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I got out today and spent some time walking around visiting with the animals....it was really crazy....the goats all came up to me...not for pellets or acorns...they stood for rubbins and scratchins as they stared into space and turned and tilted their heads.....here is Star... IMAG2738.jpg
After awhile the Boys wanted me to pick up acorns for them, and I got this one for @Devonviolet ....IMAG2707.jpg ...this is Lightning between my legs...horns and all....:ep.....and even tho it has been some time since I walked with them....Comet is still the "Pocket Hound"....IMAG2728.jpg ....I even got one of the ducks and goats, just to show how they are comfortable being around each other....IMAG2723.jpg
Here's Lil Bit in her favorite spot with a few friends...IMAG2712.jpg ....and I saw this while I was checking on Soli....IMAG2733.jpg ...if ya look real close at the bottom of the board, ya can see some ryegrass starting to sprout and grow....and speaking of Soli, here he is....IMAG2735.jpg ....he is really growing, it sure won't be much longer til he is with the others. I also got a few things done before the rain comes in later tonite and thru Monday morning...projecting about 2" with it, we sure need it too. I haven't posted a bunch of pics lately, so I thought it would be okay to let ya know they are all still here. Oh yeh, while I was taking a break on the back step a hoverfly stopped by for a chat and look-see....right in the middle of the screen....IMAG2684.jpg ...they sure are neat little things....:)
 

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Can you have the goats come and tell my alpacas that people are OK? Still can't get near them other than for pellets over/through the gate. I wonder if their brains are permanently tied into "people means 'manhandling'".

I think back to a dog I had when I was about 12. Got her from the Humane Society, very nice dog. DEATHLY afraid of 2 things: fireworks (not at home but the sound of more distant ones) and brooms. Get a broom out and she would cower, shake and run for cover. Someone must have beat her a lot with a broom. She NEVER got over that in all the years we had her and we never hit her with anything for any reason.
 

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It took us a long while working with Star daily to be able to approach her without any pellets. She will come to Joyce, but only when she is standing still and her attention is elsewhere. It drives Joyce nuts that I can approach Star without her turning to run...but, I have more dealings with them daily and she is very comfortable around me...even if I am on the mower cutting inside the fence. I think if ya was to go ptddle around in their area as often as weather permitted ya, talked to them in a soft toned voice, their curiosity would draw them to ya after a while. I have always thought it better to get any animal as young as possible and raise it, than to deal with an older animal that experienced other humans. The routines, voice, and smells are all different and it can be very difficult to be fully accepted. If it were me, I'd keep trying everything I could find for a treat that was absolutely irresistable to them and stuff my pockets and go work around them until they came to me. I'm not saying ya haven't...but, I'd read any and everything I could find that listed treats for them, also any motions or sounds that they see as a challenge or alert and stay as far away from them as possible. Sooner or later they will get to understand that you are not a threat and will accept ya as a herd member.....course a spit or 2 could be an intiation of sorts. I love a good challenge, but I'm too far away to do ya any good....:)
 

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It does make a difference whether they were born on a place or not. The lambs born last winter here will come right up to me and they haven't been handled since they were 2 days old. They don't seem be scared at all and act as tame as those that were handled a bunch from our original bunch.
 

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It does make a difference whether they were born on a place or not. The lambs born last winter here will come right up to me and they haven't been handled since they were 2 days old. They don't seem be scared at all and act as tame as those that were handled a bunch from our original bunch.
 

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just finished catching up with your going on's. nice truck, good for you. I hope it serves youall well. loved devonviolets pictures too. like the hoverfly, we call them h bees. don't know why except they have a golden h on their backs. as someone who is deathly afraid of wasp it takes me a second or 2 not to freak out when one comes to visit. are your ducks still laying well? i'm going to wait till next spring to add a different breed to the mix around here. till next time take care.
 

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@goatgurl thanks, I appreciate that. The ducks are still producing, tho the Rouens are becoming sparatic in their laying. We get 5 khaki eggs each day so far....chickens are really dropping to 2-3/day out of 9 hens. It will be interesting how the khakis do thru winter. Also, we will be adding some speckled sussex in the Spring, so ya will be represented here by them....I was working on the list earlier tonite, in fact. I will post it probably tomorrow after I work out the numbers....going to be getting some guineas next year too when they become available. Hope things are well for ya over yonder!!....:)
 

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I know most won't find this Exciting, but I'm gonna document it anyway in the journal. I went to the garage this morning to get the morning snack for the goats...this is where Soli is located....and I began my normal conversation with him, he stretched his leg and wing and shook his tail, then he stood as tall as he could stretch and Quacked....not a peep, but a clear raspy Quack....of course I praised him and he continued on for about 30sec.....IMAG2740.jpg ....this is the first time we have heard him do this, so at 6.5wks he has crossed a threshold.....:celebrate
 

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Can you have the goats come and tell my alpacas that people are OK? Still can't get near them other than for pellets over/through the gate. I wonder if their brains are permanently tied into "people means 'manhandling'".

My goats are just getting where they realize I'm the bringer of yummy stuff. One of them is such a pest it's unreal, the rest look at her like she's lost it. Of course she gets the majority of the petting and hand food because she'll come up, but the rest are really thinking about it now after watching her.
My newest goat looks at me like I'm some monster that's going to eat her. I think bribery will eventually win her over though.
 

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Soli is a nice looking duck Fred!, Pretty blue bill. I guess that quack means "Dad, I'm old enough to play with the big kids now!"

Sadly I can't find ANYTHING the alpacas really go for. A pocket full of "must have" sure would be nice. I've gone out and pulled burdock leaves (*) paying no attention to them at all but they don't seem to want to come see what is going on. I do talk nicely to them anytime they are around. Teddy is still eating pellets from my hand at the gate but Laddie is staying away. He used to hog the container while Teddy ate from my hand. I THINK Teddy is giving him the evil eye. But any "scare" from any source in any direction and he will leave without finishing the pellets.

Where one alpaca goes the other goes. I probably need a couple of very friendly alpacas to put in with them. Maybe the boys would learn that bad things don't happen just because a human is touching them. With my luck, it would go the other way ;)

* figure if I get them "early" the root will eventually die
 
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