Category: Pygmy Goats
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Our first KID this year!
our first kid this year arrived last night. Einstein is the mother. Einstein is nursing, so we will not isolate mother and kid. Please share our link on your social media. http://CCPygmygoats.com
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Sunflowers, Goats, Traveling, and Skiing
When the leaves were removed from the dead sunflower, we were surprised to see new growth. Guess this plant will return after the freeze! Below: We purchased a new smelling Jolly ball for the goats since the green Jolly ball was such a hit. This ball smells like blueberries. It may take the goats a while to decide if…
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Goats on Big Field, Fishing, Valentines, and Mardi Gras Parades.
Bruce took the goats back to Big Field. They ate for a solid half hour without lifting their heads. Fishing: The rod holder on the side of the fish feeder seems to be working well. Maybe we won’t step on quite so many rods in the future. B III caught two fish today. Both fish were healthy and were…
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Have you ever been thrown by a Goat?
We took the goats up to Big Field. We thought they would eat the grass and enjoy a change of scenery. While we were on Big Field, I decided to put the new collars on some of the goats. Fool already had his collar and did not seem to mind, so I grabbed Padme by both horns and…
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The mess left by lots of rain and Mardi Gras Ball!
Both rain gauges topped out at the farm indicating that over 7 inches of rain fell in this area over the last three days. Despite having a goat house, it was obvious that the goats spent much of last three days under the barn overhang. The goats were wet and the area under the overhang was…
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Peanut is Better and the new Kids should arrive soon!
Peanut has responded well to the medication and has managed to clean all of the Pepto-bismol off of her mouth. Peanut is energetic and showing no signs of illness. There are seven female goats (Miracle, Skippy, Padme, Einstein, Tsunami, Peanut, Butter), and one male (Fool). Einstein and Tsunami are twins and were named by Ike and Quinn. Peanut and…
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Goats do remember!
Our goats remember that Bruce keeps corn in the back of his vehicle. The goats follow the vehicle around when Bruce drives through the goat yard. In order to pass through the gates, we have to throw corn to distract the goats. When Miracle was a small kid, she had a Thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. Miracle had trouble walking…
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Jolly Ball, Trail Cameras, and the new Rain Gauge
My sons gave me a Jolly Ball for the goats as one of my birthday gifts. The Jolly Ball was originally designed for horses and this ball smells like bubble gum. Goat owners have said that the goats also enjoy this ball. We are headed to the farm to check on Peanut and to give Peanut her medication,…
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Fresh Frozen at the Farm and the Deer are enjoying every minute!
The temperature dipped well into the teens and frozen precipitate was everywhere, but the goats did fine with the heating lamps in their barn. The geraniums did not fare as well. (See before and after below). The water buckets for the goats froze solid, but the pond did not, so the goats still had access to water. The water…
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Peanut is sick and gets a bath
Goats are easy pets and rarely need much attention, except when they are NOT easy and DEFINITELY need attention! While checking udders (which is an indication of pregnancy), we noticed that Peanut was sick. Most goats can fight off the problems of worms, but it can still be a problem, especially in very small goats. We check…