Eden Organic Farm

UPDATE: Both kids sold. Born 8/23/20. One doeling (left) and one buckling (right). Both brown eyes. Will be ready to go at weaning (next week). Registerable. Disbudded and adorable. Sire: RivrVue FNR CandyMan... Dam: Eden Farm Sable See more

For those of you who have been following the saga of Maestro, I have a treat for you. You may remember him as the goat with the leg dangling off his body after the freak hay feeder accident that caused him to break his back leg just below the hip joint. We worried that he would lose his legor worse. It took lots of patience as we changed bandages for the flesh wounds, and we kept him on antibiotics and steroids and pain relievers until the flesh wounds healed. His leg looks ...really weird it points straight out at a 90 degree angle but he seems to have adjusted to life with a deformity. Ok, so here’s the treat. After months of almost complete inactivity, Maestro was sent on a date with a particularly lovely female. She was loosely confined so he wouldn’t have to chase her all over a pasture; I don’t think his body is ready for that. Andromeda stood for him, looking all sexy, and made it comfortable for him. As I held my breath, Maestro started dancing and licking and speaking in tongues, then he jumped on and did his job. I wasn’t worried about that part. I worried that he’d fall when he was finished and snap his leg. He made it look easy three times. He fell off each time but bounced right back up as though it was part of his routine. No snapping bones. I could breathe again. Y’all, I think Maestro’s back in the saddle. For those interested in the actual mechanics, there’s a little goat porn for you in the comments. Expect more baby goat pics on or about November 29th.

I have two goats that I haven’t been able to breed. Aspen and Amee have the tiniest little teats and very silent heats. They are two of my faves. I suspected they were feeemartins but freemartins are super rare - less than 1% chance! I finally sent bloodwork in to UC Davis and they confirmed it. BOTH my girls are freemartins. WHAT?! I’ve thought about it a few days now and decided that I cannot bend the homestead rule that every animal on the farm pull it’s weight. We had ...such high hopes for both girls but kf they can’t reproduce, or by extension they can’t provide milk, I need to find them a new home. If THE PERFECT situation arises for them, Aspen and Amee will be sold unregistered as pets. Both are incredibly healthy. I can only think of worming them one time. No cocci ever. Amee was a show goat, completely gorgeous with the bluest crystal blue eyes and she’s our herd queen. She is four years old without a personality flaw. Aspen carries a piece of my heart with her. We drove to South Carolina for her. I bottle fed her for 4-1/2 months just because I loved her so much and she loved me back. She was the cutest smartest little buckskin ever. Aspen is two years old and her only flaw is a single long scur. Aspen and Amee hang out together, sleep together, and will ideally be sold together. If you know of an ideal home for these girls, please let me know. Just so you know, an ideal situation for Amee and Aspen will include adequate year round shelter, an LGD to protect them, access to hay, loose minerals and fresh water 24/7, routine hoof trimming, and access to medical care if needed. More than anything they need to go to a home that will give them love and attention.

UPDATE ON TRINITY AND TINKERBELLE 6/4/20: Everybody who got sick on oats is still with us. A miracle in itself! Everybody is getting better ever so slowly but they’re all going in the right direction. When TinkerBelle was brought to MSU ten days ago, her bloodwork showed her CO2 level was at 5. That shows the level of acid in her bloodstream. That didn’t mean anything to me until I learned that the number should be closer to 30. Yikes. The vet had never seen a level that lo...w in a live animal. She also said TinkerBelle’s blood was darker than any she had ever seen. She was shocked that Tink made it. That makes it an even bigger deal that she’s doing well today. Nobody on the farm is full of life except for the new babies. They are just beautiful little balls of energy but they show a sharp contrast to the puny does. It’s an excruciatingly slow recovery but they are headed in the right direction. Thank You for the kind thoughts and messages. It means the world to us. Today’s pic shows TinkerBelle eating her first solid food in a week. You can imagine how thrilled we were to see that!

Heading home! We honestly didn’t think we’d be bringing TinkerBelle home after her temp was so low and her rumen virtually stopped functioning but she just ate for the first time in a week. Yummy first cut hay! Trinity is virtually back to normal. Plenty of shots to give for the next week but we can do all that. Thank You to Dr Beam and the staff at MSU Vet School for making good choices and giving excellent care to our girls for the past week! Thanks to all our FB friend...s for all your care and concern! I’ll keep you posted in a few days when we feel like they’re out of the woods. Whew! UPDATE: Tink made some very strange noises on the way home. Reminded us how far she still has to go before we can breathe easy. Trinity’s girls were thrilled to see her but they were surprised to learn their mama had dried up while she was gone. They’re four months old so it’s time anyway. Both does are clearly weak but browsing in their own field.