Queen Mum's Dancing in the Rain

[TTs Chicks]

Oh, and goats are better than medication and therapy.

I 100% agree with that statement! Just walking into my field and seeing my goats will lift my spirit like nothing else can and when Snickers spots me and wanders over for some love then everything else in the world just melts away.

so true . . my dh thinks my critters are work, but to me they are peace and relaxation . . . except when Jake digs out and I have to fix the fence

 

[Queen Mum]

Here was bragging on Houdini and then yesterday, I let the boys out to graze. Well, Houdini didn't come in when I called everyone in at dusk. He's usually really good about it. I hear his little bell ringing and he calls me and comes running for his snack. But not last night. I called and called. No Houdini. At 10 pm, I went looking. No Houdini. I called and called. I looked down by the river, no Houdini. I looked in his favorite napping spot. No Houdini. At midnight I went out expecting to see him snoozing by the gate. No Houdini. I went out at 3 am. NO HOUDINI!

I was awake all night thinking the most awful thoughts. Did he get hit by a truck on the highway? Did a snake bite him and leave him dying in pain? Was he swept away by the river? Was he stuck somewhere tangled in one of the fish nets laying everywhere? Where was my little Houdini?

This morning, I went out at 5 am. No HOUDINI! I went up by the highway and looked along in the ditches and didn't see any sign of him. I saw no sign of a slide in, on the river bank. I checked ever net pile on the property. NOTHING. At milking time, WHO SHOULD COME WALTZING UP? HOUDINI!

He hopped up on the milk stand, gave a little Meheheheheh and asked for a scratchy and some grain.

ARGH!

 

[marlowmanor]

Here was bragging on Houdini and then yesterday, I let the boys out to graze. Well, Houdini didn't come in when I called everyone in at dusk. He's usually really good about it. I hear his little bell ringing and he calls me and comes running for his snack. But not last night. I called and called. No Houdini. At 10 pm, I went looking. No Houdini. I called and called. I looked down by the river, no Houdini. I looked in his favorite napping spot. No Houdini. At midnight I went out expecting to see him snoozing by the gate. No Houdini. I went out at 3 am. NO HOUDINI!

I was awake all night thinking the most awful thoughts. Did he get hit by a truck on the highway? Did a snake bite him and leave him dying in pain? Was he swept away by the river? Was he stuck somewhere tangled in one of the fish nets laying everywhere? Where was my little Houdini?

This morning, I went out at 5 am. No HOUDINI! I went up by the highway and looked along in the ditches and didn't see any sign of him. I saw no sign of a slide in, on the river bank. I checked ever net pile on the property. NOTHING. At milking time, WHO SHOULD COME WALTZING UP? HOUDINI!

He hopped up on the milk stand, gave a little Meheheheheh and asked for a scratchy and some grain.

ARGH!

Houdini is back to his old tricks. Glad you found him though. I'd love to see some new pictures of your herd if you have any. I bet those babies are big now!

 

[Queen Mum]

This is Houdini, napping...

He likes to push his face into a tree.

Here he is standing tall. The light makes him look thin but he's really not.

Here is Mama. She looks so thin...

This is Perl and Dot. Snack time. Dot and Polka are barely bigger than Perl. They are SO SMALL.

Neither of them is bigger than Jelly Bean, and I am afraid they aren't going to get much bigger. Brownie was twice their size at this age. This next picture is Jelly Bean and Polka.

And then there is the proud Miss Jelly Bean. Look at how nice her coat looks. Shiny, and black. She is just a lovely girl. This picture doesn't do her justice.

I am sorry I don't have pictures of the boys today. They are not feeling well. They are quite good sized. And very handsome. And Brownie refuses to be photographed unless I get her good side. She wouldn't show that to me today. She is quite a pretty girl.

 

[marlowmanor]

This is Houdini, napping...

He likes to push his face into a tree.

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/1156_napping.jpg

Here he is standing tall. The light makes him look thin but he's really not.

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/1156_standing_proud.jpg

Here is Mama. She looks so thin...

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/1156_nice_hair_too_thin.jpg

This is Perl and Dot. Snack time. Dot and Polka are barely bigger than Perl. They are SO SMALL.

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/1156_snack_time.jpg

Neither of them is bigger than Jelly Bean, and I am afraid they aren't going to get much bigger. Brownie was twice their size at this age. This next picture is Jelly Bean and Polka.

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/1156_small.jpg

And then there is the proud Miss Jelly Bean. Look at how nice her coat looks. Shiny, and black. She is just a lovely girl. This picture doesn't do her justice.

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/1156_looking_out.jpg

I am sorry I don't have pictures of the boys today. They are not feeling well. They are quite good sized. And very handsome. And Brownie refuses to be photographed unless I get her good side. She wouldn't show that to me today. She is quite a pretty girl.

Thank you for sharing pictures. They look lovely. I hope Mama can gain some weight back. I recall how big she was in older pictures and you can see she has lost weight in these.
Did Perl get Houdini's ears? I can't remember if she did or not.

 

[Queen Mum]

Little Miss Perl got elfish ears. Here she is laughing at her mother for being so serious.

She is such a little imp. She likes to play jokes on everyone. AND she likes to be scratched ALL OVER. If you stop she will give a little nudge and point with her nose to exactly where she wants to be scratched next. If she wants her leg scratched she will hold it up, just like a little kid showing you a boo boo. She will surpass food to get a good scratchy. JUST LIKE HOUDINI.

She runs ahead of the herd at food time. And when mama headbutts her for being naughty, Perl sometimes turns around and headbutts back. Mama is askance at this behavior but tolerates it like any tolerant grandma to a degree. Mama occasionally rolls her over but is not harsh about it. Once Perl tried a baby headbutt on the dog who scruffed her and carried her to Jelly Bean. Jelly Bean almost had a heart attack. Jelly Bean hates dogs.

 

[Symphony]

 

[Bridgemoof]

That's so cute!!!!

 

[marlowmanor]

Little Miss Perl got elfish ears. Here she is laughing at her mother for being so serious.

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/1156_are_you_joking.jpg

She is such a little imp. She likes to play jokes on everyone. AND she likes to be scratched ALL OVER. If you stop she will give a little nudge and point with her nose to exactly where she wants to be scratched next. If she wants her leg scratched she will hold it up, just like a little kid showing you a boo boo. She will surpass food to get a good scratchy. JUST LIKE HOUDINI.

She runs ahead of the herd at food time. And when mama headbutts her for being naughty, Perl sometimes turns around and headbutts back. Mama is askance at this behavior but tolerates it like any tolerant grandma to a degree. Mama occasionally rolls her over but is not harsh about it. Once Perl tried a baby headbutt on the dog who scruffed her and carried her to Jelly Bean. Jelly Bean almost had a heart attack. Jelly Bean hates dogs.

Uh Oh! Another Houdini in the making! I bet she keeps you on your toes! She seems to have a ton of personality!

 

[Queen Mum]

Perl is a little pickle. She already has the landlord wrapped around her little hoof. She is quite sweet. I need to sell her though. I don't need too many mini's in the herd. She is being weaned now. What a squaking squeeker. She stands at the gate and starts with a little mahahaha. Which gets louder and louder till she is JUST WAILING.

I am going to have to put up some chicken wire to keep her from nursing. I caught her nursing through the fence this morning.