10/01/2026
Today was one of those days that we hate.. It's not always cute , baby goats or puppies. Don't often share this part but... Indy, Grace, and Dolly were the 2nd batch of kids we had and the 1st doelings. In fact if you ever got a brochure from us, Indy is the leaping kid on the front. We lost Dolly several years ago, but Indy and Grace turned 10 this year and were doing well. We had decided last fall that this year would be their last kidding. They would live out their lives here just hanging out and kid sitting during weaning. Unfortunately , about six weeks ago , we went to bed , and everyone was fine. The next morning , when we went to do chores , Indy had suffered a head injury. Best guess is that another goat ran her into a wall. She had a bulging eye and skull fracture. She could not see out of her right eye and was extremely unsteady on her feet and seemed confused. She fought hard , but never really recovered. She continued to lose weight , no matter what meds or food we gave her. Her balance also continued to deteriorate.And this last week , she started separating herself more and more from the herd, hiding off to herself and barely eating anything. We made the difficult decision since she was continuing to get worse each day that she had fought long enough and her suffering should end.. we said our goodbyes this morning and cried a bit. We are blessed to have Indy daughters in our herd and so thankful she gave us one last daughter this spring. We will miss you "Indy Spindy"