Aww, Feral is a catch!! And, after I named all your goats out loud, (lost track a couple of times, lol), and forgot a couple.... I guessed 18, and that was correct! Yay for me. That just tells me how much I love your vids, and the priceless content you share with all of us! Thank you. Being a city gal, we only had a cat a maybe a dog that I can remember. But here's the exciting news for me...I also just found out that up here in Agassiz, there is a goat farm, & they have a store front on their property that sells their cheeses & some meats n such. I was thinking that I should ride my bike about the 5 miles away, and check them out. Do you think that's an alright idea? I appreciate you & your knowledge, and now, I LOVE GOATS!! Even if only I have them vicariously through you! hehe. Have a great day!!
An alright idea??? Girl that is an AWESOME idea!!! That's almost as good as a ringside seat!! 🙂 😋 I think we would all like to know what it's like, please share!! Even those of us who make our own dairy products, love hearing what else is out there! 👍
So excited for you ! Mini Lamancha's😍 Can't wait to see what you get out of your breedings. I have 2 mini Lamancha's And I Love them. I'm thinking of just going with the mini Lamancha's.
Kimberly we do all of that!! I have a few videos on the channel about making things with goat's milk. I'll list the recipe playlist here, I need to make a playlist just for goat's milk stuff! ruclips.net/p/PLXrP3tEiJQU6BIv5-g39Vo21alOPwK6Dy
@@SageandStoneHomestead This is my first year with mini Lamancha's. I use to raise reg. Saanens. But now that I'm retired I wanted a smaller milker. This will be my first time with ND too. But I'm really liking my lil Lamancha! Personalty plus!!!! She's different than any goat I've ever had. I use to think it strange that they were earless. But once you have them. I think they look cuter without the ears! And they are supposed to have the longest lactation than any other breed.
Hamish had the berzerker syndrome that bottle baby bucks can get and the breeder told us about a trick to break him of it and it worked very well! You just grab their tail and hold on until they yell and they respect you after that!! I've only had to remind him about his position a couple times. He wasn't ever aggressive but thought I was someone to mate with.
Feral is adorable!!! You just have to smile when you look at that sweet face!!!!😊 It's hard to believe that Elpis is going to be a mama!!! Bless her, I so hope she kids easily and doelings would be the cherry on top!!!🍒 Your breeding plan sounds well thought out. Thanks for sharing and stay safe!!!
Thank you for the prayers!! Elpis makes me a little nervous because of the nerve damage but the vet thinks she will be okay! We will find out pretty soon!! She is due in May.
Congratulations on your new kid! He's a nice looking buckling & it'll be nice to 'gain' that 2 years on your breeding program. You are so right about how people view LaManchas. They are such good producers, with great butterfat content & fantastic personalities, it's sad people get hung up on the ears!! (Or seemingly lack thereof!!🙄) Found out yesterday I'm first on the list for a PB Lamancha buckling from an exceptional DHI herd. I am so excited!! Take care & God bless!
Awe he looks a little lethargic but maybe a fear reaction to new surroundings! Yep, goat math 🤣 Congratulations!! I know the feeling with creating your own herds dynamics!!! ♥️
Cute little goat! You've got a fun herd and it sounds like you've got a great plan for the future. Do they all want to climb on you and eat your hair?! Cheers Heather!
Oh my gosh feral is so cute! He has that face you can't help but cuddle. I love the lamancha breed, especially your calamity just something about that girl. I asked my husband about getting one cause there is people that just moved in a few miles down the road that has some and i wanted to stop in and visit, he promptly said no that they looked like praying mantis alien combo. I told him that wasn't very nice at all. Keep me posted on your pepper i may be interested. Chewie was laid over miserable this morning her udder was stuck out, i told her not much longer❤🐐
Ferrell is so stinking adorable... probably misspelled his name hahaha. I just recently bumped into la mancha's from Roots & Refuge in that was actually the first time I've ever seen a la Mancha and they are so cute.
