Chicken Scraps Blog

Mabel will be kidding soon! We had a little fun with this photo... She is due to kid on Dec. 16th.  I have no idea how many kids she will be having, but it will most likely be multiples.  She is bred to Ritz (below).  The kids will be available for sale to good homes.  They can go as bottle babies, or at 8 weeks old.  Perfect Christmas present! I will post when they are born, with prices and contact info.

Here are some more photos of Nelly's triplet doelings, and some of their family... Ophelia. Ophelia. Pegatha.  (My grandfather suggested the name as a joke, and it sort of stuck.) Nutmeg and Flavia. Nutmeg checking out Buttercup (the Jersey calf). Emaline spending time with the kids.  (Doelings L-R:  Nutmeg, Pegatha, Ophelia.)  Nelly, their Saanen mama, has a beautiful and soft udder.  She is currently giving between 2 and 3 quarts per day.  I do not feed corn, mainly because it's genetically modified, and super unhealthy.  So I don't get as much milk as most people, but it's a higher quality.   Little Heidi- their half-sister. Violet, also their half-sister. Violet is turning out to be a good milker (when she stands still).  She gives between 4 and 6 cups daily.  I don't feed her tons of alfalfa or anything either, and she didn't actually kid, just started producing milk one day...