Life and Times of JRKMZ: Lilo Has Kidded

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Lilo Has Kidded

(From Left to Right)
Annette, Aphrodite, and Buck.

It is so hard not to have my goats with me these days. I know that they are being well cared for, but I want to see them each day. I want to love on them. I want to rub their cheeks and get nibbled on. But for now, I will have to live with remote updates like this one. At least there are pictures that come along with them.

Aphrodite and Annette

Aphrodite - a new milker for us.

I just found out that Lilo has finally kidded. We knew that she was gonna happen soon as she was really getting big, but no one ever knows until you walk out to the barn and there they are.

Sarah has been caring for Lilo at her house. The kids are doing wonderfully, as is the momma. We have two doelings and a buckling. Everyone has their own guess as to who the daddy is, but as for me, I think we have a little of both. My personal opinion is this...I think Neptune (our Nubian paint) is Aphrodite's daddy and I think that Zeus (our Boer) is Annette and Buck's daddy.

It looks like we will be keeping Aphrodite as a milker to add to our herd (once we have a farm again). Annette looks like she could make an excellent milker for someone also...she's just not as flashy in color as Aphro. All in all, they are a beautiful trio and I am so proud of Lilo! Great job, momma.

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This is a blog about our adventures living and growing on the Rogers Roost Ranch. We are by no means farmers, although we do our best to figure it out. We have focused on the land to regain a sense of the simpler things in life - although farming can be a complex thing. We want our kids to learn the importance of a hard day's work and feel the joy of building a fort or climbing a tree. We want to feel more connected with ourselves and the lives that we touch.

When J and I found ourselves without solid work, we decided to take what we do have and make more of it. We turned to a simpler lifestyle with a need and have stayed for the joy. While we could have gone back to the "normal" life, we had no desire. In fact, we have fought tooth and nail to return to our homesteading life. It has been a few years since we've lived off-grid but our desire to live closer to the land is still going strong.

Our home is a homestead, but by no means is it rustic. We have tile floors, indoor plumbing, and internet...along with all of the other comforts of a newer home. But we are conscious of how we consume. We see each item as a limited resource - turning off lights, using task heating, and living with intention.

We grow a garden - enough to "put up" a few quarts of everything for the winter months. We are learning to use the moderate climate to create a year-round garden for salad greens. It's confusing to us still, adjusting from the harsh winters and short growing season of Central Oregon, but we're trying.

We are certainly not the only family who has done this, but as the chaos of the modern world advances, we find ourselves in the minority - and we don't mind. While most people wouldn't enjoy the challenges of our chosen lifestyle, we find joy in the simpler pleasures - fresh eggs, a well-built fence, garden greens. These are simply the day-to-day events of a small farming family in America.

Life and Times of JRKMZ

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Lilo Has Kidded

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