Ragdollcatlady's Just a Little Patch of Weeds Farm journal

[ragdollcatlady]

I think Georgia wanted Reeses kids 2 years ago, because they looked like her....Probably part of what helps keep kids and mamas together. If they look the same, they belong together..... But since she doesn't primp in front of the mirror....how does Bailey even know what she, herself, looks like???

 

[babsbag]

Good point. I have had does that hated one kid to the point that they wouldn't let them nurse but why. ??? For an experiment take the spotted one away and then see what happens when the other one cries. Did she get a chance to clean the red one or did you do most of it?

I know what you mean about being in trouble. I have this little tiny LM doeling that adores me. It is the last kid I would choose to keep this year but it loves me. Not fair at all.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Bailey had already cleaned the red ones face and got some of the goop off her, she was just still wet when I got out there. I wiped her off a little bit, then stood her near Bailey and she tended to her while I got the spotted one out of Andys pen. She had gone through the cattle panel and was just standing there chillin. She doesn't dislike her, just has a definite preference for the spotted one.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Here is a pic of Baileys smaller girl. She is very feminine looking. It looks like she might actually have some dark spots on her neck and one on her forehead. The girls came in for a goat taming session, jumping on the couch and watching HULU with me for an hour. My kinda night!Of course the pics of the spotted little one didn't come out. The lighting is pretty low in this particular room and the camera, even with the flash on, will just randomly decide to refuse to actually snap the pic I demand it take....something about a cameras prerogative, its name being on the creative works, "picture pride".....blah,blah,blah.....Whatever!

We have rain!!! Lots of it but a heavy shower or 2 at a time. Andy knocked his sheetmetal shelter down so we were out fixing it in the rain. Boy goats are very hard on their houses! Thankfully, the boers don't melt in the rain like the dairy goats do. They will come out of their shelter to check out whatever you have.... after all, you might have brought them a snack! And if you didn't, then you out to be ashamed!

 

[ragdollcatlady]

The little girls after a romp outside. Of course they were tired of running by the time I managed to grab the camera...

This pic if for @babsbag, Rigatoni has filled out really well! She is long like Bailey and so stocky!

 

[Latestarter]

You have some really pretty goats. Their fur/hair looks so sleek and glossy. Not sure why, but I thought Rigatoni was a buck

 

[ragdollcatlady]

You have some really pretty goats. Their fur/hair looks so sleek and glossy.

Thanks Late starter!
I try to keep my goats well fed and in good condition. Today we were checking on the skin and coat conditions up close. Rigatoni had some mites/lice so we are doing the ivermectin injections. Did all the boys and half of the girls. I used DE a week ago in the pen and on the goats, to get a jump on the bugs and so I could wait another week on the injection. While it has never given us problems and I understand ivermectin is safe for pregnant does....I still want to be careful. Riggs is due anytime, but I expect in 2 more weeks as I noted flirty behavior on the calendar and she has developed a small udder. She is a first timer. Babies should be nearly all ready. I don't want to wait too long as Bailey has her new kids in there too and I don't want them to have buggy issues right away either!

Not sure why, but I thought Rigatoni was a buck

LOL! If it is because of her handsome, boyish looks, that is because she does look like a boy! I should have gone with Macaroni, Mac for short cause she is actually a mac truck in disguise! I wanted a name that went with RavioliAnna and she looks pretty masculine so I thought Rigatoni fit.

 

[babsbag]

Thanks for the pic. I love the little brown one laying on her sister with her tongue sticking out. They are so shiny and pretty and clean when they are little, kissable little things.

Rig looks good; looking forward to seeing her babies too.

I had a buck with lice this last fall so really expecting to see it on many more of my goats when it gets warmer. I have never had any creepy crawlies until this year but I guess everyone gets their day.

 

[Ferguson K]

Oh my goodness!!! I'm a sucker for moon spots!!! I've got one buck with a moon spot and I'm praying he passes bigger spots to his offspring. Gorgeous kids, congratulations.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Babsbag, I just started having lice and mite issues with the goats in the last couple of years. Before that, they weren't a problem. It is usually on the skittish ones too... We have had yearly battles with them in the chickens every year so when they showed up in the goats, at least I knew what I was seeing. Ivermectin injections get it under control really fast here.

FergusonK, I love the moonspots too. Both my boer bucks, 3 of my boer girls, and a couple of my nigerian girls have them too. I am trying to get more spots as I love them too and they are really popular right now. It is getting easier to find them, but they are still a bit pricey out my way.


These are a few of my favorite pics of Andy, just being silly.... You can see even his belly has spots! These are a few years old so he is of course, much more handsome! And his neck is so fat now, that he has no collar. After a few upgrades, I have been unable to locate another collar big enough!