Hi Heather & Leroy 😁I just watched your last video on your new baby’s being born. Great video as always Heather. Congrats on the twin’s ! Your such a great Mom with all your animal’s 🥰 I’m glad you all were safe from the last storm. 🥰 it’s time for tea, but I will be back to watch more videos. Much love to you all 💗
The new baby is really cute! I’m so happy he decided he liked his bottle! The LaManch’s bother me without the ears! ( I’m one of those people!). I always look at them and think they lost their ears which I know is not the case!!
I wish I had a way to invite you to my homestead blog without giving my information or yours out to the public. LOL My last doe kidded this morning. She had a single buckling. That gave us fourteen kids, two of which died. It isn't our record, but it was a huge blessing. Our names this year are: Jujubee, Snickers, Milkyway, Rolo, KitKat, Tootsie Pop, Mr. Goodbar, Starburst, York, Milk Dud, Oh Henry, and the newest we haven't named yet. Congrats on your cute addition! So fun!
You have a blog?! I'd love to see it! If you don't want to share it here you can email me! SageAndStoneHomestead@gmail.com Congrats on being done kidding!! The ups and downs of kidding season are so real. ♡♡
We have seven Nubian does but with kids it gets crowded as each doe wants her space for the first week or so. I have a milk machine for when the last 4 kid this month, and can’t imagine milking twice a day, feeding, cleaning any more. The smaller goats may take less time. It is hard to say no. I have a buckling coming in a few months and have a bottle doeling to retain. 😃
We only milk once a day!! Twice a day year round would be too much for me. We do get less milk than we would if we milked twice a day but it's not half as much, it's about 30% less than twice a day so we milk more goats less often to make it work!♡♡
He is so cute, I love him 😍 and it makes sense for the plans you have for your herd. Full size goats here are kind of the same as there, not as easy and Nigerians, but you are working on a mini version with capacious udders, I do t think there will be any complaints about that ❤️ Funny story for you, I had medical procedure yesterday that produced an allergic reaction (not life threatening) and I was out of it because of the medicine to combat that. Anyway I put on your video and almost at the end I fell asleep (not because of you but my allergy medicine) and I had a dream, I was still watching the video in my dream and you were saying” so guys, we are house hunting, and we put this place in the market” and I thought in my dream of course, well that came out of nowhere 😂 Anyway I woke up in the middle of the night and had to rewatch the end because I wasn’t sure I was 100% myself last night 😂😂 You said nothing, nothing that would lead me to believe you were moving 😂😂 I hate being allergic to EVERYTHING 😂 and now you know why I never count my goats and that is what people ask me all the time… how many do you have, and my answer is never enough…BUT I need a bigger barn ❤ Sending love my friend Lety
@@SageandStoneHomestead I feel better thank you, but I thought it was hilarious, I knew you loved it there and are around family too so that’s why I was like… that’s odd 😂🤦♀️ need to confirm! ❤️ Thank you Heather
@@SageandStoneHomestead I can’t wait to see it! We have bought milk from them also for a few years for our puppies that needed a little extra bottle time.
I was gonna get babies from a lady I know but apparently her lamancha got to the girls because both does kids have lamancha ears. I personally don't care for them. I ended up getting the little brother and sister to my Nigerian/mini nubians. I don't know how you eat any of your goats. I guess it's no different than people raising meat chickens but I don't think I could do that either.
It's not for everyone, that's for sure. The ears or raising them for meat. For us, the fact that the goats are so useful to our family while being smaller than cattle is why we absolutely love them. They provide so much for us and we are so grateful. It definitely helps to designate certain animals for meat the second they are born so there is a detachment that is already there. My breeders would be much harder to eat and I'll try to sell them first before they are too old to be useful to someone else.
