Hello once again! My name is written on the title of this post - so I am not going to even tell you that I am Charlotte........whoops, I just did. :)
This morning was very lively!! My wonderful little son - notice I said little, figured out how to get inside the hay bale loafing shed......I'm so proud. He just slipped right through one of the openings and started chowing down. Through a different course of events, a whole entire hay bale came down from the top and landed half way down the stack...just enough room for the rest of we eager goaties to eat some as well. Mmmmm - it was so good! But...the goat mothers came down and found we naughty goats raiding the hay bales, and thus they got to work. First, our younger goat mother gave us corn to distract our attention from the hay bales so that the older goat mother could fix the mess my little Bradley had started. It worked okay, but some of us were smarter than that. :) I didn't bother the hay bales - the others did. Eventually the older goat mother took a torn up hay bale out of the shed and threw it out on the ground for us, I knew she had good in her heart somewhere. :) I'm just kidding! :)
Any who, they finally got the tarp up to cover the hay bales and pushed the naughty goaties out, locked it up, gave some hay to poor Cookie, and left! WOW! I still got some hay though, so I do sort of thank my son for starting the mess...goats are supposed to be bad sometimes any way, right?
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
"Shivers Up My Bones! - And Then A Cheery Topic" By The Beautiful Charlotte
Charlotte here!
Well I am very proud to say that our goat house is clean again! Our goat mothers cleaned it out on Sunday in the hot sun just for we dears. What would we do without them? Only the Lord knows. And that's a true statement by the way.
For the past couple days it has been extremely hot and rainy - TORNADO WEATHER! But no tornados. I haven't really ever experienced one yet - but Velvet and Cookie have told us stories from a few years ago that give me shivers up my bones. One is bound to come soon - we haven't had any here this year. So it's about time. Not that I am wanting one to come of course - I'm just saying since we haven't had one yet, it is more likely we will have one in the near future. AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Anyway, back to happy and cheery topics, my Bradley is growing up. Yes, it's hard to believe. He's a big boy now, no longer an itty bitty baby with short legs and short body. By far, NO! He's almost my size now! I guess that shows how short I am, although I always thought I was pretty tall. Oh well. If I could only get a mirror.
Well I am very proud to say that our goat house is clean again! Our goat mothers cleaned it out on Sunday in the hot sun just for we dears. What would we do without them? Only the Lord knows. And that's a true statement by the way.
For the past couple days it has been extremely hot and rainy - TORNADO WEATHER! But no tornados. I haven't really ever experienced one yet - but Velvet and Cookie have told us stories from a few years ago that give me shivers up my bones. One is bound to come soon - we haven't had any here this year. So it's about time. Not that I am wanting one to come of course - I'm just saying since we haven't had one yet, it is more likely we will have one in the near future. AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Anyway, back to happy and cheery topics, my Bradley is growing up. Yes, it's hard to believe. He's a big boy now, no longer an itty bitty baby with short legs and short body. By far, NO! He's almost my size now! I guess that shows how short I am, although I always thought I was pretty tall. Oh well. If I could only get a mirror.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Rain, Rain, Rain, AND Mud, Mud, Mud... by Charlotte
The most beautiful goat in the world is BAAAACK!! Can you guess? Yup. It's Charlotte. :)
Well, a lot has happened over the past two weeks - I guess. But nothing really to make of note, other then Patrick has almost doubled in size. It's like I was saying - HE EATS A LOT. But hey, great results come from a lot of nutrition as shown by the little goatie.
My mom and Cassidy have not kidded yet. Their udders haven't really even filled up - looks like it won't be for a while. That's okay. I'm patient - I think.
Cookie is off his chain again and back at what he does best. I don't need to say ANYTHING more. Though I have to admit that it is kind of nice having him back with the herd. :)
I suppose one more thing that might be of interest to you is the fact that it has rained and rained and rained here for the past couple weeks. No stopping the rain, it just keeps coming. So of course because it has rained quite a bit, what do you think we have lots of right now? MUD!!!!! YUUUUCKYYY! Mud is NOT a goats best friend. Never has been and never will. But it sure likes to stick around and annoy all 20 of us. When will it go away? Who knows. The rain needs to stop so the mud will stop bothering us. Rain and mud must be best friends, 'cause they seem to always come together. Just a thought.
