Saturday, March 28, 2015

Meet Sandy

Sandy is the very first goat to step foot on to our ranch and we must say she is beautiful! At just 1 year old Sandy is carrying her first baby and will be due to kid in July. And with kids comes milk so once all the kids are weaned we will be able to start serving you goat milk products. It took a while to decide on a name moon, crater, mars but in the end she will always be Sandy. Why you may ask because it is a derivative of Alexandra and the Alexandars were the previous owners of our land plus living in the desert there is sand everywhere so it was fitting.  

 




Overall she is very well mannered and loving but still is shy around new people. She always wants to eat whats on the other side of the fence rather than whats in her pasture so I guess you could say she is a "the grass is always greener on the other side" type of goat.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Meet the Dogs

We would like to introduce to all of you out there our faithful dogs. Each one of them is a very special piece of our family and I don't know what we would do without them.


 First up is our puggle Pistol-annie she is our alarm system and keeps the other dogs in check when needed. She definitely lives up to her name and is full of energy 24/7. 


 Next is our rescue dog Emmie we aren't really sure what she is but we believe she is a walker hound lab mix. She has taken on the role of guard dog and occasionally the escape artist. She is a very faithful dog and takes her job pretty seriously. 


 Hunter is not a permanent resident on the ranch but comes to live with us occasionally. He has been having really bad allergies where he lives now so he will be coming to live with us until his family moves to a better environment. While he is here his job is to keep track of everyone whether it's people, goats or dogs. He is also a very faithful protector.


And last but not least our oldest dog Snickers she is a 15 year old beagle and doesn't really do much but she is the best dog we could ask for.

Sorry again for the delay it did not publish when we originally finished the post.

Friday, March 13, 2015

Fixing to Work

   Sorry I missed you guys last friday didn't have anything to talk about we were all pretty lazy. This week was very busy though we started working on the shelter for the goats and went and got quotes on our supplies and hay. On wednesday we got to go meet a couple of our future prospects Sandy (6month doe) and Nickel (Newborn buck). They were absolutely beautiful unfortunately I was not able to get any picks but will hopefully have some this next week.

   We have still yet to go get our loan because there are just so many questions when it comes to the meat market at the fair and it is hard to get help. Everything will be worked out by monday if all goes as planned.  Since we are getting a loan to buy our first four goats and we don't want to get into debt we decided starting on Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University a little early. Documentation will be a big deal for me so we can see what needs to change to help our family's business thrive while giving you guys the best products we can.

   While our business is getting started our family life is going a little crazy! We will be having LOTS of visitors including my niece who we will all be meeting for the first time. Some of us will also be traveling to see some family that we haven;t seen in almost 5 years. Along with visiting and traveling we will also be taking on the responsibility of the oldest sisters dog because of some of the dogs health issues need to be evaluated in a new environment. I will be keeping you guys updated on how we are addressing Hunter's (the dog) allergies and hopefully erasing them. He is always uncomfortable and scratching his skin raw so we would appreciate prayers that we can help him get over this so he can be the happy healthy pup he is.

Thank you,

                  Erin