Dreaming Of Goats
Overrun with beasties
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This is where I'll write whatever I'll do at my friends farm when I'm leasing 2 goats, Almond Joy and Debbie. They are a dairy farm with 28 dairy goats...they're mainly Oberhaslis, but some are oberhasli alpine X's. Almond Joy is purebred oberhasli, and she's a 17 week old kid. Debbie is a purebred oberhasli, Almond Joy's Mom, and is 6 years old.
8/28/10
I learned the rules, trimmed 2 goats' hooves, worked with Debbie, and learned the basics of the farm. When we trimmed the hooves, I was AMAZED at how easy it was. When I say "worked with" that means I practiced doing showmanship with her.....which I did with Debbie. She's a VERY calm goat, while Almond Joy still needs to be trained. He walked me around telling me about all the goats, and then we had to fix the fence because they all escaped while I was there. Luckily, the dog got them back in and they were wearing bells. I also learned all of what the different pens need (ie. feed) and all of the sanitation when you milk. I helped milk, and it was REALLY fun!
8/28/10
I learned the rules, trimmed 2 goats' hooves, worked with Debbie, and learned the basics of the farm. When we trimmed the hooves, I was AMAZED at how easy it was. When I say "worked with" that means I practiced doing showmanship with her.....which I did with Debbie. She's a VERY calm goat, while Almond Joy still needs to be trained. He walked me around telling me about all the goats, and then we had to fix the fence because they all escaped while I was there. Luckily, the dog got them back in and they were wearing bells. I also learned all of what the different pens need (ie. feed) and all of the sanitation when you milk. I helped milk, and it was REALLY fun!