Oh and I also messed up with my goat math, (I’m telling you my brain is in a foggy state recently) I wanted to breed all the girls to Rocky last year, keep 3 girls out then and put them in milk test and get Rocky his +B status ( and be what they call a proven buck) Well I kept 3 girls but they need to be out different dams so I’m missing one Rocky daughter and I didn’t breed anybody t Rocky this season….. so the wait will be longer I guess 🙄 Goat math 😆😆😆 + my brain= not good
Aww, Feral is a catch!! And, after I named all your goats out loud, (lost track a couple of times, lol), and forgot a couple.... I guessed 18, and that was correct! Yay for me. That just tells me how much I love your vids, and the priceless content you share with all of us! Thank you. Being a city gal, we only had a cat a maybe a dog that I can remember. But here's the exciting news for me...I also just found out that up here in Agassiz, there is a goat farm, & they have a store front on their property that sells their cheeses & some meats n such. I was thinking that I should ride my bike about the 5 miles away, and check them out. Do you think that's an alright idea? I appreciate you & your knowledge, and now, I LOVE GOATS!! Even if only I have them vicariously through you! hehe. Have a great day!!
If I had a shop like that 5 miles away I'd ride my bike up there to visit often!! Let me know what you think of the shop when you go!
@@SageandStoneHomestead I absolutely will!!
An alright idea??? Girl that is an AWESOME idea!!! That's almost as good as a ringside seat!! 🙂 😋 I think we would all like to know what it's like, please share!! Even those of us who make our own dairy products, love hearing what else is out there! 👍
For sure, I buy local sheep's cheese often.
@@SageandStoneHomestead I will ask the owners if I can take some pics to show you!!
I smile every time you have your goats on video, I love Feral, and he will fall in love with you soon, you are so good with them.
Thank you!! He's adjusting well and will warm up quickly I'm sure!♡♡
Thanks Heather. Such a handsome little buckling.
Thank you!!♡♡
I've always wanted goats, but never in the cards...love seeing all of your!!
Thanks so much!! Happy to bring our farm to you in this way, thanks for watching!!
I love those tiny little nubs of ears!!
ME TOO!!!
So excited for you !
Mini Lamancha's😍
Can't wait to see what you get out of your breedings.
I have 2 mini Lamancha's
And I Love them.
I'm thinking of just going with the mini Lamancha's.
I wonder if someday I'll just have minis but then I remember about winter milk. Do yours cycle like lamanchas or more like Nigerians?
I've just been watching your videos for a very short time so was wanting to ask if you just drink the milk or make cheese or soap?
Kimberly we do all of that!! I have a few videos on the channel about making things with goat's milk. I'll list the recipe playlist here, I need to make a playlist just for goat's milk stuff!
ruclips.net/p/PLXrP3tEiJQU6BIv5-g39Vo21alOPwK6Dy
@@SageandStoneHomestead
This is my first year with mini Lamancha's.
I use to raise reg. Saanens.
But now that I'm retired I wanted a smaller milker. This will be my first time with ND too. But I'm really liking my lil Lamancha! Personalty plus!!!!
She's different than any goat I've ever had. I use to think it strange that they were earless. But once you have them. I think they look cuter without the ears! And they are supposed to have the longest lactation than any other breed.
I didn't know that but it makes sense!! When we got Christine she was in milk and had been for 4 years!!!
He is so cute 🥰 ❤
Thank you!!!
He is cute. I'm not keen on bottle baby bucks, but there's no denying he's cute!
You seem to know pretty well where you want to go with your goats.
Hamish had the berzerker syndrome that bottle baby bucks can get and the breeder told us about a trick to break him of it and it worked very well! You just grab their tail and hold on until they yell and they respect you after that!! I've only had to remind him about his position a couple times. He wasn't ever aggressive but thought I was someone to mate with.
Feral is adorable!!! You just have to smile when you look at that sweet face!!!!😊 It's hard to believe that Elpis is going to be a mama!!! Bless her, I so hope she kids easily and doelings would be the cherry on top!!!🍒 Your breeding plan sounds well thought out. Thanks for sharing and stay safe!!!
Thank you for the prayers!! Elpis makes me a little nervous because of the nerve damage but the vet thinks she will be okay! We will find out pretty soon!! She is due in May.
