We said goodbye to Dynamite and her buckling, now wether, Edison, today.
She is a sweet doe and will be missed around here, especially since her milk production just increased dramatically!
However, she is going to a good little farm down in Oklahoma that will love her and take good care of her.
Thank you, Mollee
After giving us a first round of only bucklings, we decided to part with Akatsuki. He's gone to the butcher.
Once I came inside and began cooking supper, I realized what I had done.
Cricket was such a joy. The first doeling out of my beloved Cookie-girl. Cricket's battle with coccidiosis almost took her from us, but she is a fighter, and she won the battle and came out stronger for it.
She had a hard delivery with Flower--he was a big buckling! But, she made it through that and recovered nicely.
Once I realized I had sold this most beloved doeling, I broke down in tears. It didn't last long, and when my daughter (not Sofia) got home from work and was able to let me cry out all my tears with a big hug, I was able to think logically.
Unfortunately, I can't keep all the kids. Of course, we would not want to keep all the bucklings, though we could just wether them. Farming isn't just about breeding, milking and processing, but there needs to be some income to fund the whole venture.
So, Cricket was a good sell. The farm is local, and the new owner sent me an update the next day showing that Cricket and Flower were acclimating to his herd quite well.
Relief.
