Queen Mum's Dancing in the Rain

[MrsDieselEngineer]

I'm always assured of a smile when I read your Journal Thanks!!

 

[Queen Mum]

Will Mama's babies be Houdini kids with half ears and long legs? Or are they going to be Ian babies with big ears and brown hair? Is she even pregnant?
And what about Brownie? She looks pregnant. She has a big round tummy, but she has had a big tummy FOREVER! She has been with Ian, Trump Card, and Houdini. Who is the father of her babies? Is it Houdini? Can he even reach either of them? Well, technically, when they were laying down at night, he could have done something...

And if you look at page one of this journal, you can see what they look like... Can you even imagine his kids?

As for Jelly Bean, we know who the father is there... or at least we are pretty sure it's Houdini. I saw him with her at least 5 times. He was so gentle and loving and determined. But I did rescue Jelly Bean from an onslaught of amorous bigger bucks 100 pound bucks who were trampling her nearly to death to get to her.

Lets all hope it comes out in the wash in a couple months. The earliest babies can be expected is March 1st. And probably March 21st. Jelly Bean is due in April. So we have quite a ways to go. Fingers crossed everyone.

 

[autumnprairie]

 

[Ms. Research]

So how's Jelly Bean doing? Can't wait to see what she and Houdini made!

Hoping Jelly Bean is resting and Houdini babies growing healthly inside to come out with the same HIGH energy as Dad! Maybe even a Mini Me Houdini. lol

K

 

[Queen Mum]

Jelly Bean is doing GREAT! She got on my lap today to get some feed. But she is really getting brave about coming up to get food. I'm pretty sure I'm going to get twins from her because even though she is due in April, she has a very round tummy already. And she is eating a LOT.

She is such a quiet, sweet little goat. She really likes being in the pen with Houdini. He is very good with her. But she is no pushover. She gets right in there and gets her dinner when it's time. She doesn't let him push her around.

I am going to have to catch her pretty soon and brush her out and trim her hooves. She's shedding all that wooly icky undercoat and looks all raggedy. She needs a BoSe shot pretty soon as well. I gave her a copper bolus and am hoping the copper tinge in her coat will go away pretty soon and her fish tail will fill in. She's getting minerals and has been eating those as well.

I am going to go out and wash Ian's face today. He is not going to be happy with me about washing off his boy perfume, but I need to make sure that the patch on his face is healing up good. Let the buck rodeo games begin...

 

[autumnprairie]

Jelly Bean is doing GREAT! She got on my lap today to get some feed. But she is really getting brave about coming up to get food. I'm pretty sure I'm going to get twins from her because even though she is due in April, she has a very round tummy already. And she is eating a LOT.

She is such a quiet, sweet little goat. She really likes being in the pen with Houdini. He is very good with her. But she is no pushover. She gets right in there and gets her dinner when it's time. She doesn't let him push her around.

I am going to have to catch her pretty soon and brush her out and trim her hooves. She's shedding all that wooly icky undercoat and looks all raggedy. She needs a BoSe shot pretty soon as well. I gave her a copper bolus and am hoping the copper tinge in her coat will go away pretty soon and her fish tail will fill in. She's getting minerals and has been eating those as well.

I am going to go out and wash Ian's face today. He is not going to be happy with me about washing off his boy perfume, but I need to make sure that the patch on his face is healing up good. Let the buck rodeo games begin...

let the games begin, whitney loves to taste me me now lick, lick bite, ? what is up with that?

 

[Ms. Research]

How did the rodeo games go? Hope Ian's patch on his face is healing nicely.

Did you get to trim Jelly Bean's hooves and trim her up for her big day? I guess you got time since she's not due until April. Can't wait to see little Houdini babies.

K

 

[Queen Mum]

I'm being whimpy with Jelly Bean. I want to build up a little more trust with her before snatching her out of her pen and "roughing her up". But I suppose I should just get it over with. We are supposed to have a warm day tomorrow so maybe that's the day to get it done. Before she gets much more pregnant.

Ian's face is looking OK, but I'm not happy with it. I think I need to give it at least a week of treatment before getting my hopes up. HOWEVER, his ear does look better. He needs his face washed again today. He's a pretty cooperative boy.

 

[Ms. Research]

I'm being whimpy with Jelly Bean. I want to build up a little more trust with her before snatching her out of her pen and "roughing her up". But I suppose I should just get it over with. We are supposed to have a warm day tomorrow so maybe that's the day to get it done. Before she gets much more pregnant.

Ian's face is looking OK, but I'm not happy with it. I think I need to give it at least a week of treatment before getting my hopes up. HOWEVER, his ear does look better. He needs his face washed again today. He's a pretty cooperative boy.

I don't think whimpy. I can understand you moving slow, gaining her trust. But also you are right, don't want to do all that when she is huge and round with those Houdini babies. Hoping it goes well for you tomorrow if the weather cooperates and Jelly Bean doesn't think you are "roughing her up".

Glad to hear Ian is cooperative boy. Excellent to hear his ear is doing better. Hoping Ian is all better after that week of treatment.

K

 

[Queen Mum]

One of the advantages of training pack goats is the process is a bit like training guide dogs. They need to be very cooperative and trusting about being handled. It's a must for being a pack goat. And they are picked for their gentled nature and easygoing personalities. All aggressive goats are culled or passed on to other farmers for other purposes. Ian wasn't wethered for other reasons so he's not a pack goat, per se, but I trained him to be one from the start.

Ian stands very still and lets me do just about anything to him. Even icky stuff like face washes and testicle checks. He is quite trusting. He's really just a big lapgoat. So when he first started rutting, I made him let me wash his face before I'd let him put his stinky crusty face in my lap. That is coming in QUITE handy now because I need to wash off the gunk to check on that sore spot. It is nice and pink and not oozy at all. Just nice skin there.

He ran off after he was all done and didn't even pee on his face right away! So rutting season must be coming to an end. (I hope, I hope, I hope.)