Ragdollcatlady's Just a Little Patch of Weeds Farm journal

[ragdollcatlady]

I just got new pics from the breeder of my boy.... Look how wide he is!

I love that his ears don't match too!

 

[babsbag]

OK, that picture of Whoopsie is just a little too scary; looks like a head on the board. Love the tongue reaching out for the grain...and the blue eye.

Of course I don't remember who's dam Ravi is 'cause I'm old (is she the first one you bought from me?) but that little gray kid looks a lot like her grandpa, Rolling Thunder. They are adorable.

Nice looking buck kid too.

 

[Mini Horses]

I really like the kid you are buying!! In the mid 90s I had a great herd of Boer, when they were "new". Love all the color that is now in them. Back then, white with brown heads.

That kid makes it "tempting" to buy more -- like their healthy look and good nature.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

@babsbag , yes Ravi was the first girl I got from you. She has the smoothest overall body type of the three big girls so I can't wait to see these kids fill out.

Andys dad Snickers had alot of dapples too(maybe 50%), but so far out of Andy and Ravi, we get mostly the solid red with dark spots and a few small grey or tan spots. Haven't had this much paint or dappling show up yet.

Rocky had 2 of the red with dark spots, Ghost Ryder with the lots of spots, and the 2 mostly dappled. I think he is the father.... I should call Jerry Springer!

The paint doeling looks old already in the forward facing pic. She was checking me out to see if she wanted to come say hi. We hit 105 or something like that so the babies had to come inside. Sigh. I hate needing to bring kids in from the heat. I love bringing them in for fun, but with this heat, I worry about dehydration and stuff.

@Mini Horses, The guy I am getting him from has a whole herd of super wide and long goats. His does are monsters too. We already have length and some size so between the new kids width and the dapples, I hope we can coax some killer dappled kids out of everyone next year. As long as I don't keep them all....we should be good right!!!

 

[babsbag]

So Ravi was from Diamond who's background I didn't know, but of course she was sired by Rolling Thunder who I believe shared a sire or grand sire with Andy, Thunder Heart I think. So if that is case I think that you would get dapples from either of them. Thank goodness for DNA...I would test them both, you can have two sires.

 

[Mini Horses]

As long as I don't keep them all....

There's that goat math.....one of each color???

 

[ragdollcatlady]

There's that goat math.....one of each color???

and one of each color and spot pattern.... I mean... look at Ravis new little red and white paint doe! She has only 3 white socks, black shoes and her red patches make a nice cape and skirt. I have a couple of red and white does, but none that look like that! And there's Ghost Ryder... she has the same spots like her mom and Cosmo, but they don't have the same 'skull' marking on the left side of their faces.

Well drillers have been working out here all day!!! they still have alot to do but I am happy! And relieved. Poor guys were here for almost 15 hours today.

Rocky was very sad about the noise. They are working right outside his pen and he was trying to hide every time the pipes clanged together. By hide, I mean he was ducking his head under the tarp shade he has in there. I feel bad for him. I went in and was petting him, but there isn't anywhere easy I can move him to. He has a few more feet to his pen since we moved Ravi and the girls out, but it is still too close. Andy would not come out of his house while they were here. Just stayed in his bunk bed on the shelf. He seems really happy to have his old house back. I almost put Rocky back in with Andy so they could both hide in the house, but I don't need them fighting. Hopefully the pipes clanging will be finished soon. The guys are gone for the night, but they will be back soon enough.

 

[babsbag]

Water, sweet water. I bet you will be glad when that is done.

I am aiming for a least one goat of each dairy breed and if I added color I would be in so much trouble. But with the boers you have to keep the unique ones.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

We have water!!!

Our well drillers brought us online tonight!!!!!

I have anew crush.... I love our drillers! LOL!!! Personal confession.... I actually just fall in love with whomever is the latest white knight.... the air conditioner guy, the appliance guy (for the washer, dryer, dishwasher, oven, fridge and freezers ), but the well drillers are by far the most important . The big boss was the one that was out at 2 in the morning the other night to run the trucks and machines for a few minutes to keep things going good. They will be back for just a little bit tomorrow to finish up a line and level a little more for me, but then they are done.

 

[babsbag]

How deep did they have to go? Bet you are thrilled to have water again. I get annoyed when my morning shower pressure gets interrupted by a sprinkler coming on so I can't imagine going without.