Brees, on the right, with a collar and leash, getting his exercise with Kayla.
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Brees Update
A few people, including myself, have been wondering how Brees is doing in his new home. Today I heard from his new family, after he got tagged for this summer's Westmoreland Fair. This photo was on their Facebook site. Doesn't Brees, now Wally, look like he is having fun with his new pal Oscar?
Brees, on the right, with a collar and leash, getting his exercise with Kayla.
Brees, on the right, with a collar and leash, getting his exercise with Kayla.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Twenty, Nineteen...
So what are these people watching? Looks like fun doesn't it? 
Just the bored neighbors watching a goat birth. 
Trinity didn't drag things on like her mother for weeks. That udder popped last night and she woke me up (yes - the baby monitor was back on) around seven this morning with some crying. The poor thing has a hard time compared to the other girls who seem to barely make a noise and shoot the kids out. 
After a good hour of concern from ALL of us, Trinity pushed out a lovely baby buckling. He has been cleaned inside out (I mean she even cleaned inside his mouth!), but had not latched on yet before I came in to cook dinner. 
Trinity keeps turning to clean him when he gets beside her. Her udder is really tight and full, so she is tender. I feel for her, and it makes it harder for the little guy to get a good go at his milk. We've done a little milking, but its out to the barn this evening to relieve the pressure some more.
It was amazing to see this young goat turn into an obsessive mom within a minute of kidding. She even impressed the young ones in the crowd. 
So just before noon, we were up to 20 goats on the farm, but as planned Brees officially became Wally at about 1:30PM and went to his new home with his new owner. We are very excited to see him in August at the Westmoreland Fair. He was very well behaved when Kayla came to pick him up, but was not to pleased about being introduced to the halter and lead. We made the meeting a better experience by just carrying him to the car. He even got to ride home in the cab after we all worried that he might squeeze out of the crate they brought.
So here we are, back to nineteen goats. Wow! This was a fun week!
Just the bored neighbors watching a goat birth. 
Trinity didn't drag things on like her mother for weeks. That udder popped last night and she woke me up (yes - the baby monitor was back on) around seven this morning with some crying. The poor thing has a hard time compared to the other girls who seem to barely make a noise and shoot the kids out. 
After a good hour of concern from ALL of us, Trinity pushed out a lovely baby buckling. He has been cleaned inside out (I mean she even cleaned inside his mouth!), but had not latched on yet before I came in to cook dinner. 
Trinity keeps turning to clean him when he gets beside her. Her udder is really tight and full, so she is tender. I feel for her, and it makes it harder for the little guy to get a good go at his milk. We've done a little milking, but its out to the barn this evening to relieve the pressure some more.
It was amazing to see this young goat turn into an obsessive mom within a minute of kidding. She even impressed the young ones in the crowd. 
So just before noon, we were up to 20 goats on the farm, but as planned Brees officially became Wally at about 1:30PM and went to his new home with his new owner. We are very excited to see him in August at the Westmoreland Fair. He was very well behaved when Kayla came to pick him up, but was not to pleased about being introduced to the halter and lead. We made the meeting a better experience by just carrying him to the car. He even got to ride home in the cab after we all worried that he might squeeze out of the crate they brought.So here we are, back to nineteen goats. Wow! This was a fun week!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Goat Two Ring Circus
This will be Brees' last day here. 
He's been kicking up his heels about his new adventure.
Tomorrow he moves in with his new goat roomie and friends nearby. In preparation, he has been tagged so he can legally leave the premises. Goats and sheep need a scrapies tag to identify what farm they came from. That whole bio security thing. Scrapies is mostly a sheep problem that goats can catch from sheep. Its difficult to do, but happens. The problem is, it is a disease like mad cow disease, so the herd would likely be culled.
http://www.extension.org/pages/Scrapie_in_Goats
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/scrapie/
I was lucky to get Brees and the "big" twins in a very playful mood. 
Enjoy the clips. I'll bore you with all three. 
The choreography is amazing
VIDEO OF KIDS PLAYING ON THE SPOOLS.
QUICK VIDEO OF THE KIDS DASHING ACROSS THE FIELD
VIDEO OF BREES, ELLA AND TISA PLAYING AROUND ZOLA
He's been kicking up his heels about his new adventure.
Tomorrow he moves in with his new goat roomie and friends nearby. In preparation, he has been tagged so he can legally leave the premises. Goats and sheep need a scrapies tag to identify what farm they came from. That whole bio security thing. Scrapies is mostly a sheep problem that goats can catch from sheep. Its difficult to do, but happens. The problem is, it is a disease like mad cow disease, so the herd would likely be culled.http://www.extension.org/pages/Scrapie_in_Goats
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/scrapie/
I was lucky to get Brees and the "big" twins in a very playful mood. 
Enjoy the clips. I'll bore you with all three. 
The choreography is amazingVIDEO OF KIDS PLAYING ON THE SPOOLS.
QUICK VIDEO OF THE KIDS DASHING ACROSS THE FIELD
VIDEO OF BREES, ELLA AND TISA PLAYING AROUND ZOLA
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Everyone's Getting Bigger
The herd is getting bigger.
Ella with Sam,...
...and with Isabelle.
Tisa, on the left, and Ella, are getting too big for the young visitors. They are quite the arm full.
Brees/Wally is getting big for his mom.
Trinity is getting big with her first udder, and first kid(s)! Yeah!
Layla! Can you get any bigger?
I've counted on another 18 days from her last date I had calendared. 
Tax day baby?Sunday, March 21, 2010
Meet Wally!
Brees has a new name. Hopefully my spell check will like this one.
Meet Wally. 
Wally will have a new home with his new name in a month or so. Lucky for him, Kayla knows he can't be alone and has bought a second goat. She'll be showing both at the Westmoreland Fair. We are very excited for Wally and Kayla.
Wally will have a new home with his new name in a month or so. Lucky for him, Kayla knows he can't be alone and has bought a second goat. She'll be showing both at the Westmoreland Fair. We are very excited for Wally and Kayla.
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