2010 Kidding Season is Done

Well, the 2010 Kidding Season has finally come to an end. With the final births on Sunday May 9, 2010, we can now focus our attention to raising beautiful kids and to our guests. This is the final tally of the kid count:

Total kids - 23
Total Boys - 12
Total Girls - 11
Total Triplets - 3 sets (Indy,Cheyenne and Aspen)
Total Twins - 7 sets

Everyone is doing fine. We have told most of you some "facts" about goats that have been, frankly, blown out of the water. Bucks are NOT always born first. A doe does NOT kid in the morning if she is bred in the morning and the gestation period is NOT exactly 150 days it is 147 to 155. The following are some of the issues we ran into this year:

Indy had a buck with head and shoulders first, not head and feet. She also had the largest kid we have ever seen. HUGE! Aspen had two weak kids that were under weight and they were also both backwards. Cheyenne had two of her kids in the right position and one that was backwards. Strawberry was bred WAY before we thought and she had her kids in February. Indy was bred allot later than we thought and she was the last to kid. Indy had become ill from her pregnancy. She is doing better but we are still keeping a close eye on her.

Most births were without a hitch. For the most part, all went smoothly but as you can see, some issues came about.

We invite you back to see all the little wonders and HELP, if you want to feed the kids and let me get some sleep. LOL.

We would love to see everyone again.

Kevin

More births at Trevin Farms

We have entered into our "second phase" of births here at Trevin Farms. Sassy has given birth to tall, beautiful kids, one boy and one girl. Aspen, has given birth to two boys and one girl. Over the next couple of weeks, the final births will be done and we will have all of our kids here on the farm for 2010. We invite you to come and visit, stay with us and take part in their feedings and milkings. Thank you to all the have stayed with us, you are very much appreciated.

Facts about Goat Milk

I will be writing facts about goat milk vs. cows milk. We have always believed that goat's milk is better for you but here are some facts:
1). The fat globules are finer, smaller and stay in emulsion better. Goat milk is naturally homogenized as it leaves the doe.

2). Fat disgestion is easier. Fat digestion is a difficult problem of many infants and adults. When stomach rennin curdles the goat milk, the nutrient-rich fat globules are spread evenly in small particles so there is no occurence of indigestion. A USDA bulletin of 1939 points out that the cow's fat globule is two to five times larger than that of a goat's. Besides this, cow milk fat readily rises and seperates, a condition easily producing stomach upsets.

Watch for more facts about goat's milk about the vitamins that are in the goat's milk that are greater and better for you than cow's milk.

2010 Kidding season underway

Our 2010 kidding season is fully underway. So far we have had 9 births here at the farm. We encourage you to come and visit us and see these amazing kids. All the moms are doing good and all the babies are eating on their own. We still are expecting more births in April and the first two weeks in May. Come for a visit.