It is almost time to put the bucks and does together for breeding season. It is time for a farm update for fall 2023. Sales Update Sales have been a bit slow this year. Everyone blames the drought in southern Alberta this summer and a resultant shortage of hay. So far we have sold 2… Continue reading Fall 2023 Update
Tag: Kiko bucklings
GoodBye Loki
Loki moved to Saskatchewan to make babies with his own herd.
Keeping Up with 11 Kids
Adorable Goat Kids I am having so much fun with this year’s crop of goat babies. They are so fun and mischievous. It isn’t easy keeping up with 11 kids. At bed time, I have to get all 11 kids, as well as their mothers, into the goat shelter for lock up. One kid will… Continue reading Keeping Up with 11 Kids
KIDDING CHAOS
There was Chaos when 3 goats kidded at the same time
2022 Kidding Summary
We are finally finished with kidding for the year! As we chose to start small, we only had 3 adult does to breed this year. We put them all in with EZK Pay to Play on Nov 1, 2021 and two of them kidded, as expected, in the first week of April. EZK Bat Chick,… Continue reading 2022 Kidding Summary
We Have KIDS!
The first baby goats have been born on Titan Ranch. It has been an exciting week. Jolene Delivered First Jolene was so Huge, we knew she would be delivering soon. She gave us triplets on April 5, 2022. We did not get to witness the delivery. When I checked her in the morning, I saw… Continue reading We Have KIDS!
Dirty Stinky Beast In RUT
From Cute and Cuddly to Dirty Stinky Beast Every autumn, the goats get ready for breeding season. The cover themselves in the smell the lady goats like… Urine! They pee all over their face and front legs. Bucks become Dirty Stinky Beasts in Rut! Here are our other recent posts about Rut – Hole in… Continue reading Dirty Stinky Beast In RUT
Hole in the New Fence
Goats in rut had a fight thru the fence. Two bloodied bucklings and a hole in the fence.
Kiko Breeding Season
It is the start of Kiko Breeding Season at Titan Ranch. It is time to allow our mature does in with our chosen buck, EZK Pay to Play. We waited until November 1 so that the babies will be born in April, after the worst of the cold weather. The gestational period is 5 months.… Continue reading Kiko Breeding Season
Only need two bucks…
I love my bucklings, all three of them. However, I can only justify keeping two. Although it might break my heart, Loki is for sale. Loki will make a wonderful herdsire for another herd of ladies. I can’t use him for breeding as he is too closely related to my does. TGP Titan Loki Loki… Continue reading Only need two bucks…