It’s about time!

It's about time!

Well, it’s been a very BUSY year! With kidding starting early (we normally breed for late March through April kids) Kara was ‘Desecrated’ by Cronos and kidded on February 21, 2024. Our beautiful girl had Quads! Unfortunately, one was stillborn. Two live Doelings and a buckling. The buckling was sideways and HUGE – I had to assist with delivery. One of the doelings was TINY and we thought we were going to lose her. Lucas and I warmed her in the sink while Wes added hot water every few minutes. Once we got her temperature up to 101.5, she had colostrum (milked from Kara) and we brought her in and fed her every few hours. We all decided that if she lived, she was NEVER going anywhere. Please see pictures of our girl ‘WesCo C Luthien’, and her brother and sister below, and on our Meet Our Herd page. Next to kid was our girl Sansa, she was bred to our boy HJ Summit B Finan, she kidded triplet bucklings on April 6, all three were born healthy and two have already gone to their new herds. Please see below – and if you’re interested in a great addition to your herd, please Contact Us. Athena was bread to our boy Cesare, she kidded on April 9th. Unfortunately it was a very difficult birthing, and we had to assist. Both boys were coming at the same time, one head first, both legs back, the other breech – his legs were coming at the same time as his brother’s head. It’s something that every goat owner dreads, save the doe or save the kids. The choice is always to save the doe. It was a very difficult couple of days, trying to save those boys. Crying Gisela was also bred to Finan, she kidded on April 19th. One buckling and one doeling. Hermione and Haesten, please see their pics below. Both have already been sold. Siggy (Desertnanny GO Carmel Latte) was also bred to Finan. (he’s polled and blue eyed, so is quickly becoming one of our main herd sires.) She kidded April 23rd. A buckling and a doeling. Tristan and Thyra. Tristan has been sold, and we are retaining Thyra. Pics below. That *should* have been it, but we had a few fence breedings! So… If you don’t think those bucks can breed through the fence, think again! Three of our girls decided they liked a certain buck and before we could intervene, the deed had been done!  Believe me, fence breeding HAPPENS! Where there’s a gap in the fence – there’s a willing buck!  Torvi (Desertnanny KT Wanna S’more?) LOVES her boy Thor (Desertnanny DE Dark Frost) and got herself bred on December 11th, 2023, and kidded triplet doelings on May 9th. See Udayati, Ulicia, and Ulyana below. We are retaining Udayati, Ulicia has been sold, and Ulyana is available. This beautiful girl is ADGA and AGS Registerable, has been disbudded and has wonderful Desertnanny bloodlines. Please Contact Us for information on Ulyana. Our boy Finan decided that three girls weren’t enough and got Boudicca and Briseis through the fence (to give him credit, the hussies were flirting right next to his enclosure and between the three of them, tore a hole in the fencing…) so we had two more unplanned breedings. I’m telling you – fence breeding HAPPENS! Boudicca kidded triplet doelings on May 17th. Unfortunately one was breech and upside down. Even with assistance, we lost one – she was born dead.  Crying  The other two doelings were born easily, and are beautiful little girls. We are retaining Calliope, but Ceres is available. See pics below, please Contact Us for info and pedigree on Ceres – she is ADGA and AGS Registerable, Last (but not least) our girl Briseis was bred by Finan on December 31, 2023. She kidded on May 30th, one buckling and one doeling. Little Castiel is a gorgeous chocolate buckskin and is blue eyed and polled, and Calypso is a beautiful little black doeling and is polled. Both are ADGA and AGS registerable, please Contact Us for pedigree info. Just a quick bit of info on our naming conventions – as always if you  buy a goat from us, you have the right to name your kid anything you want on their registration papers (if sold before we register them.) If you’re wondering about the names we choose – we name our does kids at birth with names using the next letter of the alphabet after their name. We have a naming theme of using fantasy, historical, or mythological names. We totally understand if you want to give them a different name – but we love it when our buyers like the names we have given them, and choose to keep them! Thanks to all who have bought kids, and kept their names! We plan to breed 5 does this Fall. We’ll be breeding Artemis, Athena, Brida, Brienne, and Xena. Athena will be bred to our boy Cesare, Artemis will be bred to Finan, Brida will be bred to Apollo, Brienne and Xena will be bred to Thor. Our girl Siggy (Desertnanny GO Carmel Latte) will be retired. Although she is only 4 years old, it looks like she has developed Squamous Cell Carcinoma, so we won’t be breeding her again, and she will get to live out her life as a sassy grandmother on the farm. Please check out our Meet Our Herd page for pictures of all of our 2024 kids. If you have any questions, or are interested in one of our remaining 2024 kids, or would like to inquire about reserving a kid from our 2025 kidding season, please Contact Us.

Update on Homestead Life…

Life on the Homestead...

