Queen Mum's Dancing in the Rain

[autumnprairie]

Lisa, the lady that I work for here, keeps asking me why I have Houdini. I can't quite explain his presence in my herd other than to say he is very entertaining. She doesn't understand why anyone would keep a goat that runs away when you want him to come to you; has no clear purpose for "breeding" and thus no "financial value"; can't be milked; doesn't do any work around the farm; and keeps requiring that I fix his house.

I've got to train him to do some sort of work around here. Maybe I can convince him to carry my feed buckets or pull a cart for me or something. He's the perfect size and build to pull a little tool cart around. Sigh...If I could only get him to come to me on command.

The truth is you have him because you love him. That is all the explanation you need.

Well said Jodie.

 

[Queen Mum]

Terry Towel. That is the name I have dubbed one of the babies. His ears look like little terry cloth dishrags. He is quite the little eater. He is constantly begging for a bottle. A few minutes ago, he was standing in his playpen asking for a bottle. I gave him one. And now I have three little babies standing in a row looking at me and wanting to play!

It's bedtime!

Houdini was standing on his house again today. He was full of beans. I was thinking, as I was walking out to the gate to work, I could have used him to pull a little cart. Hmmm, bulldozer, cart puller goat.

 

[autumnprairie]

Terry Towel. That is the name I have dubbed one of the babies. His ears look like little terry cloth dishrags. He is quite the little eater. He is constantly begging for a bottle. A few minutes ago, he was standing in his playpen asking for a bottle. I gave him one. And now I have three little babies standing in a row looking at me and wanting to play!

It's bedtime!

Houdini was standing on his house again today. He was full of beans. I was thinking, as I was walking out to the gate to work, I could have used him to pull a little cart. Hmmm, bulldozer, cart puller goat.

he would only pull the cart to check out the ladies!

 

[SmallFarmGirl]

Terry Towel. That is the name I have dubbed one of the babies. His ears look like little terry cloth dishrags. He is quite the little eater. He is constantly begging for a bottle. A few minutes ago, he was standing in his playpen asking for a bottle. I gave him one. And now I have three little babies standing in a row looking at me and wanting to play!

It's bedtime!

Houdini was standing on his house again today. He was full of beans. I was thinking, as I was walking out to the gate to work, I could have used him to pull a little cart. Hmmm, bulldozer, cart puller goat.

he would only pull the cart to check out the ladies!

Silly houdini ... I think he would love to work beside you pulling things around in carts !!

 

[Queen Mum]

I can see it now. Houdini, marching around with his little cart, full of stuff. Running off in every direction, trying his level best to pull that cart through the nearest hole in the fence! Today, I caught him in the hay feeder, trying to figure out how to jump out of his pen! Naughty Houdini! I am going to have to build a hayfeeder to put in the middle of his pen.

There is a new goat in Mama's pen today. Wild Thing! She's a Saanen. She's been picking on the other nubians. So she is in time out. She is bigger than mama. She gobbles up the Alfalfa and then she pushes everyone else away and tries to eat theirs too. She's kind of a bully. She doesn't like to share! So she head butts the other pregnant does and chases them away.

Now she is in with Mama and Brownie.

 

[Ms. Research]

I can see it now. Houdini, marching around with his little cart, full of stuff. Running off in every direction, trying his level best to pull that cart through the nearest hole in the fence! Today, I caught him in the hay feeder, trying to figure out how to jump out of his pen! Naughty Houdini! I am going to have to build a hayfeeder to put in the middle of his pen.

There is a new goat in Mama's pen today. Wild Thing! She's a Saanen. She's been picking on the other nubians. So she is in time out. She is bigger than mama. She gobbles up the Alfalfa and then she pushes everyone else away and tries to eat theirs too. She's kind of a bully. She doesn't like to share! So she head butts the other pregnant does and chases them away.

Now she is in with Mama and Brownie.

Awww Queen Mum, you wouldn't know what to do with yourself if you didn't have Houdini driving you to frustrations. You just got to love that little stinker. Give him a cart. Get him a job to help you. Maybe it will keep him out of trouble. "Idle hands....."

Sorry to hear you have a bully in with your Mamma and Brownie. Hope this bully doesn't hurt your little girls.

K

 

[SmallFarmGirl]

I can see it now. Houdini, marching around with his little cart, full of stuff. Running off in every direction, trying his level best to pull that cart through the nearest hole in the fence! Today, I caught him in the hay feeder, trying to figure out how to jump out of his pen! Naughty Houdini! I am going to have to build a hayfeeder to put in the middle of his pen.

There is a new goat in Mama's pen today. Wild Thing! She's a Saanen. She's been picking on the other nubians. So she is in time out. She is bigger than mama. She gobbles up the Alfalfa and then she pushes everyone else away and tries to eat theirs too. She's kind of a bully. She doesn't like to share! So she head butts the other pregnant does and chases them away.

Now she is in with Mama and Brownie.

Here is a book about training to pull a cart: http://www.caprinesupply.com/produc...g-goats-to-pull-a-cart-by-caprine-supply.html
A cart/wagon: http://www.caprinesupply.com/products/working-goats/wagon.html
The section for working goats: http://www.caprinesupply.com/products/working-goats.html

I would love to see the little bulldozer get to work !!!

 

[Queen Mum]

Houdini told me very firmly, that despite all those doomsayers, babies are God's opinions that life should go on. And since he has buns in the oven in both Oklahoma AND Texas, this is definite proof that the world will go on. He assured me that goats don't pay attention to the calendar. They pay attention to nature. When it is cold, they grow thick coats. When it is hot, they drink water. When girls are wagging their tails he bashes down the fence and helps them feel less anxious. Then 5 months later when the girls have big tummies and are digging nests and their udders are huge and shiny, they turn around and round and babies are born and the world goes on.

Then Houdini jumped up on his little goat house (he scoffs at the notion that it is a dog house, since he sleeps in it with his cohabitant, Jelly Bean) and rang in the New Year with his collar bell. Houdini is a wise and wild little goat.

I need to find him a better collar bell. The one he has is not clangy and jingly enough. He needs a very lovely LOUD bell. I have a lead on a nice bell. I shall purchase it so he can keep on reminding people that he is right about the world not ending in 2012.

 

[jodief100]

It is not a Dog house. It is Houdini's home. Where he takes care of Jellybean and where is is king of his world.

Houdini needs one of these, goat style of course.

 

[DonnaBelle]

Houdini's got more sense than some people. LOL!!

Looking forward to meeting that goat.

DonnaBelle