Animals
- Happy Birthday!
If I told you that I had a surprise to share with you,you would probably guess that O'Malley gave birth. And if you did guess that,then you would be right! O'Malley had two little black and white twins...one buckling and one doeling. Thank...
- The Ladies In Waiting
This Fall's breeding season was successful.Now all that's left is the waiting. Becky and I spent a little time with the pregnant doesgiving Sissy and Sally their vaccinations, then trimming everyone's hooves and brushing through their...
- We're Expecting!
We performed pregnancy checks on the three fainting goat does that we have bredfor Spring babies. Sally, O'Malley's daughter, was bred this Autumn for the first time. She didn't seem to mind the ultrasound at all. Good news! She's...
- Transformation
If you follow our blog,you will know that O'Malley is one of our favored goats.She came to us in 2007 with our original foundation stock...having just been born that spring. O'Malley is a Fainting Goat,and scores very highly on the fainting...
- You Know You're Having A Bad Day When......
.....your best friend poops on you!!! Poor O'Malley was found waddling (yes, she has that pregnant waddle) around the goat yard yesterday with a pile of goat berries on her back. It's bad enough that Missy and Myrtle butt her with their...
Animals
Motherhood
One of the strongest instincts, I believe, is that of a mother protecting her young.
A perfect illustration of this is our newest mother, O'Malley.
Our maternity ward currently houses our three does,
Sissy, O'Malley, and O'Malley's daughter from two years ago...Sally.
These three live together all of the time and are the very best friends.
When babies are born, however, friendships are put aside.
Each mother's babies take precedence over any other previously formed bonds.
If another doe's babies get too close, a mother will give them a warning butt.
And if another Mama gets too close to another doe's babies,
a display of head butting ensues.
This picture is O'Malley and her two year old Sally (mother of the single buckling)
going head to head because Sally got too close to O'Malley's twins.
Normally, Sally and O'Malley share a goat house and sleep together...inseparable.
However, when babies are added to the mix,
relationships are reworked for a while.
This behavior continues for the first couple of weeks after birth.
Eventually, though, the Mama's calm down and relax a little...
which is good, because it isn't long before all the new kids are running amok!
- Happy Birthday!
If I told you that I had a surprise to share with you,you would probably guess that O'Malley gave birth. And if you did guess that,then you would be right! O'Malley had two little black and white twins...one buckling and one doeling. Thank...
- The Ladies In Waiting
This Fall's breeding season was successful.Now all that's left is the waiting. Becky and I spent a little time with the pregnant doesgiving Sissy and Sally their vaccinations, then trimming everyone's hooves and brushing through their...
- We're Expecting!
We performed pregnancy checks on the three fainting goat does that we have bredfor Spring babies. Sally, O'Malley's daughter, was bred this Autumn for the first time. She didn't seem to mind the ultrasound at all. Good news! She's...
- Transformation
If you follow our blog,you will know that O'Malley is one of our favored goats.She came to us in 2007 with our original foundation stock...having just been born that spring. O'Malley is a Fainting Goat,and scores very highly on the fainting...
- You Know You're Having A Bad Day When......
.....your best friend poops on you!!! Poor O'Malley was found waddling (yes, she has that pregnant waddle) around the goat yard yesterday with a pile of goat berries on her back. It's bad enough that Missy and Myrtle butt her with their...