Pearce Pastures: Where did I go?

[Pearce Pastures]

So...
1) I finished all of my grading today
2) Spoing BREAK!!
3) I am going to pick up three goats tomorrow from Rolls after giving a butchering lesson in LaGrange. One is for a friend, but it will be staying with us for a few weeks while they are out of town and then we are getting a wether and a doeling.

 

[bonbean01]

All sounds great!!!! You are going to have a super great weekend...and will need photos!!!!

 

[promiseacres]

sounds fun!

 

[autumnprairie]

Give her a hug for me, we all need to get together again

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Spoing BREAK!! Yeah!

Glad all is going good and working well. Yeah for the more meat goats!

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Almost there to pick up goats.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Home and Happy.

We were all wiped out yesterday, but in a good way.

The butchering lesson went pretty well and we had a good time visiting with friends we haven't seen in a while. Then we made a trip to RollFarms for our new purchases. The kids were enthralled with all of their cute critters and beautiful property (a little too much actually---my boys sometimes need to be duct taped together I think). DH was a bit inspired I think too. I am always talking about doing more with this hobby and he came home talking about a few things so it sounds hopeful.

So meet the new bunch.

Wether Oberhasli, Mr. Devito. He is a chunk!

Doeling Bernadette, baby from Penny and Sheldon (she is kind of a do-it-yourself Kiko----she is a mix of Boer, Toogenberg, Oberhasli, and a dash of Nubian ). I have to get some more pics of her, which is hard since she likes to snuggle.

PB black Boer buckling who will be living with us for awhile until his owners get back from their daughter's tournaments.

AND AND AND.....meet George, DH's baby Flemish Giant. He was an add on and my hubs is so smitten. He is at the hardware store right now getting stuff to build a rabbit castle. I have never had a rabbit before and this guy is a heartstealer. He just comes right to us and is a hoot to watch.

Charlie was a complete spaz though when we brought the baby goats into the barn. I don't think he knew what they were exactly and he kept running out of the barn barking in his biggest boy bark he could muster, and then would dart back in to run by the adult does, then back out. Once we had them all settled, DH helped me and we held Charlie and one of the kids to let him do s sniff check. He ducked his head a few times and then fell to licking it all over. We brought him into the kidding pen with all of the kids with us and he figured out pretty fast that they were not monsters, gave each one a light bath, and was over it. This morning, he wanted in with them while I gave bottles, and gave more kisses. I don't trust him to be with them without me though, not yet. He is too much of a puppy still.

 

[autumnprairie]

They are adorable

 

[elevan]

Cuties...every one of them!

 

[Bridgemoof]

The baby goats are so cute! Mr. Devito almost has a "Moses" doo

Love the bunny, too. Charlie is being a good puppers.