so since rick and i are "goat farmers" big randy thought it would be great to get 11 baby goats from a fellow farmer. He got them for free! They are so cute. the one i am holding is only about 2 weeks old and tiny! they are really fun and cute each with their own personality, they make our goats look so big! we dont have to bottle feed them but we have a bucket that has nipples and with straws attached so the goats all attack the bucket and its a bit crazy.

Randy ( my new, big bro) me and rick. The whole family got together to clean up the burnt down house at our sailsbury farm. It was lots of fun (dirty work kind of fun) and good family bonding time. Aunt susi and uncle terry lived in this house for a really long time, they recently built new down the road, this house burned down in feburary. we sorted through the rubble and burned what we could. i salvaged the tulips for me and ricks garden at the building.

me and peanut

the kids playing

MY RING!!!

So the pictures are not the best, you'll just have to come by and see it!

And i had to add a picture of Roland

He is jumping on my bedding hay,the two of them go nuts when you break into a bail.

Action shot! they are hard to get a picture of they go everywhere at about 100 mph, half of the time they do this silly sideways bounce, ahh ive got to get batteries for my camera and take some video! They are hilarious, they come running top speed when you call "HHHEEEYY GOOOOATS" (sometimes you have to yell a few times but they're young) and are more than willing to go just about anywhere with me or rick, even if they are scared. They do this little nervous cry out of their throats, and stick to your leg when they are nervous ie around the feed tractor, skid steerer or truck.

The kids!

my goat is Peanut, he is the blond one on the left. ricks goat is Roland on the right. they are about 15 inches tall and weigh about 8-10 lbsroland is just under one month old, and peanut is 3 weeks, they drink milk from a soda bottle with a tiney goat nipple, but this morning they drank from a bucket.

my little peanut, he is so cute and snuggly, they sleep in a calf hutch but we let them "free range" during the day or when we are working with the calves.

Roland is a bit of a handful, since he is older than peanut his teeth are bigger and sometimes he bites, but not in a evil goat way just looking for a nipple way, glad im not a nanny goat. ouch!

So this is it for the goats for today, they are so fun, they act like the dog, jump right on you, yesterday they were both in the little truck with me and rick, yes the s10 is still going but is lacking in the break department, apparently its the master cylinder, but shes still goin..