Doe in Milk for sale

Lacey is a purebred, registered Nigerian Dwarf Goat, currently in milk. Her first freshening was this May. She had two healthy doelings. She stands well being milked, by either hand or machine.
I am willing to dry her off if you would like her to not be in milk. She would make an excellent pet, or she could also be bred again this fall. She is 2 years old. $350

2016 Kids

I had a rather disappointing and unlucky spring. Most of the does that I bred didn't end up pregnant.
Faye kidded first, on May 18th. For her 4th time kidding she had one kid. a beautiful blue eyed doeling. Lacey kidded 10 days later, on the 28th, super early in the morning. It was her first freshening, with two little girls. One with blue eyes! And that's it. Just three adorable little girls this year.

Violet 

Faye's baby, Violet, has been sold to Tiny Hill Farm. So I'll be able to see her grown up and see what kids she has when she's bred in a year or so.

Faye's kid, Violet

Lacey's kids

Tawny

I still have Lacey's kids and am bottle feeding them to make them extra friendly.

Lacey didn't want anything to do with them when they were born, so I've been mamma goat since the first day! They are the cutest little things.

Cyan

Update and Due Dates

I think it's about time for a blog update! I have not been active online at all in the past many months.

We have MOVED! We are all very excited to be in our new home, but moving in and becoming organized has been a slow process. But it's happening! We are now on a beautiful piece of land with 54 acres to explore. I can barely wait for all the adventures that will happen here. 

I have bred all my does (I currently have 6 does) and they will be Due in May. The buck this year is TinyHillFarm's Karl Hungus. He's a creamy, blue eyed cutie! I'm expecting to have some really adorable kids in the spring!

Due dates are:

Pippi: May 12

Faye: May 17

Laura: May 21

Margaret: May 21

Matilda: May 31

Lacey: May 21

I think it's safe to say that I will be very busy in May. 

On a separate note, there is a litter of 13 Weimaraner puppies in the house right now! They will be ready to go to new homes in 3 to 4 weeks. If you are interested or want more information please contact me. Or if you know anyone who would be, pass the word around. They are super cute and fantastic family dogs! 

Painted Cigar Box

I had this Cigar box for a number of years and was recently going to pass it along to the thrift store but decided I'd give it a face lift instead. I think I'll hang onto it for a little while longer. Here is basic directions on how I did it if you want to try something similar. 

You will need

• A wooden box
• Thick cardboard
• Sandpaper
• Paint (3 colors)
• Paintbrush
• Scissors 
• Glue
• Decorative paper

Start by cleaning the box and sanding the entire surface. My box had a metal plate on the lid, which I removed. The plate popped off easily but I did have to scrape the top of the box with a knife where there was a thick layer of dried glue.  

Cut your cardboard into whatever shape you like. I printed gear clip art off the web to use as a template. Glue them on using a strong glue. I used Tacky Glue because it's what I had handy, a wood glue would probably work well too though. 

Paint the gears. I chose a metallic brown, but you can paint them whatever color you'd like. Just keep in mind that you will be painting over this and the color will only show through in the end. 

Once your cut outs are dry, paint the entire box with your main color. As you can see, mine is an off white. Paint right over your pretty cut outs. Just be cautious that you don't paint the box closed, or perhaps paint with the box open. 

Let dry and apply a second coat. 

With your third color ( mine was black) add design. You can use stencils (as I did) with a foam paint brush, stamps, or you could free hand it. The color should be much darker than the main color. 

Once the black is completely dry, paint over the entire surface with your final coat of your main color. Go lightly over the black design as you want it to show through. 

Let the paint dry entirely. With a small piece of sandpaper, sand over the gears very gently. You want to sand it enough that the metallic paint shows through, but not so much that you start to see cardboard. 

Now can move to the inside of your box. 

You could choose to leave it plain if you'd like. If not: read on. 

Decide what you would like to cover the inside with. I had a lot of papers to choose from. I almost went with pages from an old music book (I love music!) but in the end I decided upon pages from an old Tabacco ledger that my mom had found in an antique store. I though it was appropriate for a cigar box. 

Measure all the places that need covering and cut the paper likewise. Paste the pages in place. Elmer's Glue seemed plenty strong for this.

 And that's it. If there is anything else you'd like to add, you should certainly do so. Make your box uniquely fabulous.

Last Kidding for the Year

Pippi kidded today, putting a close to kidding season at Still Waters Farm. They were 7 days over due!
She had triplets: two girls and a boy (Belinda, Cassie, and Clark)
It was a very difficult birth for Pippi, thankfully the babies are all active and healthy. Clark was born last and is about half the size of his sisters. The girls (being 7 days over due) are already acting as if they were born a few days ago, the little boy, however, behaves like a premature kid. He will be a healthy strong boy, but right now just needs a little extra attention.
It's a cold a rainy day, so I have all three of them in the house. Lexie (who whelped a week ago) thinks they are just a couple extra puppies! It's really quite adorable. All three kids will be for sale... although this teeny, little boy sure is going to be a hard one to part with.


6/1/15

Lexie and Clark

Belinda

Cassie 

Clark

Lexie and Belinda

Cassie

Kid Update

Here's just an update on the kids I've had. Sometimes I feel like I post these more so I can keep track of all the kids rather than for any followers! The boys were born 5/2/15 Laura's first freshening. The girls are 5/4/15 and Faye's, oh..... I'm gonna say 3rd freshening? Yep that sounds about right :) Boys are for sale, I'll be keeping on of the does (Not yet sure which one) and will be selling the other at a later time. 

Peewee from Tiny Hill Farm is their father.

 I do name all the kids I have born. Anyone who buys a goat from me is more than welcome to call it whatever they want. I just name them because it's easier for me to keep track of everyone from year to year than, say... calling them 10, 11, and 12.

Arnie

Mr. I'm-too-cool-for-picture-day Aaron wouldn't stand still, so this is the best picture I could get of him. I will try to get another at bottle time! 

Missie (She seemed to like the camera and posed for it!)

Marty

I have at least one more doe bred and due by the end of this month.\

I will be adding some of these kids to the For Sale page as soon as I have more information and am certain of which ones will still need homes. In the meantime feel free to contact me (See Contact Page) with any questions.


ADDED
I got a better picture of Aaron as well as a great picture of Arnie, who is a little more photogenic than his brother!

Aaron

Arnie

Weimaraner Pregnancy Announcement

Martin and Alexis

I'm very excited to announce that my Lexie will be having puppies by the end of this month! 

 If you're interested in a Weimaraner pup be sure to keep following. Puppy photos should be posted in a few weeks!