Animals
- The Weekend Update
Oh what a glorious weekend it was.Spring came and stayed in all her glory.Birds singing, buds popping, heart thumping beautiful weekend! Saturday was moving day for the fainting goats.They wintered in pens in Becky's yard.(Becky is Hubbs' sister...
- What To Do With T. Donald?
Well of all the goat babies born this spring we are left with only one:T. Donald. We originally called him The Donald because of his white spot on the top of his head,that looked like a major "comb over".He has become T. Donald, or just Donald. Donald...
- Mating Mayhem
This blog post is ratedPGViewer discretion is advised! All peace was gone on the farm yesterday afternoon.War broke out amongst the fainting goat bucks.As my daughter Jenn described it..."It's like a train wreck...and you just can't look away!"Even...
- Buck Tales
I took a bit of time to stand and just watch the bucks when I fed them yesterday afternoon. Our bucks include Chip and his two sons, Smoochie and Yo Skip. The smallest of the bucks is MoJo, who we acquired this summer (he was born at the end of last winter)....
- The Dating Game
It is mating season here on the farm. The other morning, Becky and I did a bit of rearranging and paired up bucks and does for mating. None of the does wanted to leave their pen, so we had to move everyone together and then remove the ones who were not...
Animals
Goat Rodeo
Yesterday was goat relocation day.
The bucks were moved from their summer pasture to their winter quarters.
They have spent many months in their summer pasture,
and the pasture needs a rest.
(Pasture rotation helps to decrease parasites.)
Relocation first involves capture....which can be the tricky part.
Then lead ropes are applied and the goats are led to their new pen...
quite a hike.
Our three boys are very smart.
They knew something was up as soon as Becky, Jack and I arrived
at their pasture.
You see, at this time of day, it is usually only me that arrives to feed.
Upon our arrival, the three boys scattered.
Chip ran for the hills.
Skip fainted.
Smoochie hid in their house.
Hubbs bet he could out run Chip and catch him.
We bet him he couldn't.
He took off running and Chip fainted.
Hubbs threw the lead rope around his horns and nose.
Success!!!
I told him he cheated.
We never said anything about making the goats faint.
So, he didn't really out run him!
In no time we had all three on leads...ready to march.
Jack and Becky walked with them,
while I brought up the rear....
Oakley and I encouraging them to keep moving....
and me on the camera.
A little detour to the girls...
"Oh, Smoochie, we love you!"
was overheard as we passed by.
In a couple of months, the bucks will be in rut and
then will spend a couple of weeks amongst the does...
mating season....
the beginning of next Spring's kids.
All in all, this move went off without a hitch.
So nice to have cooperative bucks.
It's so much easier to catch fainting goats...
as they end up on the ground with all four feet in the air.
Anyone can out run them, Hubbs!
- The Weekend Update
Oh what a glorious weekend it was.Spring came and stayed in all her glory.Birds singing, buds popping, heart thumping beautiful weekend! Saturday was moving day for the fainting goats.They wintered in pens in Becky's yard.(Becky is Hubbs' sister...
- What To Do With T. Donald?
Well of all the goat babies born this spring we are left with only one:T. Donald. We originally called him The Donald because of his white spot on the top of his head,that looked like a major "comb over".He has become T. Donald, or just Donald. Donald...
- Mating Mayhem
This blog post is ratedPGViewer discretion is advised! All peace was gone on the farm yesterday afternoon.War broke out amongst the fainting goat bucks.As my daughter Jenn described it..."It's like a train wreck...and you just can't look away!"Even...
- Buck Tales
I took a bit of time to stand and just watch the bucks when I fed them yesterday afternoon. Our bucks include Chip and his two sons, Smoochie and Yo Skip. The smallest of the bucks is MoJo, who we acquired this summer (he was born at the end of last winter)....
- The Dating Game
It is mating season here on the farm. The other morning, Becky and I did a bit of rearranging and paired up bucks and does for mating. None of the does wanted to leave their pen, so we had to move everyone together and then remove the ones who were not...