Onion Creek Oberhaslis

15/03/2021

Some exciting things going on behind the scenes! Stay tuned in the next few weeks! 😁
If you already know, then 🤫, it’s a surprise.

12/03/2020

As always, there was a twist...

Part 3:

Nadia settled in well. I watched her carefully. She would be in quarantine for four weeks to be sure no communicable illness was present.

Blood tests were ordered so I had proof she was healthy.

She was lovely, petite and friendly. She popped her head up every time I came into the barn and greeted her by name.

Then… Wednesday morning, I got an early morning text from my daughter-in-law.

“Houston, we have a slight problem.”😳

I texted back, “I’m afraid to ask, but what’s up?”

“Well, I got a text from Marcia this morning. Turns out Nadia grew. Her growth wasn’t stunted by the fire.”

I couldn’t text fast enough, “What????? We have the wrong goat?”😱

“Uhm … yeah. That’s Rosie, a super friendly yearling.”

Marcia, the gal who was gifting me Nadia, wasn’t present on Saturday due to an unexpected conflict. She has a large Oberhasli goat herd with only two black goats. Only two.

🐐 🐐

We had a 50% chance of getting it right. But that’s not how life goes. At least not usually for us. Are you ready for this?

YES, WE BROUGHT HOME THE WRONG GOAT!

Rosie, a yearling, came home under the alias of Nadia. I thought she was little but was told her growth was stunted due to the barn fire she survived.

About this time, I’m nervously chuckling out loud.😂

I thought her udder looked tiny but was told she had dam-raised her babies last year. Wowza! Her udder really shrunk right up to nothing!😳

Well, Rosie’s never been bred let alone nursed anything! She was so friendly too. But we were told that she is the friendliest goat out of the huge herd. No kidding!💕

But wait, it gets even better.

Marcia, the goat lady gifting me Nadia, doesn’t even own Rosie! She boards her for a guy named Tim.

Seriously! I couldn’t make this stuff up, even if I tried! So, Tim, if you are reading this, I’m truly sorry! Rosie got the royal treatment while she was here. 👑

My husband was dying laughing when I told him. He said I stole a goat! I said I was innocent. He said I even drove the getaway car! Oh, my goodness! But he’s a good guy, he said he would visit me behind bars.

This week I have four goats ready to kid. My husband said he didn’t kid goats so he would make the 700 mile round trip into coronavirus land and back again to exchange goats. I didn’t want to tell him that the real Nadia is due to kid March 16th! He could end up assisting with a roadside goat kidding!

And, folks, it just keeps getting better. Stay tuned. In the meantime, would the REAL Nadia please stand up?

12/03/2020

This was a crazy road trip, but so much fun! Baby was a trooper in the car!

11/03/2020

The continuing saga... Nadia gets to live with my Mother-in-law’s herd and I get to see her often! We live close by, and I’m over frequently. True to form, this is only a slice of what’s next.

The story continues … the sun always comes up the next morning. ☀️ Heartbreaks are always followed by beautiful heartwarming moments. 💔➕❤️
I choose joy and hope.
It’s better that way.

I made inquiries about a wait list for another black, polled Oberhasli, with hopes of finding one in the next year or two.
Lola was rare, that I knew. But I missed seeing her black coat amid the goat herd.
I looked for her every time I drove up the driveway.

My daughter-in-law disbanded her surviving goat herd about a year after her devastating barn fire and before marrying my son, all the while keeping in touch with those who had her beloved goats.

She texted me last week: “So I just got off the phone with Marcia. She asked if you wanted Nadia? She’s pregnant. She would be a gift.” 💕💕💕
What?
Nadia was a black, polled Oberhasli doe.
Just like Lola.
Nadia was turning 4 years old this month.
Just like Lola.
And Nadia was pregnant.
Just like Lola.

What? A gift for me? Are you serious? I cried.

I asked my daughter-in-law how she felt about it all. Nadia used to be hers. She replied that she would love it and she would get to see one of her babies.

Then she said, “I think it would be a nice, full, complete circle and a lovely integration of our herds.” The circle of giving and a blending of goat herds. 🐐 🐐
Beauty out of ashes.
Always be willing to give. Reach out.

So we planned a road trip.
And there was a twist because, well, just because.
Stay tuned. .

10/03/2020

The story continues
(this is how I met my husband! ❤️). Beauty for ashes right??

Three years ago a barn fire wiped out a young woman’s herd of Oberhasli goats.

I didn’t know her but could only imagine the heartbreak. 💔

I sent her a message offering to give her one of my doelings born that year to help rebuild her herd. 🐐

My son, daughter and my husband transported the goat kid one weekend and ... my son was smitten 😍 by the lovely young woman who is now my dear beloved daughter-in-law. 💕

And this past week the circle of giving came round again. The story is amazing. Stay tuned. Always be willing to give and reach out. Always. 🙏🏼

10/03/2020

So this is the beginning of the story and the surprise. It gives a little backstory. ❤️

Missing that sweet black goat out in my herd. 🐐

A few days after my black Oberhasli goat, Lola, died 💔, my husband kindly asked me if we would need to get another black goat.

I think so.

That’s love there, he knows me. ❤️

10/03/2020

It has been a while since I’ve updated. Stay tuned, there is a big surprise! 😍

13/02/2019

Check out the new website I designed for Heritage ML Goats!

Heritage ML Goats

19/06/2017

Belle kidded today with a single bay buckling! Mama and baby are both doing great! He is roughly 7-8 lbs (couldn't find my scale). Super active little guy! Available as a buck or pack weather/ pet. He's a special one! Eligible for American papers through ADGA.
Planned pedigree:
http://adgagenetics.org/PlannedPedigreePrint.aspx?SireNum=B001612902&DamNum=B001834360

17/06/2017

Helene and Nadia kidded over Memorial Day Weekend. Both girls had single bucklings. Nadia kidded with a 2lb horned dark bay (available), and Helene kidded with a 2.5lb polled black (pending). Both Mama's kidded unassisted. Babies and Mamas are all doing well. So proud of these girls!

Belle is due tomorrow (Sunday 7/18/17). Looking forward to her kids! She will wrap up kidding season 2017!

14/04/2017