Since Ol Thelma kidded - Here's Louise --- Sad update. Really not good

[SuburbanFarmChic]

We've gone to our local fairs but not much further afield. I just got the news that I have to go to smaller goats. Medical stuff not going the way we anticipated it. These babies will all be available no matter what they are.

 

[Roll farms]

Hey! Where in IN are you coming to??

 

[20kidsonhill]

Hey! Where in IN are you coming to??

Wingate, wherever the heck that is. Able acres farm. We haven't done the mapping for it yet. A little nervous about spending that kind of money, but some local goat folks told us we needed to jump in with both feet. Hope they know what they are talking about.

 

[Roll farms]

You probably won't go wrong there, AABG is BIG TIME here in IN. Congrats.
You'll be 2 hours from me, I was hoping it'd be closer / we could do dinner or something. Maybe some other time.

 

[20kidsonhill]

You probably won't go wrong there, AABG is BIG TIME here in IN. Congrats.
You'll be 2 hours from me, I was hoping it'd be closer / we could do dinner or something. Maybe some other time.

Is it 2 hours more of driving for us, or less. If it was less we could stop by Saturday evening. We aren't going to the farm until Sunday morning, since we can't load the animal until then anyway. But If it is 2 hours more, which I am assuming it is, that would be a lot of driving added on for us. It is already going to be a lot of driving. 20 hours from Saturday morning to sunday evening and then back to work Monday morning, I am tired just thinking about it.

The gentlemen at Able acres was very nice, and seems helpful, said he would spend some time with us, explaining, whether makers compared to show goats. Should be interesting for sure. Wish I had time to come by and visit your goats and farm and meet you and your husband in person, but I think it will be just too much.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

From Front Royal, (I guessed on an approximate area) it is just under 10 hrs to Marion where Rolls is and then 2hours from Marion to Wingate where your new goat is. It could tech be on the way w/o taking you too far out of your trip.

 

[20kidsonhill]

From Front Royal, (I guessed on an approximate area) it is just under 10 hrs to Marion where Rolls is and then 2hours from Marion to Wingate where your new goat is. It could tech be on the way w/o taking you too far out of your trip.

We've got room, We are driving a suburban. MY husband would think I am nuts inviting a stranger to ride with us for the weekend.
Bring the husband too, Have you ever been to a farm that has goats that have sold for $20,000 or 30,000. Should be interesting to say the least. I am trying to negotiate a doe out of the trip as well, but my husband says, only ONE. I insist if we are going that far, why not make it a couple. Last trip to Ohio, we had two picked out and came home with 4, well really 3 and 1/2. One of them was malnurished and very very stunted. wish I had better pictures of her when we first came home with her. She is changing so fast on a better feeding program and she is seriously tenatious. A girl after my own heart. And unfortunatley another one I will not beable to bring to the stock yards when she gets too old to be productive. We nicknamed her Fuzzball, but her pedigreed name is Ripmotized. She is out of AABG Rip a load of That. She has 10 enoblements in her pedigree. She will never amount to a show girl herself, she is too stunted, but I am hoping I can get enough size on her to get some nice kids out of her. Hopefully the new buck from able acres will be her boyfriend next summer.


Sorry I am rambling.

Hey, 6 more days, until the 15th.

 

[20kidsonhill]

It adds almost 2 hours to the trip. Even though on the map Roll looks closer. She is more north adding more time.

We live in Harrisonburg.

Sorry to hear that you are getting rid of your big goats and going to smaller goats, I now stuff like that is frustrating, I am sure when we get rid of our herd it will be for medical issues. My husband has had some problems the past 3 years. He has been doing better this year, but it was tough keeping the farm going there for a while. I am sure if the tables were turned, and I was the one sick, he would have just went ahead and sold the herd. I am the one that really has wanted to keep the goats, although he does show interest in them and enjoyed going to get the new girls this summer. He just gets tired from the long days he puts in at work and then having chores to do from the farm on the evenings and weekends. I don't blame him.

 

[jodief100]

I looked at the site . Those goats are out of my league by a factor of 10.
I almost never do a long road trip for just one. I always like to get 3 or 4. Have to make the trip worthwhile.

 

[20kidsonhill]

I looked at the site . Those goats are out of my league by a factor of 10.
I almost never do a long road trip for just one. I always like to get 3 or 4. Have to make the trip worthwhile.

At those prices it is hard to afford more than one.