"Maintenance"

 Kiko goats are mostly low maintenance however there are a few chores which require a more hands on approach. All High Meadows doelings receive a microchip sometime during their first year. It is also a good time to check hooves and generally evaluate the over all health and growth of each animal.

"Hands On"

"Checking Hooves"

"Who's Next?"

"January Thaw"



"You took the spot I wanted"

January brought a few warm sunny  days and the doelings took full advantage of the mild temperatures. There was lots of hanging out at the mineral feeder, napping in the sun and a few games of "show me your horns." The 2012 crop of doelings continue to grow well and a select few will be going to the SEKGA sale in the spring and the AKI sale in the fall.









"Love this mineral mix!"





"Workin' the Woods"

"On the Move"

The 2012 doelings are spending the winter at an off farm site doing vegetative management for the land owner. This is the fifth year High Meadows has had goats on this property which was over grown with briars, cedars and honeysuckle. The goats have really cleaned it up and it is starting to look like pasture once again.

"Looking for Green"

"Spring"

One of the really great features of this property is the natural spring which flows right out of the ground into a tank buried by the owner. Except for a few very dry weeks last summer the spring has continued to flow and provides water for the goats and dogs and a nice shady spot on warm days.

"Where was that Honeysuckle?"