Well, a lot has happened over the past two weeks - I guess. But nothing really to make of note, other then Patrick has almost doubled in size. It's like I was saying - HE EATS A LOT. But hey, great results come from a lot of nutrition as shown by the little goatie.
My mom and Cassidy have not kidded yet. Their udders haven't really even filled up - looks like it won't be for a while. That's okay. I'm patient - I think.
Cookie is off his chain again and back at what he does best. I don't need to say ANYTHING more. Though I have to admit that it is kind of nice having him back with the herd. :)
I suppose one more thing that might be of interest to you is the fact that it has rained and rained and rained here for the past couple weeks. No stopping the rain, it just keeps coming. So of course because it has rained quite a bit, what do you think we have lots of right now? MUD!!!!! YUUUUCKYYY! Mud is NOT a goats best friend. Never has been and never will. But it sure likes to stick around and annoy all 20 of us. When will it go away? Who knows. The rain needs to stop so the mud will stop bothering us. Rain and mud must be best friends, 'cause they seem to always come together. Just a thought.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
"Intense Eating, Pregnant Mothers, and Cookie's New Occupation" By Charlotte
Hello! This is the beautiful Charlotte!!
Well (once again) I am filling in for my dear friend Velvet - because she is a busy momma let me tell you. THIS BOY IS ALWAYS WANTING TO EAT. Every 5 seconds all of us hear him say to his mother, "More please! More, more, more momma!" as he hops around with pleading eyes. When will that kid take a break from eating? Yes, I know he's growing - but come on, you have to digest all the milk you ate 5 seconds ago first. That's just my opinion. Other than that, he's pretty cute.
I realized I hadn't told you what he looked like when I announced his arrival. So I am going to tell you now. He's brown, with a white bottom and tail. He's got a white patch on one side, a white star on his forhead, and white feet - especially on his hind legs. He has a black stripe running down his back, and has a few black lines on his face - very handsome thing I must say. I will post a picture of him soon, just in case you didn't understand a word I said. That's always possible.
Okay. So that's the news about Patrick. He's very cute and won't stop eating. Now I have some even better news. I was watching my goat mother yesterday as she felt my mother's stomach. And would you believe it? This is what she said (or something to this extent), "Yup, Valorie, it looks like you are going to be having a baby." WHAHOOOOOO!!!!!! I am going to be another big sister to a little goatie soon!! Can't wait.
And then I heard my goat mother telling Essie the same thing!!! Looks like in late August (or September, I really have no clue), we will have more little goaties running around!
Alright that's the really good news. But I guess something else I should mention is that poor Cookie is back on his chain...he was getting a little too wild over all of us again. Bless his his dear little heart.
Well (once again) I am filling in for my dear friend Velvet - because she is a busy momma let me tell you. THIS BOY IS ALWAYS WANTING TO EAT. Every 5 seconds all of us hear him say to his mother, "More please! More, more, more momma!" as he hops around with pleading eyes. When will that kid take a break from eating? Yes, I know he's growing - but come on, you have to digest all the milk you ate 5 seconds ago first. That's just my opinion. Other than that, he's pretty cute.
I realized I hadn't told you what he looked like when I announced his arrival. So I am going to tell you now. He's brown, with a white bottom and tail. He's got a white patch on one side, a white star on his forhead, and white feet - especially on his hind legs. He has a black stripe running down his back, and has a few black lines on his face - very handsome thing I must say. I will post a picture of him soon, just in case you didn't understand a word I said. That's always possible.
Okay. So that's the news about Patrick. He's very cute and won't stop eating. Now I have some even better news. I was watching my goat mother yesterday as she felt my mother's stomach. And would you believe it? This is what she said (or something to this extent), "Yup, Valorie, it looks like you are going to be having a baby." WHAHOOOOOO!!!!!! I am going to be another big sister to a little goatie soon!! Can't wait.
And then I heard my goat mother telling Essie the same thing!!! Looks like in late August (or September, I really have no clue), we will have more little goaties running around!
Alright that's the really good news. But I guess something else I should mention is that poor Cookie is back on his chain...he was getting a little too wild over all of us again. Bless his his dear little heart.
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