Congratulations on your new kid! He's a nice looking buckling & it'll be nice to 'gain' that 2 years on your breeding program. You are so right about how people view LaManchas. They are such good producers, with great butterfat content & fantastic personalities, it's sad people get hung up on the ears!! (Or seemingly lack thereof!!🙄) Found out yesterday I'm first on the list for a PB Lamancha buckling from an exceptional DHI herd. I am so excited!! Take care & God bless!
YAY that's awesome to be first in line!! We were second in line for a buckling out of this pairing and she happened to have two bucks! Meant to be!!
@@SageandStoneHomestead God is good! All the time!!
For sure!!♡♡
Should I switch to La Mancha or stick to these little Nigerian dwarfs?? 😊 I love these little guys but also curious.
Do both!!
PRETTY BOY!
Thanks!! 🤩
5 stars!!! That boy doesn't know how lucky he is!!! I'm so excited to be able to watch him grow up and I hope he makes you proud!!
He's adjusting so well to the farm!! I just love him!♡♡♡ Thank you so much!
Awe he looks a little lethargic but maybe a fear reaction to new surroundings! Yep, goat math 🤣 Congratulations!! I know the feeling with creating your own herds dynamics!!! ♥️
Thanks!!♡♡
Feral is an absolute CUTIE pie!
Thanks!!!!
Cute little goat! You've got a fun herd and it sounds like you've got a great plan for the future. Do they all want to climb on you and eat your hair?! Cheers Heather!
Basically, yes!!! LOL
Oh my gosh feral is so cute! He has that face you can't help but cuddle. I love the lamancha breed, especially your calamity just something about that girl. I asked my husband about getting one cause there is people that just moved in a few miles down the road that has some and i wanted to stop in and visit, he promptly said no that they looked like praying mantis alien combo. I told him that wasn't very nice at all. Keep me posted on your pepper i may be interested. Chewie was laid over miserable this morning her udder was stuck out, i told her not much longer❤🐐
Poor Chewie!!! Hang in there, girl!! Pepper will be next year before we think about selling her but I'll definitely keep you in mind!!
Goats are so cute
Ferrell is so stinking adorable... probably misspelled his name hahaha. I just recently bumped into la mancha's from Roots & Refuge in that was actually the first time I've ever seen a la Mancha and they are so cute.
Yes!!! They kept them and spotted Nubians too!!!
Ahhwww Feral is soooooooo cute!!
Thanks so much! We love him!!
Titus is so handsome. ❤
Thank you! I'm so glad we kept him!!
Your new little fella is adorable!!
Thank you, I just LOVE HIM!!
Hi Heather & Leroy 😁I just watched your last video on your new baby’s being born. Great video as always Heather. Congrats on the twin’s ! Your such a great Mom with all your animal’s 🥰 I’m glad you all were safe from the last storm. 🥰 it’s time for tea, but I will be back to watch more videos. Much love to you all 💗
Thanks so much again for all the tea you sent! It is really helping me use up all the honey!♡
Goats love you!
They do!! haha
The new baby is really cute! I’m so happy he decided he liked his bottle! The LaManch’s bother me without the ears! ( I’m one of those people!). I always look at them and think they lost their ears which I know is not the case!!
It's so common for people to not like the ears!! It's an acquired taste haha ♡♡
I wish I had a way to invite you to my homestead blog without giving my information or yours out to the public. LOL
My last doe kidded this morning. She had a single buckling. That gave us fourteen kids, two of which died. It isn't our record, but it was a huge blessing. Our names this year are: Jujubee, Snickers, Milkyway, Rolo, KitKat, Tootsie Pop, Mr. Goodbar, Starburst, York, Milk Dud, Oh Henry, and the newest we haven't named yet.
Congrats on your cute addition! So fun!
