Animals
Missy's Buckling Has a Name
Introducing....."Bee Haven Acres Mr. Blue Smoochie".
Missy's little tricolor, blue-eyed buckling is quite the Romeo....he just loves to "smooch". This picture shows Mr. Smoochie kissing Becky. We have not figured out what his fascination with lips is all about; but as long as Becky held him, he continued to smooch with her! He has also developed quite an affection for Myrtle's doeling "Little Sister".
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Babies On Board!!
Happy news for Bee Haven Acres: Missy and Myrtle are pregnant! You might remember a post from about two months ago, when we led our bucks, kicking and screaming, down to the yard closer to the gals. Here is Smoochie in an act of protest. We put Chip...
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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...
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Babies, Babies, Babies
There is nothing cuter than a baby....and goat babies are no exception! Myrtle's Doeling Myrtle's Buckling Jill's Doeling Jill's Buckling #1 Jill's Buckling #2 ...
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Happy News
Missy is pregnant with twins!! This is especially good news for the farm. About a month ago we did pregnancy checks on the three female goats that were bred this Fall. Myrtle and Jill both had babies on board, but we could find no evidence of fetuses...
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Nursery News
Our dear little goaties continue to grow each day. At first we were quite worried about Missy's little guy. He is the tri-color buckling in this picture. Becky thought that Missy had kicked him out of her womb before he was quite cooked. According...
Animals