animalmom
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Just adorable!
HomesteaderWife - Tales from Wolf Branch [05/10/2023 - The New Fella!]
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HomesteaderWife
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Yusuke our baby goat, as just a quick update, is doing very well and thriving at over three weeks old now!
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HomesteaderWife
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Happy to check in and report Yusuke is doing great still, sprouted up to knee height at his back and about 20 lbs. He turns 7 weeks old this coming Friday!
animalmom
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Pictures woman, we want pictures... please and thank you very much!
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HomesteaderWife
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@animalmom hah sure thing! I entered one for Pic of the Week but I will gather more to show his progress
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HomesteaderWife
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Sorry I have not posted photos or videos in a bit of the little goat. His best friend, our cattle dog who helped to raise him, passed away June 27th. She has been gone for nearly two weeks, and he still comes up to the door when he is out and looks around for her if he comes inside. She helped raise him to be big enough to outside with the other goats, before her time came. Thank you old girl for helping Yusuke grow big and strong.
Baymule
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I am so sorry that you lost your dear companion and friend, a member of the family! You can’t explain it to Yusuke, he just doesn’t understand. It’s so hard to lose our dogs. They intertwine themselves into our hearts and every aspect of our lives. 
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HomesteaderWife
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I realized today I have not touched base on BYH in quite some time. So here are the updates on things as of late:
Yusuke was fixed along with his daddy, so the family is all together now. He really seemed to know his cattle dog friend had passed, but shortly before losing her we adopted in an elderly hospice-type rescue cat who had spent his years outdoors. While he stayed inside most of the time, he came out supervised with us at times and would follow around the yard like a loyal pup. After our dog passed, he came to take up the role of friend and Yusuke loved to be out in the yard with him. While he was with us just until October 2023, he helped us beyond belief to make it through the tough time losing my elderly cattle dog and he showed us just the most amazing love and gratitude. He loved to be picked up under his front legs and raised up where is bag legs were still on the ground but his front legs weren't, and you would tell him it was smooch time and kiss the top of his head and he would head-butt you and nuzzle all over you. He was talkative and loved going to the wood shop, staring up at my husband while he worked on safe projects (he was not in the shop during any cutting or anything) and meowing begging for me to pick him up and put him on the table top. We have our one hen Chicken Hawk still and I think April 12th is the day she will turn 7 years old. I've debated getting her a bantam rooster for a friend but she genuinely has always hated other chickens and would bully ones three times her size, and seems happy as a clam so she is just a solo spoiled bird. She is thriving and just as friendly as ever.
Yusuke has been blossoming into a great little goat. He still is a bit small but that is alright, I think he will hit a little growth spurt like dad did! I was so nervous when he was born and having to bottle raise him, but he is doing really well. I figured I would put in a short video of him for you all to see. He knows five skills now - spin, back, up, here, and place
Yusuke was fixed along with his daddy, so the family is all together now. He really seemed to know his cattle dog friend had passed, but shortly before losing her we adopted in an elderly hospice-type rescue cat who had spent his years outdoors. While he stayed inside most of the time, he came out supervised with us at times and would follow around the yard like a loyal pup. After our dog passed, he came to take up the role of friend and Yusuke loved to be out in the yard with him. While he was with us just until October 2023, he helped us beyond belief to make it through the tough time losing my elderly cattle dog and he showed us just the most amazing love and gratitude. He loved to be picked up under his front legs and raised up where is bag legs were still on the ground but his front legs weren't, and you would tell him it was smooch time and kiss the top of his head and he would head-butt you and nuzzle all over you. He was talkative and loved going to the wood shop, staring up at my husband while he worked on safe projects (he was not in the shop during any cutting or anything) and meowing begging for me to pick him up and put him on the table top. We have our one hen Chicken Hawk still and I think April 12th is the day she will turn 7 years old. I've debated getting her a bantam rooster for a friend but she genuinely has always hated other chickens and would bully ones three times her size, and seems happy as a clam so she is just a solo spoiled bird. She is thriving and just as friendly as ever.
Yusuke has been blossoming into a great little goat. He still is a bit small but that is alright, I think he will hit a little growth spurt like dad did! I was so nervous when he was born and having to bottle raise him, but he is doing really well. I figured I would put in a short video of him for you all to see. He knows five skills now - spin, back, up, here, and place
Mini Horses
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Nice to hear from you, 
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Baymule
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What a smart little guy Yusuke is! He is so cute!
Your rescue cat may not have been with you long, but he sure left his mark on your heart.
Have been missing you, I’m glad you checked in and let us know how you are doing.
Your rescue cat may not have been with you long, but he sure left his mark on your heart.
Have been missing you, I’m glad you checked in and let us know how you are doing.
