Ragdollcatlady's Just a Little Patch of Weeds Farm journal

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Thanks!

I love MartiniTiny! He is StinkerBelles smallest quad. I am currently planning on keeping him and the blue eyes moonspotted one, but that one is a little on the wild side. Of course her other 2 are in your face, kissy sweethearts!

One of my brothers stopped in with the wife and kid for a short visit and dinner on their way to an engine show. I love to see them! Great visit. The baby is just a year and a half so he played with weeds, dirt, goat food and was fascinated by the loud birds that are taller than he is. He went into that hyper gotta stay awake crazyness and was running around in the dark outside while we finished feeding/milking, racing up and down the living room and being a cute funny little dude. He was fascinated by the automatic trash can. Lid opens when you wave a hand over the sensor and closes on its own.... (What!!! little baby mind blown!:p) maybe he needs a trashcan for his birthday??? and lots of batteries to keep it working!;)
 

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I think I can pass on the new buck. I have Flash and Hercules to make me mini doelings and I have one F1 mini buck and one F2 mini buck to breed to my minis. Granted they are slightly related but not horribly so. But the colors on that boy...good thing you are keeping him.
 

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MartiniTiny is modeling the way I teach young kids to take a bottle. I face them away from me, hold the bottle backwards, grasping the ring/cap of the bottle with the nipple facing the kid and using my body to keep them from backing up, I open their mouth and pop the nipple in. Keeping my fingers around their face and the bottle, they seem to suck much stronger, especially for those not really sure they want a bottle in the first place. This position also allows me some 'protection' from intruding baby goats that may want the bottle for themselves or just wanting to make the bottle drinker lose his grip on the bottle... goats are jerks, so they like to do that just because.

@Latestarter ... I meant to upload this to your thread, but I accidentally did it here instead. Long week.... what can I say?:th

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That is pretty much the way I feed the newborns too. As they get older I let them turn around and face me so I can sit down while they eat and hold two bottles at once if needed. Then I transition them to the bucket.
 

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I have a buyer for Spellbounds blue eyed buckling! I am glad... he was on my keeper list, but I am keeping a couple of StinkerBelles kids so I had to let someone else go. And I would rather not wether him!
 
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