Friday, October 3, 2008

Goat people


This is nona and Frank, nonas name is wynona but we like nona better. She has one horn because her owner taped them to keep them from growing and this one didnt work. She does use it against pepsi but not us.

Nathalie is with nona and pepsi is on the lower edge of the photo, she was walking away from me as she doesnt like the clicking of the camera.

Tad, Nathalie and Nona. Nona is more friendly than Pepsi. Pepsi was not handled as much when she was small, she isnt mean at all just more skittish.

A picture of me in the goat yard.

Nathalie, Nona and Me. Nathalie loves the goats very much. The day that we bought them, we spent many hours at the farm they were at. The lady and her husband have many goats, sheep, ducks, chickens, guineas and a dog. We bought 2 goats so that they have a friend, they were used to being with so many. We are getting almost a gallon of milk a day and Pepsi is only putting out 2 qts aprox. She is a lower milker right now, she has kidded once but her kid was sold a few days before we bought her.
My milking days were long ago as a child and I am not so good at it now! I can accomplish the mission but I am super pleased that the goats are patient. Frank fixed a milking stand that the other lady gave to us and I can close their head up in the front. They eat breakfast and dinner here, they have a feeder for alfalfa and they snack on lots of weeds and leaves in the goat yard. They have an enclosed area in the barn yard, but largly walk about the 2 acre fenced in area that has all of the barns.
We are enjoying this next step into farm life and self sufficiency!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great looking family, what no chickens? Gotta get some chickens!...DAD

Jo Abair said...

We have chickens now!