newton's the goats journal

[newton the goat]

So .. we got 27 eggs today... we only have twenty five hens, does that mean out roosters are laying now too? lol

So during my little session with my calf today, he was full of energy and was bucking and kicking uo a storm in our warm spring sunshine. It was so cute only ... there was a problem.
The barn has these walls that roll down when it gets to a certain temperature so to give the girls some fresh air.. so as little boy was running around and having the time of his life all the heifers started to mass panic at the running white calf out side the barn, they were galloping tripping and stumbling every which way, raising mass hysteria

Luckily none of the heifers were hurt... but I feel like a total idiot I should have taken into account how skiddish the ladies were and made sure he was farther away from the Windows. ..

Thank God tomorrow we have a day off for easter... also apparently next week is a four day week at school as well more time with my animals yay!!!

 

[Bruce]

Must be you had a couple of post "put to bed" eggs and 2 "today" eggs. I've seen that on occasion. Picked one up from under the roost 2 days ago. Always have to wash those because they are Hardly ever have to wash the eggs laid in the nests.

 

[Baymule]

That is great that the farmer will let you show a calf and sponser you too! What an opportunity! I love, love, love the "calf flop" Have you come up with a name yet?

 

[newton the goat]

That is great that the farmer will let you show a calf and sponser you too! What an opportunity! I love, love, love the "calf flop" Have you come up with a name yet?

Welp. .. one problem with picking a name... I sometimes call all the bull calfs buddy, kind of as a general over all nick name.... but now he responds to it.... like if I say it he will run over lol so I think he may have picked it himself, but he also responds when I call him my little mule So this is an interesting predicament.
And the calf flop is all entertaining and all until you actually want the calf to go somewhere then it's just a pain in the butt lol. But he's getting much better lol. He can actually do a full lap of the barn without struggling or stopping or flopping lol.

 

[Baymule]

Buddy it is then. He is so cute, I just love new calves. I had cows years ago and my favorite cow had her calf at the back of a 12 acre pasture. Friends had come to see the new calf, so I went and got him. I carried him to the front with mamma cow tagging along behind. Unknowingly, I imprinted him. He grew into a bull with a bad attitude towards everybody but me. He would come to the fence and lower his head over the fence for me to scratch his ears and behind his black curved horns. Anybody else, he'd try to run down, so ultimately, he had to go.

 

[newton the goat]

Buddy it is then. He is so cute, I just love new calves. I had cows years ago and my favorite cow had her calf at the back of a 12 acre pasture. Friends had come to see the new calf, so I went and got him. I carried him to the front with mamma cow tagging along behind. Unknowingly, I imprinted him. He grew into a bull with a bad attitude towards everybody but me. He would come to the fence and lower his head over the fence for me to scratch his ears and behind his black curved horns. Anybody else, he'd try to run down, so ultimately, he had to go.

Aww he sounds adorable, besides the running down everyone but you thing lol. Hopefully this guy will be fixed before he becomes angry , as soon as his horns start coming in they will be clipped/ removed thankfully enough lol.

I keep forgetting that one day he will be a full grown thousand pound animal with raging hormones.... I mean look at this cute little face!

How could he possibly become one of those angry bulls ( I know I'm kidding myself....urgh)

Well one can hope...

 

[Baymule]

haha, you got the lick nose shot! Cows never have boogers.......

 

[newton the goat]

haha, you got the lick nose shot! Cows never have boogers.......

Tell that to a few of the heifers in my barn... their noses run like no tomorrow, you just look over and there are these long endless strands of goop, reaching the floor and still going strong

 

[Baymule]

didn't say they don't have snot......they never have those packed, crusty boogers! That pointed tongue goes straight up their nostril, one side, then the other.....Look Ma! NO BOOGERS!!

yeah, I know.......I look at things from a different perspective

 

[newton the goat]

didn't say they don't have snot......they never have those packed, crusty boogers! That pointed tongue goes straight up their nostril, one side, then the other.....Look Ma! NO BOOGERS!!

yeah, I know.......I look at things from a different perspective