We had a pleasant surprise. We found out Socks had two kittens in the workshop storage space. (Sadly last night Dennis found a dead one we didn’t know existed, lying behind the boards.) Ok, the ripped-up insulation wasn’t a great find, but you have to give her credit for finding them a warm home in the dark and damp space this late in the year.

We thought she looked pregnant after we moved this summer, but “suddenly” she was her normal thin self and spent a lot of time hanging around us, so we never suspected. She’s about 10 years old now and we thought she miscarried. (She looked that way this past spring, too, with no offspring to show for it.) These little guys are getting plenty of human attention and are already peeking out to meet us when we go to the shed.

Socks is an excellent mouser, so hopefully she’ll pass on her skills to these two! Melissa named them Daisy (female, left) and Gatsby (male, right).

DGJ T-SHIRTS

The new Dairy Goat Journal T-shirts have arrived to join those for Countryside, Backyard Poultry, and sheep!

The name of the magazine is on the back and on the front it says, “Have you hugged your KIDS today?”

All of our T-shirts make great gifts for homesteaders and those who love goats, poultry, and sheep!