Animals
Here is Myrtle, the amazing one-eyed goat. She is fully recovered from her eye removal surgery and getting along just fine. I am not sure if goats have the same depth perception that humans do as their eyes are more lateral on their face, but Myrtle doesn't seem to be affected by the loss of her right eye. She is a very sweet goat who produces perfect kids. It is great to finally see her no longer suffering with such a sore eye.
- Re-introductions
Like much of the country, we've plunged headlong into the cold, cold, coldof winter.Although it is not nearly as cold as other places,I find myself with frozen fingers and toes each morning as I work through my list of chores. The days come and go...punctuated...
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Here on the farm, we have two types of goats...fainting goatsand Nigerian dwarf goats. The fainters are calm and gentle...very peaceful goats who mind their manners and stay out of trouble.After all, trouble makes them "faint", so they avoid...
- Not For The "faint" Of Heart
Our fainting goat "kids" have become quite adept at "fainting". For those of you who are new to the breed Fainting Goat, this is a genetic condition known as myotonia that causes this type of goat's muscles to stiffen...causing the goat to...
- The Best Goats In The World
If you visit our farm, this is the type of reception you can expect....just sheer joy in your presence. Our Nigerian Dwarf goats are the friendliest goats I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. As soon as they see you, they jump up at the fence demanding...
- Babies, Babies And More Babies!
All of our babies are finally born. You might remember that we had 5 fainting goat babies....previously pictured and videoed (ad nauseum!). In the past two weeks, our Dwarf Nigerian goats, Star and Ash, have also delivered. Each had 3 kids. Star had two...
Animals
Goat Tales....
Here is Myrtle, the amazing one-eyed goat. She is fully recovered from her eye removal surgery and getting along just fine. I am not sure if goats have the same depth perception that humans do as their eyes are more lateral on their face, but Myrtle doesn't seem to be affected by the loss of her right eye. She is a very sweet goat who produces perfect kids. It is great to finally see her no longer suffering with such a sore eye.Here are Jack and Spider, out for evening chores. Spider is one of our "special" goats. Of course, they are all special, but Spider had a rough start. He was one of Star's triplets and was born with contractures of his legs, making it impossible for him to stand. Stretching and bandaging eventually straightened his legs and relaxed the contractures; and now he is just as athletic as all of the other Nigerian goats. All that early handling made him an especially affectionate goat. It is always Spider who greets us at the gate and clambers to climb onto our laps.
- Re-introductions
Like much of the country, we've plunged headlong into the cold, cold, coldof winter.Although it is not nearly as cold as other places,I find myself with frozen fingers and toes each morning as I work through my list of chores. The days come and go...punctuated...
-
Here on the farm, we have two types of goats...fainting goatsand Nigerian dwarf goats. The fainters are calm and gentle...very peaceful goats who mind their manners and stay out of trouble.After all, trouble makes them "faint", so they avoid...
- Not For The "faint" Of Heart
Our fainting goat "kids" have become quite adept at "fainting". For those of you who are new to the breed Fainting Goat, this is a genetic condition known as myotonia that causes this type of goat's muscles to stiffen...causing the goat to...
- The Best Goats In The World
If you visit our farm, this is the type of reception you can expect....just sheer joy in your presence. Our Nigerian Dwarf goats are the friendliest goats I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. As soon as they see you, they jump up at the fence demanding...
- Babies, Babies And More Babies!
All of our babies are finally born. You might remember that we had 5 fainting goat babies....previously pictured and videoed (ad nauseum!). In the past two weeks, our Dwarf Nigerian goats, Star and Ash, have also delivered. Each had 3 kids. Star had two...