In the process of looking for our future baby mommas, I have had the great pleasure of contacting some lovely and like-minded goat people. Facebook has added a new dimension to the usual website photos and e-mail contacts, so that has been nice. I have one definite doeling coming to us from my favorite farm on the planet, Weberwood Acres, the same farm where Jasper and Sal were born. I traveled there Saturday and spent a pleasant morning letting sweet baby goats hop on and off my lap as I tried tried desperately to decide which one was the "right" baby for our farm. It was so difficult! Each was a lovely as the next, and each had a unique yet perfect personality. Finally I selected the most perfect baby goat, and now I just have to wait until early July to bring "Chloe" home. That's such a long time. Sigh.
The second breeding for which I had a formal reservation produced bucklings only :( so now I am back to the drawing board of contacting farms to see who might have a colorful doeling that will be ready to leave their farm around the same time as Chloe. 'So many doeling reservations already, and so many bucklings being born, but I will not give up.
** 5.11.14 Update: The name "Chloe" already belongs to a WeberWood doe, so we have changed our baby's name to "Annabelle". 'Just as sweet, but it also has a family connection as my great aunt was Annabelle Washburn. Here sisters were Della and Gertrude - maybe future doe names? :) **
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| Here is momma Clementine with Chloe giving her a kiss, and her other two doelings hopping around. So sweet!! |
