Animals
There seems to be no shortage of cute around the farm this week.
Yesterday was nursery cleaning day. Becky and I mucked out the goat house and replaced the bedding with fresh clean hay. While we cleaned, the new kids played in the snow and Maddie (my Newfie) sat longingly at the gate to the goat pen.
Now, if you know anything about Newfies, you know that they are by nature gentle and extremely tolerant. They make the perfect babysitters for just about any species.....especially baby goats. She came into the goat yard and just sat and waited....watching the kids running and jumping all around.
Eventually the kids' curiosity got the best of them and they came over to check out this newcomer to their pen.
Maddie sat perfectly still while they sniffed her.
Then, when it seemed that they were comfortable with her, she leaned down to sniff them and offer a big Newfie kiss......Slurrrrrrrrrrp!
She was so pleased with these new little friends... that is until Mama Missy decided enough was enough. Missy marched over to Maddie and head butted her.
Maddie quickly retreated behind me and crawled up onto the fainters' fort.....out of the reach of Missy.
We spent quite a bit of time there just loving those babies....Maddie and me. It was pure heaven for both of us. Eventually Missy let her guard down and sauntered off to eat.
What a magical time!
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Animals
Playtime with Maddie
There seems to be no shortage of cute around the farm this week.
Yesterday was nursery cleaning day. Becky and I mucked out the goat house and replaced the bedding with fresh clean hay. While we cleaned, the new kids played in the snow and Maddie (my Newfie) sat longingly at the gate to the goat pen.
Now, if you know anything about Newfies, you know that they are by nature gentle and extremely tolerant. They make the perfect babysitters for just about any species.....especially baby goats. She came into the goat yard and just sat and waited....watching the kids running and jumping all around.
Eventually the kids' curiosity got the best of them and they came over to check out this newcomer to their pen.
Maddie sat perfectly still while they sniffed her.
She was so pleased with these new little friends... that is until Mama Missy decided enough was enough. Missy marched over to Maddie and head butted her.
What a magical time!
- Room Service
Me: "Hey Missy, it's time for dinner." Missy: "It's about time... you're late!"Me: "We already discussed this...when we turned the clocks back." Missy: "What's for dinner, anyway?" Me: "Goat feed... the good...
- House Cleaner Needed!
Yesterday was yet another day of 60+ degree weather.Another day of spring fever!!And spring fever means house cleaning.Unfortunately, the lucky recipient of the housecleaning was not me.No, the log home is last on the list.Yesterday the chickens , the...
- 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...
- Turf Wars
Well, the girls have had a bit of a dispute this past week. It seems that Jill will not let Missy into the maternity ward. Our three pregnant does are housed in their own goat yard with a luxury goat house. This goat house is big and wide open until the...
- Good Buddies
For now, our dear Lucy Cat lives under our A-frame guest house. She has quite comfortable quarters complete with heater, heat lamp over a stuffed, sheepskin bed, and plenty of food and water. She spends her day supervising the building of our log home...