[AG-EQ] Goats have arrived!

Wed May 27 23:16:13 UTC 2020

Yes Jewel, Homer is a Togganburg whether, somewhere between 13 and 15
years old, with 11 inch horns.

Susan

On 5/26/20, Jewel via AG-EQ <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Is Homer a whether?
>
>             Jewel
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Tracy Carcione via AG-EQ" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 1:55 AM
> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: Re: [AG-EQ] Goats have arrived!
>
> Hi Susan.
> Does Homer like the new arrivals, or are they ignoring each other?  Or are
> you keeping them apart until they get used to each other?
>
> Did you get chickens, too?  What kind did you get?
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AG-EQ [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of dogwood farm via
> AG-EQ
> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2020 8:18 PM
> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> Cc: dogwood farm
> Subject: Re: [AG-EQ] Goats have arrived!
>
> Tracy,
>
> It is very exciting!  I can't wait to actually get my hands on them.
> They are understandably skiddish being in new surroundings.  Matt was
> unable to put them in their barn stall tonight.  I told him to just
> leave them to explore their pasture space on their own and they will
> venture into their stall when they want water and their feed.  It is
> not going to rain or storm until later this week.  Homer says he
> doesn't know what all the fuss is.  He went into his stall, got his
> feed and brows, ate his apple slices from Matt and then the barn stall
> door was shut.  Come on girls, get with the program!  lol
>
> I vote for Jewel's beast to cause the most trouble!  lol  My luck, I
> would have trouble times 3.
>
> Since I have yet to tuch them, they are shorter than a Lab at the
> shoulders.  The three of them are rather rolie polie.  Cloey is coffee
> colored and white with no horns.  Blossom is solid light tan fading to
> cream on her belly and legs with no horns.  Bloom is a slightly darker
> tan with white spots and 4 inch horns.  Cloey and Blossom are about 3
> years old and Bloom is younger.  All three of them have beards.
>
> He has been outside 3 times since he has fed up at the barn.  In fact,
> that is where he is right now, seeing if they have made it into their
> stall yet.  I again told him to don't shut them in just yet, give them
> a day to check things out in their own way.  Just go ahead in the
> morning with his normal barn routine and they will soon catch on.  He
> has always been this way with new animals.  You should have seen him
> when we first got our 9 week old chickens.  They were peeking at each
> other through the chicken wire almost nose to beek!
>
> I was really surprised Homer took to his horse ball.  Now I am sorry
> we didn't get one for him sooner.  He is just a grumpy, sweet, old
> fart and he will be missed when it is his time.
>
> Hugs, Susan
>
>
> On 5/25/20, Tracy Carcione via AG-EQ <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Wow Susan, how exciting!  They sound so cute!  And smart!  You and Jewel
>> will now see whose beast can cause the most trouble!
>> How big are they?  I've met regular-size goats, but not dwarfs.  Are they
>> like Labrador-sized?  But then my lab is only 60 pounds, so he's not a
>> big
>> guy.
>> That's sweet your husband is so into the new girls.
>>
>> My friend's shepherd has one of those horse balls, with some of the air
> let
>> out.  I never thought of animals like horses and goats having toys, but
>> it's
>> nice they do.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: AG-EQ [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of dogwood farm
> via
>> AG-EQ
>> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2020 4:23 PM
>> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
>> Cc: dogwood farm
>> Subject: [AG-EQ] Goats have arrived!
>>
>> Tracy,
>>
>> Well, our goats have arrived, however, they came with a gift.  Cloey
>> and Blossom came with a friend, a third female dwarf neubian named
>> Bloom.  Yes, our two goats turned into three goats.  Thank goodness we
>> made their area big enough for future additional goats if we wanted to
>> expand later.
>>
>> They told my husband that if he didn't want the third goat, then they
>> would just take her back.  Yeah right, once my husband took a look at
>> those 3 rolie polie goats, there was no way he was going to let go of
>> any of them.  To Matt, they were definitely a package deal!  Within no
>> time, they were jumping and butting each other as if they were on an
>> afternoon romp.  Matt was right in there with them, down at their
>> level and they came right up to him.  Matt is going to have to watch
>> them when he is with them so he is not taken by surprise when they are
>> romping with each other.  Bloom has 4 inch horns while Cloey and
>> Blossom do not.
>>
>> Right away Cloey had Matt scrambling.  We had put bungy cords at the
>> top and bottom of their exterior gate.  Cloey reached up and was
>> tugging at the bungy cord and snapping it back like a big rubber band.
>> Well, that wouldn't be lasting very long before that would be fraid
>> and snapped like a broken rubber band!
>>
>> Last week, Matt gave our larger goat Homer one of those balls for
>> horses to play with.  Man, Homer really likes it.  He noses it around
>> and moves it with his front legs.  I think we are going to get the
>> same thing for the three girls.  We have something similar for them,
>> but the ball is attached to a rope.
>>
>> So, now comes the learning process for us.  Books and articles are
>> wonderful, but hands on is going to be the best learning curve for us
>> at this point.  I will keep you up to date on the Dogwood Farm goat
>> adventures.
>>
>> Hugs, Susan
>>
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