I haven’t updated the website with news for several months, several things have happened that have kept me very busy and preoccupied. We have been busy making cheese and soap, and fighting some heartbreak (not on our ranch, but a kid we sold was lost in October, and I haven’t had the heart to update about it.) A lot of other things have kept us busy too…

In case you didn’t know it, all three of us are aspiring writers. I’ve been trying to do some editing on my own story, and Lucas’ story. Wes has published 3 short stories on Amazon Kindle – You can check them out here: Wesley Johnson, Surviving LifeWesley Johnson, The Homestead Hit Man : A Rane Sundry StoryWesley Johnson, The Last Hurrah of Cullin Goss

 

We also have five does bred from this Fall’s breeding: WesCo Kara was bred to our boy WesCo Cronos (he escaped in September – and we weren’t quite quick enough to grab him before he “desecrated” Kara, lol) Kara is due February 21, 2024. We bred our girl WesCo Athena to WesCo Cesare (this breeding was planned!) she is due April 8th or 9th, and our girls WesCo Gisela – due April 15th, Wesco Sansa – due April 4th, and Siggy (Desertnanny GO Carmel Latte) – due April 17th to April 20th – not positive of Siggy’s due date… all three of these girls were bred to our gorgeous proven buck HJ Summit Finan. Please check out our Meet Our Herd page. If you have any questions, or would like to inquire about reserving a kid from our 2024 Spring kidding season, please Contact Us

WesCo Kara, due February 21, 2024
WesCo Sansa, due April 4th 2024
WesCo Athena, due April 8th or 9th 2024
WesCo Gisela, due April 15th 2024
"Siggy" - Desertnanny GO Carmel Latte, due between April 17 & 20th, 2024
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Update on Anne & Diane

Our girl WesCo Brida (unregistered) gave us quadruplets on April 11, 2023. Two bucklings (Crixus is still available, Contact Us if interested.) and two doelings.  Our two gorgeous little doelings Anne and Diane went to their new home on June 25th, to a wonderful family in Peoria, AZ. 

Climbing on our new mom is fun...
Babay Hooman, baby goat
Anne and Diane at their new home
Spicy! Anne and Diane July 2023
Anne at her new home July 2023 - Am I Spicy?
Diane at her new home, July 2023 - Mom says I'm Spicy!
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Update on Ethel and Lucy

On April 20th, our girl Xena gave birth to two gorgeous little doelings. These girls were so pretty that they were snatched up early as bottle babies. They went to a wonderful family in Concho, AZ and have been living life as spoiled girls! Enjoy some great pictures of these beauties!

Lucy (on right) and Ethel (left) with their new "momma"
Lucy and Ethel, July 2023
Lucy, looks like she has attitude! July 2023
Ethel showing her "Tude" July 2023
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Update on Lyanna and Ygritte

We like to stay in touch with the people we’ve sold our kids or adult goats to, to make sure everyone is happy, healthy, and to help in any way we can, if needed.

Back in June of this year (2023) we sold our last two unregistered girls to a wonderful lady in New Mexico. She sent us an update back in July – I apologize for the delay in getting this posted – I had foot surgery July 21, and a lot of things  didn’t get updated due to my recovery. Here are some pictures of the escapades of Lyanna and Ygritte in their new home.

Lyanna and Ygitte Chillin' at their new home, July 2023
Ygritte and Lyanna grazing at their new home, July 2023
Lyanna at her new home July 2023
Ygritte at her new home July 2023
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Wanna S’More – AKA Torvi

Torvi Kidded April 25, 2023. She had triplet bucklings. Unfortunately, one was stillborn. She has two healthy, blue eyed bucklings. Meet Ulrik and Ulysses. They have a great pedigree with bloodlines through Desertnanny, on both their dam and sire’s side. Please see their full pedigree on our Herd Page.

WesCo Ulrik Is a blue eyed gorgeous little buckling. Sire is Desertnanny DE Dark Frost, AA “Thor” He can be ADGA registered as soon as ADGA fixes their system! Ulrik is a healthy 3 month old Blue-eyed bucking. He went to his forever home last week on 7/17/23. See Our Herd page for his pedigree info.

WesCo Ulysses Is a blue eyed adorable little buckling. Sire is Desertnanny DE Dark Frost, AKA “Thor” He can be AGS registered, or ADGA registered as soon as ADGA fixes their system! Ulysses is a healthy 3 month old Blue-eyed bucking. He is ready to go to his forever home. $350 registered, $150 unregistered. Please see our “Meet Our Herd” page for his pedigree info.

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WesCo Xena

Xena Kidded April 20, 2023. She had twins. She had two doelings. They have great bloodlines through their sire, WesCo Apollo. Their grand sire is our herd sire Desertnanny Dark Frost, AKA “Thor.” Please see our “Meet the Herd” page for their information. Meet Yennifer and Yelena. They found their forever homes already and are now living as pets with new names: Ethel and Lucy.

Yelena – A Beautiful little buckskin doeling, with gorgeous coloring and extensive white, and blue eyes! She was tiny compared to Yennifer. She is not registrable, but her sire is registered – please see our “Meet the Herd” page for info about their sire: WesCo Apollo. She (now Lucy) and her sister went to their forever home as bottle babies on June 1, 2023. Last report, they are doing great!

