Animals
Except, of course, for our little Siberia...
I thought today we should visit the buck pen.
- Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Dot, singing in her very best á cappella goaty voice: "Matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match;find me a find;catch me a catch." Yes, Dot has come of age.It's time to find a suitable fellow for future mating seasons.Dr. Becky (our matchmaker) has...
- All Dressed Up And Nowhere To Go
October is here, and love is in the air.Yes, it's once again mating season here at Bee Haven Acres. Our male fainting goats, Chip and Fred, have turned into blubbering fools...pacing the fence with their tongues hanging out. Testosterone has gotten...
- 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...
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Every day at feeding time,our youngest fainting goat buck, Fred,greets us at the gate to his yard. With his nose through the fence,he begs for his favorite treat...(Ritz crackers, of course...the favorite treat of all goats!) and gets it, too.After all,...
- 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...
Animals
Two Bucks and Change
Our snow is almost gone,
thanks to a warm front that passed through here.
thanks to a warm front that passed through here.
I have to admit that I don't miss the snow.
The mud, however, that remains in its place is definitely unwelcome.
This is where our two fainting goat bucks, Fred and Chip, and their companion, Donald,
(who used to be a buck...hence: "change")
spend their time when it's not mating season.
Things in the buck pen are relatively quiet when it's not mating season.
Feeding time is the highlight of the day...
especially for Fred....
As soon as I walked out of the pen, Chip came out for his supper!
Stinker!
As I passed the rest of the fainting goats,
I noticed Dot snacking on what remains of our Christmas tree.
My next stop was the Nigerian Dwarf goats.
While feeding them, I noticed a surprise in one of their houses....
Are my goats laying eggs?
No....
Apparently one of the chickens has decided that a goat house makes the perfect nesting box.
Collecting eggs has become somewhat of an egg hunt!
As I passed the rest of the fainting goats,
I noticed Dot snacking on what remains of our Christmas tree.
Yum...snack favorite, second only to Ritz crackers.
My next stop was the Nigerian Dwarf goats.
While feeding them, I noticed a surprise in one of their houses....
Are my goats laying eggs?
No....
Apparently one of the chickens has decided that a goat house makes the perfect nesting box.
- Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Dot, singing in her very best á cappella goaty voice: "Matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match;find me a find;catch me a catch." Yes, Dot has come of age.It's time to find a suitable fellow for future mating seasons.Dr. Becky (our matchmaker) has...
- All Dressed Up And Nowhere To Go
October is here, and love is in the air.Yes, it's once again mating season here at Bee Haven Acres. Our male fainting goats, Chip and Fred, have turned into blubbering fools...pacing the fence with their tongues hanging out. Testosterone has gotten...
- 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...
-
Every day at feeding time,our youngest fainting goat buck, Fred,greets us at the gate to his yard. With his nose through the fence,he begs for his favorite treat...(Ritz crackers, of course...the favorite treat of all goats!) and gets it, too.After all,...
- 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...