By Norma | Partner in Africa
Check out the kids using the milking stand as a jungle gym! It is hard to believe that our babies are ready to be weaned. They are not very happy to be in Dad’s herd without their mums, but Bruce seems to be taking his duties seriously and it is lovely to see him watching over his babies with such dedication! Another interesting thing we have observed is how the family unit in the herd is strong, even after the weaning process and mothers have other kids and daughters of those mothers have their own babies, we see them so often resting and grooming each other and lying together when they are not out grazing.
The Flame Lily is not only the National Flower of Zimbabwe, it is also the flower that usually shows up during the rainy season. This year it has showed up with very little encouragement from the rains as the rainfall in our area is well below our annual requirements. We are all concerned about the state of the crops and what effects that will have on not only our community but the whole country. Fortunately, though, what rain we have received has brought out good browse and grazing for the goats. We have been able to stop supplementing their diet and they are growing fat on what they browse and graze.
Many of the does are showing signs that they are pregnant and we should be sending some of them out to beneficiaries in the next months. In the last newsletter we introduced Regina to you as a future recipient in the program. We delivered three does to her last week, Sammy, Aiden and Lenny. Each of these does had babies last year and will remain with us until they are old enough to have their own babies. It was sad as always to see them go but the three of them are great friends so they should settle well. Until next time when we hope to bring you news about new goat placements and imminent births of two of the does, please keep well and strong.
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