Well, Rileys face says it all. She is now the proud owner of Gracie. She chose the name.
Miracle is really growing. She is soon to be 4 weeks old and already climbs all over the barn and straw bales. 
Meet Ted, Gracies twin. He will be banded soon and probably be sold within 2-3 months.
This is what Gracie looks like when not being held. Hard to take pictures of constantly moving objects.
This is Madeline. AKA the boss. She is the mother of Gracie and Ted. She runs all the goats and they definitely defer to her. She eats first or else.
This is Alice. She was not pregnant like we thought and has never been. She will be bred in a couple of months. She is by far the most trouble. Constantly knocking the straw over and getting in the way. She is also the friendliest and will let you pet her anytime.
This is Beatrice. She is Miracles biological mom but now just treats her like any other goat. She is older and very shy. She is second in command, answering only to Madeline.
At last we get to my favorite goat. This is Buttercup. She is very skittish and she won't let you pet her. She is at the bottom of the pecking order. All the goats push her around. She gets the least amount of grain, so Deb and I sneak her some before the greedy goats find out about it. When they do, they just ram her out of the way. She lost her two pure white kids on Dec 30th in a terrible snowstorm.
Meet Ted, Gracies twin. He will be banded soon and probably be sold within 2-3 months.
This is what Gracie looks like when not being held. Hard to take pictures of constantly moving objects.
This is Madeline. AKA the boss. She is the mother of Gracie and Ted. She runs all the goats and they definitely defer to her. She eats first or else.
This is Alice. She was not pregnant like we thought and has never been. She will be bred in a couple of months. She is by far the most trouble. Constantly knocking the straw over and getting in the way. She is also the friendliest and will let you pet her anytime.
This is Beatrice. She is Miracles biological mom but now just treats her like any other goat. She is older and very shy. She is second in command, answering only to Madeline.
At last we get to my favorite goat. This is Buttercup. She is very skittish and she won't let you pet her. She is at the bottom of the pecking order. All the goats push her around. She gets the least amount of grain, so Deb and I sneak her some before the greedy goats find out about it. When they do, they just ram her out of the way. She lost her two pure white kids on Dec 30th in a terrible snowstorm.
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3 comments:
Awesome! Why is Buttercup your favorite if she won't let you pet her?
Can I keep Ted?
Buttercup is my fav because she is so picked on.
The answer to the second question is....no.
Gracie met a family at Burger King tonight and they had a daughter named Gracie. She was amazed that there was another Gracie in the world. Now tonight we are reading about Gracie the goat and she thought that was so awesome. She's giggling right now while I'm typing.! Good name, Riley!
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