A Sad day at Autumn Olive Farms...

160 on right foraging at the Frontier Culture Museum.

Our day ended on a very sad note yesterday.  We had to put down the first doe that was born on our farm in NC.  She would have been 6 years old next month.  

Her name was simply 160 which was her tag number.  We referred to her as 160 while we were thinking of a name and 160 stuck.  
 

160 at two weeks old.

We noticed that she was having a hard time chewing her cud.  After careful examination we discovered that she was missing 2 back teeth on both sides of her jaw.  Clay recalls that he found her chewing on a Hickory nut last fall.  This must have broken her teeth.  A goat has to have a full set of back teeth to properly chew it's cud or it's digestion does not work properly.  In this case there is nothing that can be done.  

160 as a young mother.

160 was a powerhouse of a doe and was a fine example true South African Boer Bok genetics.  She was very hardy and produced many kids for us over the years. She even gave us a set of triplet does this fall. We are thankful that we will have these does to carry on her South African genetic line.  Thank you 160 for 6 great years and all of the kids you produced for us.  Job well done!

160 working as a "Biological Control Agent"