It’s easy to think, as we observe our goats bashing each other at the feeders, bumping one another out of the way, and smacking their heads bloody, that they are generally selfish and hostile creatures who lack compassion for other members of their own species. It’s also easy to underestimate their intelligence. Yesterday, our goat … Continue reading TinCup to the rescue!
We’ve had almost no snow so far this winter, and the days have largely been in the 50’s so it’s perfect weather to be out. I’ve had Sox, Westin, and Lightning at my house for breeding purposes, but Westin and Lightning finished their job and needed to go back to their new home. Their owner came … Continue reading Mountain Hiking in Late December??
Run Nubblets!!! Look at those matching banded legs standing all in a row in the trough! Sox is fast becoming a very handsome young man. Westin says, “I’m handsome too!” I think they’re both handsome. S-t-r-e-t-c-h Westin! Our siblings are going to be quite distraught when I separate the brothers into the boys’ pen in the next week or so. I … Continue reading That fleeting childhood
It’s high time for some individual profiles on this year’s Goat-O-Rama kiddos! First, let me introduce you to Sox. The third kid born at Goat-O-Rama this year, he is currently the largest and strongest of the bunch. Or maybe he’s just the fattest. Either way, he’s quite the little chunklet and at eight weeks is getting very … Continue reading Introducing the Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017
It’s been too long since I’ve posted any kid pictures, and already these are quite outdated, but here ya go! Westin and Coral I’m keeping this little gal. I think Coral may be the nicest kid we’ve had yet, and she certainly has the prettiest little face of any kid born here to date. In fact, … Continue reading Last month’s kids
It’s been over a week since Tigerlily lost her baby, but it seems like an eternity. The poor girl had a rough time with a retained placenta, lots of penicillin shots, and finally a bout with mastitis, but hopefully she’s now on the mend. Thinking back, I’m glad I had a little time to hold her baby. … Continue reading Bouncing back
Delilah decided to bring her kids on our walk the other day! They were very excited and kept right up with the herd! They were a little scared of the big goats, but not because the big goats were mean. I think the little guys were just afraid of accidentally being trampled in all this mayhem. … Continue reading They’re running with the herd!
We’ve been having waaayyy too much fun around here. An exhausting amount of fun, in fact. Phil was conked! Sox and Sanibel were conked too! I love how baby goats appear to have no bones in their necks. We’ve been having quite a few baby goat parties on our couch lately. We’ve gotta get these … Continue reading Couch potatoes
I let everyone out into the Wide World today, and Jezebel immediately took her family and hid behind the house. I guess she’s doesn’t like the company we keep around here! The kids learned how to climb stairs! Their first hike… It was cool and shady behind the house, but perhaps a bit too cool … Continue reading Adventures in Babysitting
We finally settled on names for the kids. Phil’s parents hosted a family trip to Florida back in March, and it was such fun we decided these kids should be named for some of the memories we made there. We’ll start with Delilah’s kids since they were born first. First we have the little doeling, Coral, … Continue reading Beach Bum Babies