Yennifer – A Beautiful black and white doeling, with blue eyes! She was quite a bit bigger than her sister at birth. She is not registrable, but her sire is registered – please see our “Meet the Herd” page for info about their sire: WesCo Apollo. She (now Ethel) and her sister went to their forever home as bottle babies on June 1, 2023. Last report, they are doing great!

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WesCo Briseis

Briseis was due April 17, she surprised us with two healthy kids a day early on April 16, a buckling and a doeling. Meet Cesare and Chione. Cesare is polled and has blue eyes, and Chione is a beautiful little black doeling with a frosted nose, frosted ears, and a single white spot. They have a great pedigree with bloodlines through both Desertnanny, Castle Rock, Flat Rock, and Cottonwood Croft. Please see their full pedigree on our Herd Page.

 

Ceseare is a gorgeous little blue eyed, polled buckling. This boy is SO laid back, his favorite thing to do is crawl in our lap, push any other kids out of the way, and just “Chill” in our lap. His sire is our boy HJ Summit B Finan, AGS Registered, he will be ADGA registered as soon as ADGA fixes their system! Ceseare (pronounced Chez-Are-Ray) has stolen our hearts, and with his excellent pedigree through Castle Rock, Flat Rock, and Desertnanny, we are retaining him. Please see his pedigree details on our “Meet our Herd” page.

Chione (Pronounced Ki-Own-Nee) is our beautiful little black doeling with frosted ears, a frosted nose, and a single white spot on her left side. She is now called “Jet” and went to her forever home on June 27th, along with our girl Callisto (see WesCo Boudicca) and check out her great pedigree on our  “Meet the Herd” page.

Our gorgeous Cesare, - chilling in my arms
Cesare - What? What do you want, I was sleeping!
Chione - now "Jet"
Chione "Jet" playing on the ramp!
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WesCo Brida

Brida Kidded April 11, 2023. She had quadruplets! As a first freshener, this girl is a super momma. She had two bucklings and two doelings. They have great bloodlines through their sire, WesCo Apollo. Their grand sire is our herd sire Desertnanny Dark Frost, AKA “Thor.” Please see our “Meet the Herd” page for pedigree information. Meet Charon (blue eyed, polled buckling), Crixus (gorgeous little black buckling), Ciri and Cassie (now Anne and Diana – going to their new home 06/25/23!) Two beautiful little doelings, both polled, like their mother. These kids aren’t registrable, but they are beautifully marked. Please Contact Us if interested in the boys.

Crixus is an adorable little buckling. Sire is our own WesCo Apollo, ADGA registered. He is a healthy 2 month old bucking. He is being weaned is ready to go to his forever home. See Our Herd page for his pedigree info. Asking $150, unregistered – please Contact Us   He is a sweetheart, loves to climb in your lap.

Charon is a gorgeous little blue eyed, polled buckling. Sire is our own WesCo Apollo, ADGA registered. He is a healthy 2 month old bucking. He is being weaned is ready to go to his forever home. See Our Herd page for his pedigree info. Asking $150, unregistered – please Contact Us   He is a real ham, loves to be loved on!

Cassiopeia- Beautiful little polled doeling. Was born almost simultaneously with Cirilla. She was SO tiny compared to the boys. We made sure she got her colostrum, and opted to make her and her sister bottle babies, since they could not compete against their giant (by comparison) brothers. She is not registrable, but her sire is registered – please see our “Meet the Herd” page for info about their sire: WesCo Apollo. She (now Diana) and her sister will be traveling to their forever home on June 25, 2023.

Cirilla – A Beautiful little polled doeling. Was born almost simultaneously with Cassiopeia. She was also SO tiny compared to the boys. We made sure she got her colostrum, and opted to make her and her sister bottle babies, since they could not compete against their giant (by comparison) brothers. She is not registrable, but her sire is registered – please see our “Meet the Herd” page for info about their sire: WesCo Apollo. She (now Anne) and her sister will be traveling to their forever home on June 25, 2023.

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WesCo Boudicca

Boudicca Kidded April 07, 2023. She had. Twins, a buckling and a doeling. Meet Cronus and Callisto. Cronus has blue eyes, and Callisto is a beautiful little buckskin, the spitting image of her dam.

They have a great pedigree with bloodlines through both Desertnanny, Castle Rock, Flat Rock, and Cottonwood Croft.

Please see their full pedigree on our Herd Page.

WesCo Cronos Is a blue eyed gorgeous little buckling. Sire is HJ Summit B Finan, AGS Registered, will be ADGA registered as soon as ADGA fixes their system! Cronos is a healthy 2 month old Blue-eyed bucking. He is being weaned is ready to go to his forever home. See Our Herd page for his pedigree info. Asking $300 – please Contact Us   He is super affectionate!

WesCo Callisto Is a beautiful little buckskin. Sire is HJ Summit B Finan, AGS Registered, can be ADGA registered as soon as ADGA fixes their system! Callisto is a healthy 2 month old  doeling. She is being weaned and is going to her forever home next week. See Our Herd page for her pedigree info.  She is super sweet and loving!

Cronos
Callisto
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