One Happy Herd - Sort Of

Archie is with the big kids now and doing very well.
Everyone is curious about him, and he about them. He also is learning about playing and hopping on the box and spools. That doesn't mean he doesn't get shoved around just because he's cute and small. Hardly! Saturday there was a lot of fighting between the females as they got back together and had to reestablish pecking order. Zola remains Queen, but the rank after her is still being figured out. As things played out, the family groups stayed close for the first hours, but then things got more settled and kids began to play with each other again. These nannies are serious moms!

VIDEO OF THE NEW COMBINED HERD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M2UzM-uG2o

The Things Kids Say

Nice goat.

Nice tractor.

Nice play house!

I don't like the outdoors. Too cold!

Baa!

Archie and Cleopatra

He is such a dear little goat.

Cleo gives Archie a smooch.

This is as far as they've gotten for the past two mornings. A couple more days and I think they will be ready for the great outdoors. We are dipping into the teens tonight and tomorrow, so Archie was introduced to the light in the warming barrel. Mm mm! He likes it. Snug as a bug!

Twenty Two - Archie

No sooner did Neo announce Cleopatra's pregnancy and we have a new buckling. He is a teeny guy but perfect. By the time I opened the stall to this miniature surprise, he was clean, nursing on both sides and walking very tall. The surprise is because Cleo only started to really show an udder, and not much of one, last week. I actually had a due date for her for last Friday, but we kept saying - no way.Nature fooled us again!

Good job Cleo - and Neo!
P.S. And to explain the title, Archie is his name and we are up to 22 goats now. Our most so far.