Goats
July 2010
Milk share slots are filled - thank you! Feel free to email zukeypr2@yahoo.com to be added to the waiting list but be forewarned - if no one drops out of the program, we may not be able to add you until next year's milking season starts.
Thanks all for participating!
June 2010
We are now offering milk shares to those who wish to have fresh, sweet, healthy goat's milk!
Drink up to prevent bone disorders, mix up to make soothing hand and body soaps, or stir up some butter and cheeses - goat's milk is grand.
$15 a week covers 2 gallons of milk and board for the goat.
Raw (unpasturized) goat's milk is sweet, refreshing, and can be used for anything from cheeses, butters, and soaps to raising orphaned animals.
Milk comes in Quart size glass jars.
Enjoy fresh goat's milk today!
Above: The goat kids sun themselves. L to R: Shaq, Curly Sue, Gretchen (last year's doeling) Bottom row: Whitney, Jody, Mabel
Top row: Kelli, Holly, and Hailey.
March 2010:
Kidding season is over and we've been blessed with TEN adorable, playful, funny kid goats.
And now we have VIDEOS of the little cuties!
See them here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRV9QHOxOXA
Photos of our new crew:
Friday Feb 12th, 2010 7AM EST ---- HALLELUJAH!!!!!!
ANYA HAD HEALTHY, HAPPY, ADORABLE TWINS!!!!
Above: Anya is such a good girl. She ignores that pesky camera as I snap a baby picture under her deflated furry belly.
Above: Anya's Doeling
Above: Anya's Buckling
We don't have names for them - yet! But we have time to consider them as we watch to make sure these two stay warm and dry, and we are keeping an eye on the other does as they are all due within the next few days.
Above: Feyleen's beautiful udder Feb 11 2010 - before she kids.
Above: Annabelle Feb 11 2010 Very Pregnant
Below: Annabelle from the side on mornign of Feb 12 2010. Her stomach has really dropped and she may surprise us with twins this year!
Above: Indiana (bottom black and white doe) and part of Idaho (top brown and white doe) - Feb 11 2010 and very pregnant. These two girls were part of a set of triplet kids (!!!) out of our beloved Sully and Pinecone.
Below: "Did you just *KICK* me?!" Indiana asks her unborn goat kid(s) ;)
Below: Indiana's deep belly.
Above: Ashley's udder - Feb 12, 2010 - before she kids for this season and she has a very nice, rounded, tight udder. She may even have twins in that belly! ;)
Below: Ashley today Feb 12 2010 with a side view of her stomach...
We are working on a seperate site just for our goats here:
~Click the link below to visit the:~
(If this link doesn't work, try typing www . dumansarkgoats . webs . com into your browser - just remove the spaces. Thanks for your patience while we work out some kinks here!)
Goat Herding --- by Car
With the roll in of a new century, the world has seen many changes: the replacement of typewriters by desktop and portable computers; carrying coin-&-paper cash and writing checks to debit and credit cards made of plastic; the use of the human workforce to machine... and now dogs can't even keep their jobs.
That's right.
Goat herding is no longer done by a lone shepherd and their dogs. Instead, it's becoming easier to herd goats by car.
You saw it on DumansArk.com first ;)
Just kidding! With gas prices as they are, it'd be cheaper to feed a pack of herding dogs...
These are our wonderful goats - we came upon them one day as we were driving home. We were quite surprised to see them - almost as surprised as they were to see us.
We told them to go home and carefully continued to follow them there - in our car.
Above: Faleen and Autumn Mist
Below: Autumn Mist checks out the camera - to be sure it won't hurt her baby goats!
(Above: Jace, our Alpine Buck)
We have hardy (hearty?) Alpines with amazing color; adorable, mischevious Nubians; and some stellar crossbreds that we are really enjoying.
All kids are due around Valentine's Day and should be a real treat this year - we'll keep you updated with plenty of photos. Soon.
Questions? We may have answers.
Email us at staff@dumansark.com
