Our daughter Maggie says that if this picture (that she took) doesn't get me going again on my blog, I'm a lost cause. I guess that's a good name for "Boy", the one we are planning to eat.
Lost Cause is one of three goat triplets born in February to Trixie, a Togenburg dairy goat. Since there are three mouths to feed, mine--the fourth--is not yet one of them. Clio and Calliope are girls, all are cute as buttons although they are growing by leaps and bounds and are leaping and bounding all over us when we sit on the ground to enjoy their antics.
There is another pregnant mom, Vanessa, due shortly. She looks less
bulked up so we anticipate only one or two kids. The resulting menagerie is the beginning of our new adventure with animals which will
probably occupy many pages of this blog.
Stay tuned.
So Lou...do all these goats mean there is cheese in your future? I couldn't help but wonder! XOX Julia
Posted by: Julia | April 11, 2008 at 08:17 PM
Maybe but perhaps just for family use and fooling around. I am currently experimenting with kefired milk which is a small step away from cheese. Raw dairy is now a BIG thing in our family life as Susan and I both feel it can counteract some of the issues of ageing, like arthritis.
Posted by: Lou | April 12, 2008 at 04:41 PM
Lou,
Are there any dairy goats that also produce good fiber? Some of us winos are also spinners. It would be fun to start a line of natural Preston yarns.
Will
Posted by: Will | February 06, 2009 at 09:24 AM
I don't know about fiber and goats, but will check around. Our daughter Francesca is a weaver and she would probably be interested too.
Lou
Posted by: Lou | February 06, 2009 at 12:02 PM