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I'm sure your goats were beautiful! Yes, goats are so resilient!

No, I don't think they run awkwardly. Hmm.. I could be wrong, but my understanding is that a Pygmy goat is it's own specific breed, just like an Alpine or a Nubian or Nigerian Dwarf. So maybe your goat is a Pygmy. Or if you were told she was an Alpine, maybe she's a cross with something else, particularly a smaller breed like a pygmy or a Nigerian dwarf. Sometimes people will breed Nigerian Dwarfs to standard sizes goats (like Alpines) to achieve a smaller goat with a higher butterfat milk. I've heard these goats referred to as Mini Alpines (Nigerian Dwarf x Alpine).

Oh I'm sure you will! Kunekunes are the best. I hope you enjoy the journey!

Yes! Two big healthy babies <3

So in the warmer months, we rotationally graze the pigs so their poop stays where it lands and feeds the soil in our pasture. As for during the winter, we keep the pigs stationary, and because of that, the poop builds up. (people who don't have land/the ability to rotate can keep their pigs stationary year round). Typically we do a deep bedding sort of system in the winter where every few days I'll cover the poop with alfalfa stems (we feed alfalfa hay in the winter and they don't eat the stems). We sometimes muck out the paddock once over the winter and pile the poop/alfalfa mixture into a big compost pile. When we do this, we usually leave the pile to age for a year or so, typically turning a few times over the year. We try to keep the piles accessible to our chickens, too. They love scratching through it and finding bugs. For us, we use this compost on our gardens. For someone who doesn't have a garden, they could put it anywhere to amend/improve the soil, even if not intentionally cultivating crops. They could put it on their lawn, around trees, anywhere on the land. Some people also sell their compost. Animal manure is so good at feeding and improving soil and most places around the world have heavily depleted soil.

Happy New Year to you too! Yes, I took a little break from youtube, but hoping to get back into it a bit. I will make a video soon on our kunekunes. They are doing great! And yes, our two sows had babies in May 2023. I'm not sure if you use instagram, but I post shorter form videos on there more often. There is a highlight on the pig births on my IG if you wanted a peek into that! @rockinkfarmandranch

@@rockinkfarmandranch Oh no, I don't have instagram and thanks for letting me know. Also on March 1st is national pig day!

@@deshaunbethea9117 Love that! My goal this year is to post all the birth vids to UA-cam. I have a little camera now which will make it easier to do both IG and YT. More to come!

@@rockinkfarmandranch Thank you very much and have a good night.

You got it! They are Alpines- they have similar ears to Nigerian Dwarfs, but they are full size goats.

@@rockinkfarmandranch I knew that I heard someone on another channel say that Alpines are sometimes sold as Nigerians, when they are younger and smaller, by dishonest people trying to make a buck They look like a full grown Nigerian to me, honestly. Do they have the same coat patterns as Nigerians? The Alpines that look like swiss-marked Nigerians, are just absolutely my favorite!! Super adorable! And I can't wait to see their little babes!

@@rockinkfarmandranch I guess that I could have waited to comment til I saw your other videos, blatantly saying that you have Alpines haha 😆 But hey, it helps your algorithm anyway!

@@amandamcclellan9366 that's so interesting about some people trying to sell an alpine as a Nigerian... that would be quite the shock to new owners as they kept getting bigger. 🤣 Alpines have similar colorings, but I feel like Alpines typically have less variety of color/markings and are less "flashy" than some NDs can be. But I'm just basing that on my own herd and other alpine herds I've seen compared to ND herds.

@@amandamcclellan9366 😂😂 no trouble! I enjoy the comments and realize people might not have seen prior vids. ❤

she's a sweetheart!

One way of knowing is from buying a "registered" goat. I'm not sure where you are located or what it is like outside of the United States, but in the US there are goat registries that track pedigrees. One registry is ADGA- American Dairy Goat Association. We bought goats that were registered with ADGA, so we know their ancestry and know they're French Alpines.

Oh wow! We are just about to put our breeding pairs together. We'll have each pair in a separate pen (so there won't be two boars in a pen together with the ladies). I took a little bit of a break from posting on YT because editing was taking so long! Maybe I'll try to get footage of us putting them in together. I hope your boars chill out a bit!

How exciting! You are going to have your hands (and hearts) full in the spring!! They really are such a joy.

@@rockinkfarmandranch thank you so much!!😊

Sorry for the delay on this! We planted triticale in December of 2021 and it didn't really do too much. This was planted in a non-irrigated portion of our property, so we were hoping that spring rains would be enough for germination. But like I said, we didn't get great germination for whatever reason. The year before (Dec 2020) we planted annual rye and that was beautiful. The only reason we did triticale last year instead of rye was because we couldn't find rye. I would do rye again though. Great germination and great competitor for the cheat grass!

How exciting!

It was so powerful! So happy to be able to share it!

😂exactly!

They really are! We've raised different breeds of pigs in the past and kunekunes are SO different. They have their moments, but for the most part they have such a sweet temperament.

@@rockinkfarmandranch Thanks for the reply, look forward to more!

This is 3.5 ft electric fencing. I believe it's typically called/marketed as poultry fencing, but we've used it for chickens, pigs, goats, & sheep and it's always worked great. We rotationally graze in the warmer months, so we like to have this on hand for mobility.

@@rockinkfarmandranch thank you!

@@issuesthatmatter2825 you're welcome!

Glad you are enjoying the videos! Thanks for the encouragement.

How exciting! They have been SO much fun to raise.

They really are! And yes, Penny is such a super mama! It has been so sweet to see her mother.

I'm so glad you enjoyed! It sounds like you & your son have a pretty sweet set up! We should have a lot more videos about growing food & our garden setup coming now that our growing season is just starting to arrive! So excited for warmer weather.

@@rockinkfarmandranch I can't to see how you do things and maybe share some tips

That's right! 🤣

Aw, thank you! <3 they really are the sweetest!

So good to know! Aren't they just the best?! So much fun to have around.

So glad you enjoyed! I'll be sure to do lots of kid vids!!

Glad you enjoyed! I sure will.

They are the best!

Glad you enjoyed! Oooh March 1st! I'll have to do something special for the piggers.

@@rockinkfarmandranch Thanks and I sure do and also are the pigs a breeding pair?

@@deshaunbethea9117 Yes! These are breeders for us. We'll wait until Fall 2022 to let them breed though- that ensures they'll be full grown. So spring of 2023 we'll have baby piglets running around! <3 <3 <3

@@rockinkfarmandranch Cool and thanks. One more thing when the piglets are born can you please make longer videos about them as well the the two kunekune pigs you've got for now?

@@deshaunbethea9117 I sure will! I'm sure there will be plenty of piglet videos posted once they arrive!

Thank you! More videos to come for sure!

Thank you! <3 They are the happiest little piggies!!

Aren't they the best? Thank you!

Glad you enjoyed. I will for sure!

@@rockinkfarmandranch Thanks!