You have a blog?! I'd love to see it! If you don't want to share it here you can email me! SageAndStoneHomestead@gmail.com
Congrats on being done kidding!! The ups and downs of kidding season are so real. ♡♡
We have seven Nubian does but with kids it gets crowded as each doe wants her space for the first week or so. I have a milk machine for when the last 4 kid this month, and can’t imagine milking twice a day, feeding, cleaning any more. The smaller goats may take less time. It is hard to say no. I have a buckling coming in a few months and have a bottle doeling to retain. 😃
We only milk once a day!! Twice a day year round would be too much for me. We do get less milk than we would if we milked twice a day but it's not half as much, it's about 30% less than twice a day so we milk more goats less often to make it work!♡♡
He is so cute, I love him 😍 and it makes sense for the plans you have for your herd.
Full size goats here are kind of the same as there, not as easy and Nigerians, but you are working on a mini version with capacious udders, I do t think there will be any complaints about that ❤️
Funny story for you, I had medical procedure yesterday that produced an allergic reaction (not life threatening) and I was out of it because of the medicine to combat that.
Anyway I put on your video and almost at the end I fell asleep (not because of you but my allergy medicine) and I had a dream, I was still watching the video in my dream and you were saying” so guys, we are house hunting, and we put this place in the market” and I thought in my dream of course, well that came out of nowhere 😂
Anyway I woke up in the middle of the night and had to rewatch the end because I wasn’t sure I was 100% myself last night 😂😂
You said nothing, nothing that would lead me to believe you were moving 😂😂
I hate being allergic to EVERYTHING 😂 and now you know why
I never count my goats and that is what people ask me all the time… how many do you have, and my answer is never enough…BUT I need a bigger barn ❤
Sending love my friend
Lety
Oh my goodness I hope you are on the mend!! We never plan to move but we do plan to build a house here !!
@@SageandStoneHomestead I feel better thank you, but I thought it was hilarious, I knew you loved it there and are around family too so that’s why I was like… that’s odd 😂🤦♀️ need to confirm! ❤️
Thank you Heather
I wondered if you got your beautiful new buck kid from Buck Creek Stables. Great place! We had gotten a whether from there also. Sweetest boy.
LOVE them! We are waitlisted for a doeling from there too!!
@@SageandStoneHomestead I can’t wait to see it! We have bought milk from them also for a few years for our puppies that needed a little extra bottle time.
Heather, how many babies will be born this year ?🥰
LOTS! I still have seven girls due!
I was gonna get babies from a lady I know but apparently her lamancha got to the girls because both does kids have lamancha ears. I personally don't care for them. I ended up getting the little brother and sister to my Nigerian/mini nubians. I don't know how you eat any of your goats. I guess it's no different than people raising meat chickens but I don't think I could do that either.
It's not for everyone, that's for sure. The ears or raising them for meat. For us, the fact that the goats are so useful to our family while being smaller than cattle is why we absolutely love them. They provide so much for us and we are so grateful. It definitely helps to designate certain animals for meat the second they are born so there is a detachment that is already there. My breeders would be much harder to eat and I'll try to sell them first before they are too old to be useful to someone else.
Oh and I also messed up with my goat math, (I’m telling you my brain is in a foggy state recently)
I wanted to breed all the girls to Rocky last year, keep 3 girls out then and put them in milk test and get Rocky his +B status ( and be what they call a proven buck)
Well I kept 3 girls but they need to be out different dams so I’m missing one Rocky daughter and I didn’t breed anybody t Rocky this season….. so the wait will be longer I guess 🙄
Goat math 😆😆😆 + my brain= not good
Oh, whoops!!! Guess you'll have to keep more goats in the future then 🤣
@@SageandStoneHomestead Thats what i was thinking 😂
Wait. House goats is a real thing? I always thought it was a joke....
Not a joke, I get pictures all the time from people!! It's not for me for sure.
@@SageandStoneHomestead huh. Me, either.
Why do you take the ears off ?
Lamancha's are born that way.
I had no idea ! I thought they were being docked like dogs .
We dont! They are born with the little ears. So cute!!!
@@SageandStoneHomestead yes ! They are adorable. I think I prefer ears tho . They're cute in an 👽 way!! Lol
Hahaha My friend Meagan says the LaMancha look like Brontosaurus LOL.