Cross country delivery update as of 10/11/10 evening

A barrel cut on one of our old goats will keep her warm this winter and also give us her prime fleece.

George made his last delivery to Maryland yesterday and is now on his way back home to Oregon.  George wanted me to let everyone know how much he enjoyed meeting each of you and he knows that all the animals are going to great homes.  I look forward to getting updates from all of you on how the kids are doing. 

George is staying in Iowa this evening.  He is hoping to make it back home to Oregon on Thursday.  I'm looking forward to having him home as it's been pretty quiet around here without him.  

Thanks to everyone for your passion for Pygora's!

Lisa

Cross country delivery update as of 10/7/10 evening

Hi everyone!

George left New Mexico this morning and is now in Waco, Texas for the night.   I asked him about his highlights for the day. He said he saw a lot of oil wells that are not common in Oregon. He also saw a lot of Cacti.   He didn't have much to report or he was too tired to talk when I called him this evening as he has been putting in long driving days since he left Oregon on Monday.

George reported that all the animals are doing great. They and George are all bedded down for the night. The temperature this evening is around 60 degrees in Waco.

George will be making his 2nd delivery tomorrow morning (Friday) then he is heading off to Oklahoma for his 3rd delivery at noon. He is still on schedule. After that he heads to Arkansas for a delivery on Friday evening and Saturday morning.

Next update is tomorrow.

Lisa

Northern delivery now complete!

Classic type A buckling ID#:HMR A064
He's still available! Check out those curls!


FREE DELIVERY to the
Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival
Canby, OR Sept. 24-26 2010

Today we made our last delivery on our Northern trip to New Jersey.  I talked to our driver, Doug, this morning and he said the trip went very well.  The weather was cool most of the trip and he enjoyed seeing parts of the country he had never seen before.  All the kids arrived to their new homes bright eyed and healthy.   A big THANKS to Doug for taking great care of our babies as they made the long journey to their new homes! 

Our Southern delivery trip will be leaving from Oregon on October 4th to make the cross country trip to the east coast.  My driver on this trip will be my husband, George. 

As of today, our truck and trailer is now filled up for our Southern delivery.  We have rounded up all the kids and will be taking them in for their health exam on Thursday so they can receive their certificate of veterinary inspections.  This is a requirement for each state. You can see more details of what is required for your state at the usda/aphis website by clicking HERE

Thanks for visiting our Pygora website!

Lisa

Our northern cross country trip from the west coast to the east coast leaving soon

Last Sunday we returned from our extended vacation to the Michigan Fiber Festival. It was so much fun meeting new Pygora friends along with rekindling friendships with our long time Pygora friends!

A day after my return back home, I spent spent at the vets getting certificates of veterinary inspection done for our Pygora goats going on our Northern cross country delivery. All passed their health exams and are now ready to leave for their new homes starting this Saturday, 9/4.

Wednesday was spent rounding up all the kids in preparation for our Southern cross country delivery in October. We also took updated photos of wethers still available on our Pygora kids list, shearing one of our guard Llamas, cleaning out pens, and washing buckets. Wednesday evening was spent putting together new owner booklets for the kids leaving on our Northern cross country trip leaving this Saturday. Always something going on at the ranch!

Our Southern delivery trip is planned for October.   We are filling up fast with just a few spaces still available.   Contact us if you might be interested in our affordable delivery.

Thanks for visiting our Pygora website!

Lisa

Pygora babies everywhere!

Baby Count:
140

Spring is here and baby Pygora goats are everywhere! We are enjoying watch them frolic about the pastures as they venture down the hill with their fretful mothers following closely behind.

We just finished up our long awaited Pygora kids list and it will be going to the first person on our pre-deposit list today. Yeah!

This week we will start another round of taking updated photos and the kids will be getting their first CDT booster vaccination.

Looking forward to warm and dry spring days ahead!

Mud Puddle has quads!

Baby Count as of today: 105

Wow! Last night Mud Puddle surprised us with a set of quads! All are doing well. Quads are very rare at our farm. We have only had one other doe have quads in all the years we have been raising Pygora. It happened to be Mud Puddles Dam, Mud Pie. Mud Pie has had 2 sets of quads in her kidding career. As of today, Mud Pie hasn't kidded yet and is as big as a house! Stay tuned!

We have about 20 does left to kid. It has been a whirlwind season! We have been busy taking baby photos, disbudding, tattooing, and playing with the babies!

The Golden Fleece 4H Club came up yesterday for a visit. It was a great time! More info about the visit coming soon!

Kids coming fast and furious!

Babies are coming fast and furious! Much earlier than first anticipated!
We are up to 39 babies on the ground right now. Boy, do we have some real head turners!

I've been working non stop in the barn the last few days and I'm just now taking a breather to give this update.

Over all, kidding has gone very smoothly. Most of the babies have already been born by the time I make my rounds checking on the Does.

I will be making my next update soon!

Our 1st 2010 Pygora babies have arrived!

Our doe, Fudge, and sire, White Mahogany, came through for us this 2010 Kidding season! Fudge delivered adorable twin doelings late in the evening on March 19th. It was a 150 day gestation.

The rest of the herd is expected to start kidding any time after March 26th. We have been very busy preparing for many babies!