I finally got some photos of our new Alpine does, Nauti and TinCup, this afternoon! It’s been raining nearly every night at walk time, so many of our walks have either had to be cancelled or cut short as we try to get everyone under shelter before we all get fried by lightning, so photos have kind of … Continue reading Meet the new girls!
Phil and I often walk as the day begins to cool during the glow of evening light. With eighteen goats, we can rightfully claim to have a proper herd now! The goats enjoy the view as much as Phil and I do. Rocky says, “Babies stink!” Babies also want up! “Are you sure you want up, Lightning?” Of … Continue reading At the close of the day
It’s high time for some individual profiles on this year’s Goat-O-Rama kiddos! First, let me introduce you to Sox. The third kid born at Goat-O-Rama this year, he is currently the largest and strongest of the bunch. Or maybe he’s just the fattest. Either way, he’s quite the little chunklet and at eight weeks is getting very … Continue reading Introducing the Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017
Photos finally! I was up very late Saturday night and into the wee hours of Sunday morning with Nubbin’s crew, but they’re cute enough I can forgive them. Look! It’s a fuzzy bucket o’ love! Tornado was the cork that stopped the whole delivery and kept us up so late. He was a strong kid and was … Continue reading And the hurricane blew over!
Goat-O-Rama Napoleon is a purebred Alpine buckling who should make an excellent herd sire. His dam is our nicest Alpine doe, and his sire has a pedigree that includes champion bloodlines from both Harmody and Redwood Hills. He is not yet registered but will be if he is sold as a breeding buck. He has excellent conformation … Continue reading Napoleon
Phil loves feeding Nibbles her evening bottle. She really ought to have been weaned by now, but she wasn’t, and we didn’t want to change her whole feeding routine during a move to a new home. Phil had never fed a baby goat before and was amused by her greediness and the lightning speed with … Continue reading Baby bottles and road trips