Browsing Archive: June, 2013

New Arrivals (Part 3)

Posted by BG on Sunday, June 23, 2013, In : Goats 

On Sunday 23 June 2013 two of our does kidded.  First girl to go was Sienna (a Toggenburg/Anglo Nubian cross) who gave birth to two big bucks at about 1030ish.  Heather was doing the normal Sunday morning chores and when she went to collect the eggs she noticed Sienna with her back leg and teats pointing towards the sky and a little wriggly thing on the ground.  I was up the driveway whipper-snipping and Heather drove up to get me.  By the time we got back Sienna was about half way through de...


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New Arrivals (Part 2)

Posted by BG on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, In : Goats 

We have had more new inhabitants at Em Nau. On Sunday 16 June 2013 “Zee” (one of our Anglo Nubian does) had three little kids – one doe and two bucks.  The doe was the first one born at about 5PM and was a breech.  Unfortunately in the struggle Zee had to get her out we believe the does back/spine was damaged which resulted in her being unable to stand.

The second kid born was a big, and I do mean big, buck.  He was born about ten minutes after the doe and was very strong at the start...


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We brought Em Nau Farm in late 2011 as a lifestyle change choice. We will be producing cheese, jams, sauces and breads from our kitchen and breeding chooks, dairy goats and cattle all whilst keeping up our ‘day jobs’.

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