kids in March or April. He replied, "No, Shakespeare is Dottie Belle's husband." I told him that boy goats could have 3 wives; since I have 3 does. His eyes lit-up and I knew what that little boy was thinking. In the past few months he told me there were too many beautiful girls for him to have just one girl friend.
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| Honey Bunny |
Therefore, I quickly added, but people can only have 1 husband or wife. His expression quickly changed and he said, "But what if there are just too many beautiful women?" I then said, "Well then you are not in love, so you can't get married." There are such tough lessons to learn.
Last July, Dottie Belle was the first goat to kid here at Thornhill Acre. She had 1 buckling that weighed 5 lbs. The average size for a newborn Nigerian Dwarf kid is 2.5 lbs. So he was a big fellow and I was so lucky that the birth was easy. He had great coloration and clear blue eyes; but I can't start out keeping every kid that is born here. So when I got a chance to sell him to a good home, I did.
Anyway my grandson, Connor, came over and I told him that the lady had just left who bought Jazzman. Connor was very disappointed that I would sell a boy. He believes the farm has too few males. How do you explain to a 6 year old boy that a farm doesn't need very many male animals?
