We just got a couple of bucklings, an alpine cross and a Nubian cross. We've had them just over a week. When we feed them their hay, they dive right in and eat and eat and eat and eat. We've gotten kids before, but I don't remember ANY of them eating this much, or being so focused on their hay...
She is very lovable, even with her bossy, I-will-get-what-I want-when-I-want-it attitude (I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact we named her after a Disney Princess..?) The one that curls up in my lap and leans on my chest is Tassy though. That kid is an escape artist, she can fit...
We have 4 girls altogether. Our oldest is about 1.5 years, Deirdre, a dairy cross (alpine and probably saanen). Her adopted 4 month doeling is destined to be the boss the way she acts, her name is Elsa, she's a pure alpine. Then there are the almost-twins; Tilly and Tassy, boer crosses. They are...
We live in a 50 acre forest in Ontario, Canada and this spring got our first goats. We've had chickens for a few years but when we had the opportunity to get goats, snatched it up! The younger ones are so very cuddly!! And this fall we will be breeding our first doe to kid in the spring. Looking...
I checked unaware of sickness. CAE doesn't always show symptoms, and bio security with my chickens has given me nightmares, hoping goats are hardier than birds.