Tonight when I went out to put the goats to bed, I felt badly. Putting them to bed entails giving them carrot treats and putting Ginger in the crate for the night. They were all three laying in the far corner of the pen where the moonlight was shin
Read more…For those who might be interested, from Totally Natural Goats:
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For those of you in Illinois, we are participating in a Farm Crawl today, which is your opportunity to visit four different farms. We are all located off I-55 halfway between Bloomington and Joliet. As for seeing goats, in addition to our Nigerians a
Read more…Does anyone know of a good forum like this for sheep people! I don't have any but want a few and am trying to figure out which ones would be best. Don't know much and am leaning heavily toward Gulf Coast Native sheep. So I not only will need to learn
Read more…I just saw Lyn's comment on my photo of my grandbaby DIXIE and thought I would share the present situation with you guys. She could use some extra prayers right now! She is apparently VERY sick! I do not understand what is going on exactly.I know ver
Read more…I was talking with another goat person the other day and she was telling me that she will only use AGS. Her reasons are that ADGA reports all goats that are registered with them to the government. If the government wanted to they can, at anytime, c
Read more…In hoping to get some goats next Spring the two breeds that I am most fond of our Nigerian Dwarf and Boers. I love the small size of the Nigerian Dwarf and have found them to be friendly and great with children. On the other hand I have always love
Read more…I actually just spoke with a lady about some and she was so sweet and I can tell that she really loves her llamas like we all do our goats.
I have read about Deborah's and I am certain some of the rest of you have them. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT LLAMAS o
Read more…I'll be at the Mother Earth News Fair in Puyallup next weekend, both days. If any of you are in the area, let me know, and maybe we can meet for lunch or something! It would be so fun to meet some of you in person! More info on the fair is here:
Read more…This has absolutely nothing to do with goats but I thought ya'll, as fellow animal lovers, might enjoy some pictures of the results of spring here in Southern NC. The first picture is of a turtle who made a nest and laid her eggs in our yard on Sunda
Read more…Joke I heard a while back!- Do ya'll know the difference between a northern fairytale and a southern fairytale?
Answer-A northern fairytale starts out "Once upon a time"
A southern fairytale starts out "Ya'll aint gonna b'lieve this
Read more…Do kids always have to get flour all over the kitchen? They do if they have four legs and their name is Marley and someone leaves the door open and lets them get inside. LOL! She looks so cute with flour all over her widdle face! If you haven't se
Read more…Hope everyone had a nice Mother's Day!
Happy Mom's day to all Mom's on this forum! Yes everyone that has kids, grandkids and yes to those that may just have their goats is a Mom too! Blessing to each of you.
Read more…I've been researching the possibility of owning a few fiber goats. I like the idea of a smaller goat like the Pygora goat. They are a cross between a Pygmy and an Angora. Wondering if anyone here raises them, your experiences you could share and th
Read more…I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about with this title --- those goats that are spoiled rotten because of how cute they are or how sorry you feel for them. And because of that, you tend to let them develop bad habits. Yeah, well, I have one of
Read more…Goats are spending one week per month at a Chicago park to help clear brush:
And here's a cute picture of a woman walking her goats in Berkley:
Read more…Don't it put a big smile on your face when something really silly and little gets your children all excited! My 9 yr. old (youngest KATE) just got so excited and started squealing because "It's such a tiny jar. Look, it's so tiny. Mom, didn't you not
Read more…It has been a really long day, for all of us, but I think that it was longest for OldeButter and she was only on the last half of the trip. The part from Oldesouth Farm back to Mobile. It has been over three months since we went to Terry's farm and p
Read more…Remember I am pretty much computer illiterate and electronically challenged, so if I am out of line because what I am asking is a lot of trouble I apologize. I JUST FIGURE FOR SOMEONE SO COMPUTER SAVVY, IT MIGHT NOT BE TO MUCH TROUBLE! BUT I have a
Read more…Hey y'all!
Still working away in my creative writing course --- thought I'd post the fiction piece I'm working. It's entitled "If Not A Goat, Then What?"
Enjoy,
-WG4
My name is Beauty and here at Happy Acre
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