The natural diet of goats includes lots of leaves, bark, and branches. Unfortunately, it is hard to keep live trees in their pasture as they will eat all the bark off and kill the tree. So I provide branches for them to eat. Luckily we have lots of trees that are growing too close to… Continue reading Goats Love Trees
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Fresh Pasture for the Bucks
I got a new shelter ready and moved the goats to fresh pasture.
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!
Ready for Kidding???
This is our first kidding season. We have 3 pregnant does, Jolene, Juniper, and Bat Chick. Player (EZK Pay to Play) is the herdsire. Am I ready for Kidding? I am nervous I know that Kiko Does are supposed to be really good moms, and will usually kid successfully without any human interference… BUT… What… Continue reading Ready for Kidding???
Our Barn
We finally have a barn
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
Fencing done!
goat fencing project done for this year.