Be Carefull with Goats!

So it started last spring.  A friend from Church asked us to baby sit for her.  Only the babies came in a dog crate, and instead of Waaa said Maaa.  And they were very hairy.  And they were very cute.  And Adam was very worried.  They were two little pygora goats.  Crescendo and Allegro.  Here’s some more information on Pygora’s.  http://www.pygoragoats.org/ Farmer B loved them.  Really really loved them.  It was so much fun watching the three of them run around together kicking up their heels.  It was wonderful!  So we kept one.

Well, we got more than one.  Because they get “lonely”.  Sure they do.  Ok, ok they do.  And I can imagine how LOUD it would be with just one!  At least with two they can talk to each other, and not try to tell you what is going on out in the field when you are still in the house.  They also came with a Llama!  Sampson.  He’s the best!  Doesn’t like dogs (coyote’s) and is supper friendly (although it’s a little intimidating to have him come at you at eye level).  We ended up with Crescendo and Legato.  We have not “freshened” them yet, but will some day.  Little B so loved feeding the babies when they were here..

And several months later, the true trouble maker has emerged, stealing hay from the horses, feed from the turkeys and spending the night in the woods when she slipped out of the pen after the last feeding (silly goat, coyotes live in the woods!)

-Farmer Adam

Weekday Work!

Weekday work? Who would have thunk it? And yet we were able to get a little bit done around the farm.
Adam pulled the portable hot tape in closer to the house and set up a small area for the goats and llama to graze. That was the easy part. Harder yet was getting 8 goats onto their leads to be lead out to the grass. 6 out of 8 isn’t bad is it? Outside the paddock they have been in for almost a year, no one wanted to be more than 6″ from the llama. So they had knitted quite a braid in the leash by the time we went past the deck. That’s when the dogs saw them. Now everyone wanted to be under Sampson the llama. And he wanted to be anywhere but where he was. Lots of fun. As you can see we made it out onto the pasture. They happily followed Sampson around eating the grass right out from under them. The trip back was much quicker. Just grabbed Sampson’s lead and ran him back. Everyone else just followed.

Then we moved the remaining bee hive down to Duvall to take advantage of a Locust Tree. Everything went well from Stanwood to Marysville. The someone found a hole. It was just her at the back window for some time. Then she went and found a friend. And then another. By the time we all hit Duvall I was wishing I had my suit on. Setting them up went well and despite the lack of sun there were lots of bees in the air in just a few hours.

Loaded up and ready to go!

At their new home!

A final update, We found out about a duck that needed a new home. And once again we brought him home. Photos are to come but at the moment he needs to get a few more feathers on his neck. Kind of a Turkey look and not that flattering on the duck.

Till later, Have fun!