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The Relaxed Farming Dairy Goats: Our offspring...
All about us
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Why keep dairy goats
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Fascinating facts
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How to look after us
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Our offspring
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Relaxed Farming Our offspring... (as told by Cheddar). This is where I get to tell you all about our kids, you're all going to want one (or two) by the time I've finished...

  • Goat kids are VERY high on the 'cute factor' scale: Read more

  • It all begins with the billy goat: Read more

  • Our gestation period is around five months: Read more

  • A day or so before we give birth we start to prepare: Read more

  • But it is SOOOO worth it: dairy kids are adorable: they are all legs and ears; they are so scrummy we could eat them all up!!! Actually when they are born we do spend a lot of time licking them clean and dry as they are covered in the remains of their water bag and other 'gumph' (there is probably a better word but that will do for me).

    It is very important they are dried as soon as possible so they don't get too cold. By licking them we are also covering them in our smell so they know we are their mum and we know they are our kids.

  • It is very normal and usual to have two kids at once: Read more

  • Unbelievably our kids can be up and about within HALF an hour: Read more

  • The first few days are all quiet and calm: Read more

  • And then sometime around two-three months: Read more

Gorge with Hips and Haws, just born
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Me with the gorgeous Bramble
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