Queen Mum's Dancing in the Rain

[Queen Mum]

Perl is turning out to be a bit difficult to wean. She has figured out how to coax her mother to feed her through the fence!

 

[bonbean01]

Perl is just too stinking CUTE!!!!! Thanks for the photos...loved them

 

[Queen Mum]

Perl is just too stinking CUTE!!!!! Thanks for the photos...loved them

You are welcome. I like that little imp. She is a lot of fun. She is kind of turning out to be a fave. The mini's really grow on you. They are so personable. But of all my goats, Mama is my all time favorite girl.

Oh heck, each one of them is a favorite.

We need to promote goats here in Prairie County, though. I went to help out at the county fair and I was astounded at how little people know about them here. I am thinking that next year I am going to do something about that.

 

[bonbean01]

I'm a sheep person...have no goats and didn't really want any until I saw and read about Perl

 

[Queen Mum]

Isn't that funny. I am a goat person and didn't want any until I met a blackbellied hair sheep named Rambo. He was so sweet. Then I saw the shetlands on PurpleQueen's thread. Now I really wish I had pasture.

 

[Symphony]

Saw some Shetlands in classifieds for 100 bucks a piece and nearly pounced but then I saw they were all Rams.

Nice Goats though.

 

[Queen Mum]

Mama is finally gaining weight! And not just baby weight. She is not looking all ribby and skinny anymore. I put out a protein block, have been giving her red cell and have been letting her browse ALL DAY till her tummy is bulging. SHe is looking SO MUCH BETTER!

I LOVE MY MAMA!

And my barn is FINALLY DONE! It has a roof and sides and a barn gate/door thingy.

So we are ready for winter to come.

 

[TTs Chicks]

 

[Ownedby3alpacas]

 

[Queen Mum]

Perl got locked in the barn with the girls last night. She was in the kid pen but she kept sticking her head out of the fence and nursing on her mama. So weaning wasn't going well. Boy did she holler and kick up a fuss tonight when she realized her little trick didn't work. She sounds like an angry toddler.

"Mom, MOM, MOOOOOOOOOOM! HEY, You guys! I can't GETTTTT OUTTTTT OF HERE!!! HEY, HEY! HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! I am going to CRY until you let me OUT. I want my MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYY!" She was even kicking the food bucket loudly and repeatedly.

When she got all quiet, I thought maybe she had gotten out. Nope, she was cuddled up in the food bucket whimpering in the corner. Complete with little sniffles. Pitiful. When I went to milk her mama this morning, she was up and HOLLERING. " HEY, I'm still here and I am HUNGRYYYYYYYYYYYY!" Kick kick. (I could hear the food bin rattling.)

I finished milking her mom and when she went to nurse, she was MOST discgusted that the milk was gone. She came STOMPING over to the milk stand and stood there thumping and fussing and climbed right up and stuck her front feet in the feed bin with her head in the stanchion and waited for me to put grain in it. If looks could kill...