Animals
- Smoochie's Fascination
For the past several days, when I am out for the morning feed, I have noticed that Smoochie (one of our fainting goat bucks) has been blubbering at the fence beside the chicken yard. "Blubbering" is a mating ritual for male goats. When they are desirous...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- Babies On Board
Becky and I braved the frigid temperatures and checked our female fainting goats for pregnancy. This involves shaving a patch of fur on their underbellies and applying a conductive jelly (brrrrrr, cold!) and then moving the ultrasound probe around against...
- Drying Up........slowly
Ok, if you think that the black, shiny, rubbery object on the ground beside Jill is a water balloon, you are udderly wrong! Poor Jill is in the process of drying up her milk. As you can see, it is not going so well. Forrest and Bubba are officially weaned...
Animals
Puttin' On The Ritz
It's dinnertime in the goat yard.
I am standing outside the fence, opening the feed bin,
which also houses Ritz crackers.
And believe me, everyone knows it...
I am surrounded by chickens and turkeys;
and the goats are begging at the fence!
Star, Ash, and Audrey, waiting patiently for a treat.
Who can resist these innocent faces?
Next door in the fainting goat pen, Jill is trying her level best to get my attention.
While I am grabbing a scoop of feed,
she goes through her repertoire of "feed me" faces....
from the very serious pout - "I'm starving here!"...
to doughy-eyed, coy smile - "puhleeeeze"....
And when I'm not looking....
Seriously, is that not the longest tongue you have ever laid eyes on?
I don't even know what to call this,
but I'm pretty sure she dislocated her jaw!
"Ok, there's nothing left in my bag of tricks."
"Don't stand there looking so innocent, Jill!"
OK, you worked hard for this....
But do we really need all this competition?
(Lower chicken just jumped and stole half of Jill's next cracker.)
Here you go, Jill...
one more.
You worked hard for it!
Please, Nabisco...consider using Jill as your next spokes-goat!
- Smoochie's Fascination
For the past several days, when I am out for the morning feed, I have noticed that Smoochie (one of our fainting goat bucks) has been blubbering at the fence beside the chicken yard. "Blubbering" is a mating ritual for male goats. When they are desirous...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- Babies On Board
Becky and I braved the frigid temperatures and checked our female fainting goats for pregnancy. This involves shaving a patch of fur on their underbellies and applying a conductive jelly (brrrrrr, cold!) and then moving the ultrasound probe around against...
- Drying Up........slowly
Ok, if you think that the black, shiny, rubbery object on the ground beside Jill is a water balloon, you are udderly wrong! Poor Jill is in the process of drying up her milk. As you can see, it is not going so well. Forrest and Bubba are officially weaned...