Hubby Took The Goats For A Walk

 I say it over and over, I love my crazy life. I know it's not for everyone, but to me, there's something peaceful and calming about being around goats. Not always, Nubians can be noisy (and our bellow for mama and daaaad) but they are so loving, and so funny sometimes. I failed to get a pic (I was at the wrong angle and couldn't get the car turned around in time) but today Solomon chose to entertain me by getting into the chicken hutch ... and then on the upper layer where the nesting boxes are. I honestly don't know how he manages it, but he does!

Today, a day earlier than planned, we picked up Max, our newest baby. He is gorgeous, I've never had a Nubian with

spots before, and he is very soft-coated. He already follows Mark around, and comes to me for lovings. 

Mark took them all for a walk, to forage around the property and be goats, since

we treat them as our babies and pamper them. I drove alongside taking pics. Sunshine was a bit bossy with Max and kept butting him away, not sure if it was just because he was new or a spot of jealousy over him 

stealing "her" buddy. Sadly, she won't be hanging with her boy any more as they are getting to an age where things can happen, and I don't want babies having babies. So, Solomon and Max will now hang out together, and 

she will have a new buddy tomorrow, another Nubian but a little girl who we'll be calling Maisie. For today though, these three had a blast foraging around the property, outside of the goat field.

Yesterday, when the mama dog came around, she was HUNGRY. We normally put 2 large soda cups full of dry dog food in the pan for her, but we'd bought some canned food since it's so hot, and I put 2 cans in with the pan of dry and mixed it up. She snuck in while we were busy and ate the whole lot. Since I have no idea how many puppies she is feeding (and she is still feeding as she has very saggy half-filled tears when she comes over) I want to make sure she's getting enough nourishment.

Mark popped a couple of solar fans in the goat pen, so that they have air circulating, and they also now have a mineral lick that they have free access to. He also mowed some of the next field down, which will eventually be the girl's field. The mowing is a never ending job, since the total grassy area is about 5-6 acres.

We're heading out in a mo, to get some straw for Sunshine's bed tonight, and some frozen bones and ice creams for the dogs. Yeah, we'll never be rich cash-wise but we're rich in far better ways. We have all these furbabies who love us dearly, we are well-blessed.