Straw Hat Kikos

[PendergrassRanch]

C1 is so cute! What is she?

Moses is super handsome. I wouldn't turn him away LOL

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Aww, that little girl is way way way to cute to be just C1. And plus she is running a close tie to Moses for good looks---you should just send her here so I can name her and make sure Moses doesn't have competition.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

C1 is so cute! What is she?

Moses is super handsome. I wouldn't turn him away LOL

C1 is a Nigerian Dwarf Goat. Her sire is PTF Caleb. (My buck. He's the one that will be eaten here soon. I'm culling him because of his hooves and his internal parasite issues.) C1's dam is Heidi, which is Southern's Nigerian doe. She isn't registered but is still purebred. So C1 is full Nigerian but she is unable to be registered.

She weighed 3 pds 15 oz at birth and was the first of two kids born. Her twin sister died of under developed kidneys, I believe it was, at just 2 days old. That is something that is a freak thing and does not happen often.
C1 weighed 11 pounds at 30 days old and 17 pounds at 60 days old. Both very respectable numbers. She has grown quickly and she seems to have a good body, nice strong legs, and a strong neck. So far she has been a very good goat.

Moses. Oh yeah, he's my boy. I'm very proud of my buck.

Aww, that little girl is way way way to cute to be just C1. And plus she is running a close tie to Moses for good looks---you should just send her here so I can name her and make sure Moses doesn't have competition.

She is very cute. She loves people too. She is always full of energy and running around. As I said above, she's been a great goat so far.
Oh no no no no. Moses is for sure the most handsome/gorgeous thing around here. He really does look better in person too. But C1 is very cute though.

 

[bonbean01]

Great update and love the photos!!!! Callie and D are such beautiful dogs!!! C1 is adorable...and I've always loved Mose's looks and his hair do...but...first time I saw a side shot of him and his hair do is even better when you get to see the whole body!!! He's such a handsome dude!

Interesting that your goats are not sleeping in their shelter...my sheep don't take to their shelter unless the weather is really bad, or they are about to go into labour. Light rain and wind don't bother them, but lightning and howling wind and heavy rain will bring them in. I've made their bedding nice and comfy, yet they are out there lying down together chewing their cuds and aren't impressed that I fluffed their bedding for them. Guess that's good though...they are just happy being sheeps outside with an option to use the shelter or not.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Aww, that little girl is way way way to cute to be just C1. And plus she is running a close tie to Moses for good looks---you should just send her here so I can name her and make sure Moses doesn't have competition.

You have plenty of NDs... C1 is mine.

LOL.

C1 is BY FAR the cutest goat there. Moses is handsome but... I will never like that hairdo
Love the pics.. And because of Alana's horns for a sec I thought the first pic was Moses so I was just like WTF???

 

[Bridgemoof]

Great pics StrawHat! I really think C1 is a cutie pie, too. Moses is as handsome as can be, and the dogs are big love bugs. I appreciate seeing your shelter pics, too! It's funny how we humans are concerned about our animals needing shelter, yet they seldom use them. Oh and I can't believe C1 is in heat already!

Thanks for posting!

 

[GoatCrazyLady]

Omgosh... They are both Gorgeous!

 

[Southern by choice]

Hey Straw, gonna butt in here......

Maybe your readers could help here....

The temporary dog shelters are easy to move, which they are moved when the animals are moved. Over the winter they are not really going to be moved because the leaves will be off the trees and there won't be any real browse, so just hay and feed. I think the temp shelters are UGLY!!!! I don't care for ugly. I want to build a large building, one side pretty much enclosed with a loafing area attached, for the area they are in. This area is "hard fenced". It is a lot of work though (for the size I want to make it) and would have to be built in panels and taken back to the area and assembled due to no way for electricity for power tools.

Do I bother???? They don't use the shelters, esp the dogs. Unless it is a truly severe storm they won't go to a shelter. I honestly hate the redneck, blue tarp crap! If I build a building I think the goats would like it because it could also be something fun to play in/on. To me it may be functional the way it is but it is just so trashy and unkempt looking. And yes, I am the kind to want the woods raked and dead logs removed, so the woods are "clean". I can't stand to go back there because it is so messy looking!

Straw and I were going to build it together, and my DH just bought me a new nailer! So what do ya think????

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Hey Straw, gonna butt in here......

Maybe your readers could help here....

The temporary dog shelters are easy to move, which they are moved when the animals are moved. Over the winter they are not really going to be moved because the leaves will be off the trees and there won't be any real browse, so just hay and feed. I think the temp shelters are UGLY!!!! I don't care for ugly. I want to build a large building, one side pretty much enclosed with a loafing area attached, for the area they are in. This area is "hard fenced". It is a lot of work though (for the size I want to make it) and would have to be built in panels and taken back to the area and assembled due to no way for electricity for power tools.

Do I bother???? They don't use the shelters, esp the dogs. Unless it is a truly severe storm they won't go to a shelter. I honestly hate the redneck, blue tarp crap! If I build a building I think the goats would like it because it could also be something fun to play in/on. To me it may be functional the way it is but it is just so trashy and unkempt looking. And yes, I am the kind to want the woods raked and dead logs removed, so the woods are "clean". I can't stand to go back there because it is so messy looking!

Straw and I were going to build it together, and my DH just bought me a new nailer! So what do ya think????

Yes, the dog and goat shelter back there are temporary shelters because in the spring, summer, and all they are moved all throughout the woods. So they need something that I can move around easily. That's why they are like that. And yes, they will be staying where they are (more than likely) for the winter since there is no point in moving them because there is no forage anywhere due to winter. I think it's a grand idea to make a better and more permanent shelter back where they are. And it would for sure look much better than they do now. I'm not going to lie, thing things look pretty bad. They would look a little better with brown tarps but I don't have any brown tarps. The blue looks pretty bad, I do agree. haha

Yeah, even in other areas the goats would go in and sleep in the shelter but only if it was raining or they had a reason. More times than not the decided to make these nests out in the woods and I have found they always make it around a large groups of thorn bushes. And the dogs? I don't even know if I have ever seen Callie use a shelter. Or Badger. They do if it is REALLY, REALLY raining but they don't even go in for pouring. You have to admit though that D doesn't like being wet and he does like to go into the shelter. haha But yeah, idk if the dogs would use it or not. Callie lays down in the middle of the field when it's pouring.

So I'm good with building something that is a bit more permanent and doesn't have blue tarps. haha

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Thank you all. They are all great goats (and dogs) and yes, they are all good looking. haha

bon - I did the same. I got nearly a whole bale of straw out thee and made it all nice and nothing. I walk them all the way back there at night and the do follow me back but then walk back to the other side of the field. Crazy animals.

bridge - Yes, the dogs are. And C1 is screaming her head off. I'm not a fan of 'loud heats' but it does help when you need to breed them. So I can't complain too much.

GoatCrazyLady- Thank you.

CBL - You're crazy. Mo's hairdo is great. lol