Mikey was the first and only goat that we have seen through birth and grow from that point. He has been a challenge but he taught us a lot. As we waited on his new owners to pick him up yesterday we talked about how it seemed like just a few days ago that he was a little kid learning how to walk in the yard or jumping on my grandma while she sat on the porch. He loved to eat my hair so I had to keep it pulled back. We believe Mikey may have been the first kid that Roses was able to stay with after birth and milk naturally so that was a learning experience for Roses, I'm sure. She did a great job helping us to wean him (sometimes by kicking him in the head) when it was time. Just last week I noticed them snuggling on a cool evening, just like mother and son should.
We had to sale Mikey because there is too much risk with him being so close to his mother when she is in heat...we did not want baby goats out of incest for obvious health reasons. So its a sad day but we can now move forward with some farm repairs in hopes to get a new doe this fall. Our hope is to find another dairy doe that can be bred for years and to also have Roses bred one final time (she is 8 so this is her last year to safely birth). Here's to lots more goat adventures!