FergusonK's journal - Goodbye Java Jewel.

I almost forgpt the best part! They brought us 1/2 gallon of honey. One is in the pantry, this one has a comb in it!

Heck - send 'em my way I'll practically GIVE 'em a goat for a 1/2 gallon of honey!

frustratedearthmother said:

Heck - send 'em my way I'll practically GIVE 'em a goat for a 1/2 gallon of honey!

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I did!

They wanted Hero as well and brought me the honey as a "payment"

Glad the goats got a good home and that you made such a SWEET deal!

Snapped this yesterday and forgot to post it with all the drama of haggard and hero going home. Little Lyra is learning to stand still and patient for her upcoming shows, she stood naturally like this yesterday after I let her out of the stanchion.

This will be easy!



That rope was what I was using to put her up. I don't know where my leads all ran off to *cough*puppies*cough* She's learning to walk close to me as well. It's nice! She's going to be 12 weeks old Wednesday. I'll give her another month or so before I start showing her.

Zinnia had a semi soft udder this morning. I really wish I had a scale her side because I feel like she's putting on weight daily here. Her hip bones don't seem as prominent as they were the day I brought her home. I've been comparing her to pictures and I can sort of tell a difference, but not much improvement in the last 5 days. I'm really debating on putting her on some flax seed because I bet that would help. Her kid has been nursing off of her which I don't know if that's beneficial or not or the other, but it sure makes it easy on me not having to milk her out as often because the kid is keeping it pretty empty.

Here's Zinnia with a little pep back in her step. She's exploring her past you're more, browsing more, and all around just acting like she feels better now. She was half dead and didn't want to move the night we brought her home.





It's hard to tell because she still skin and bones, but then he is no longer walking on death's door. She's getting fed four times a day, and getting all the attention that she cannot stand. She just wants to be left alone to browse and eat and be a goat, but that's not happening here.

I'm keeping her after all I've done this last week to turn her around. I've decided that, and her previous owner just brought me a signed copy of her papers and her kids papers.

So, guess I'll officially introduce Zinnia! My first LaMancha! Her kid Damsel is also going to be mine! The other doeling they're going to keep.





The above picture is them right before Zinnia gave up and went downhill. I don't know what I did to turn her around but she no longer looks like this:



So....

Welcome home Zinnia and Damsel.

I accidentally deleted Lyra's picture when I got submit. Here it is...

Glad to hear she is doing better

Everyone meet The Great Richard. He's a 5th generation blue eyes very light buckskin mini Nubian. His father was polled, so he also carries polled genetics. His mother was Moon spotted, so he carries moon spot genetics. He is everything on my wishlist and then some. Welcome home Richard.

He's only five weeks old and still a bottle baby. We're hoping that he's big enough come November December to cover Prudence, Lily, Poppy, Zinnia, and I don't know who else.

Congrats!!

What a cutie - congrats!