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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: colliewoman on March 14, 2013, 01:38:41 pm

Title: We had some new faces join us on Saturday...
Post by: colliewoman on March 14, 2013, 01:38:41 pm
Remember how I was asking how you would go about mixing 2 groups of goats??


Well on Saturday I went on a trip to Wiltshire to meet Fowlman and his lovely Lady (wonderful to meet you both, sorry it was so rushed :-* :-* ) and we brought home 3 more goats  ;D ;D ;D


New shed was ready with a stuffed full hay rack and a nice deep bed of straw etc etc. I Planned to let my girls range out over the ground daytime and swap them over with the newbies in the evening. This plan was working very well.
Until yesterday.
When I went down at tea time to find 7 faces waiting at the gate for their tea ::)
All getting on like a house on fire :relief:
Fed them and thought 'oh poo'. Figured any damage that would be done has probably already happened, made another shelter so anyone getting a rough time would still be able to snuggle down and left em to it!
This morning I sneak down to watch for a bit to find all 7 of them in single file walking up to the top of the 'mountain' then flinging themselves off the top and going back round for another go ::)
As if that is anyway for heavily pregnant goats to behave ;D
Title: Re: We had some new faces join us on Saturday...
Post by: deepinthewoods on March 14, 2013, 02:05:58 pm
how cool. the menagerie is growing! congratulations.x
Title: Re: We had some new faces join us on Saturday...
Post by: colliewoman on March 14, 2013, 02:21:02 pm
how cool. the menagerie is growing! congratulations.x


And you get to meet them all soon!!!


Still no line up released yet..... watch this space :excited:
Title: Re: We had some new faces join us on Saturday...
Post by: deepinthewoods on March 14, 2013, 07:19:57 pm
we are soooo excited. got my van now too....
Title: Re: We had some new faces join us on Saturday...
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 14, 2013, 08:56:45 pm
Aw bless them. All that worrying for nothing.
Title: Re: We had some new faces join us on Saturday...
Post by: Pedwardine on March 17, 2013, 07:51:23 am
Sorry Colliewoman. I'm definately bringing Donatello down to you! Gotta meet your brood  :excited:
Title: Re: We had some new faces join us on Saturday...
Post by: Mammyshaz on March 17, 2013, 07:57:21 am
Sound like one big happy family  :thumbsup: so where are the piccies?  :eyelashes:
Title: Re: We had some new faces join us on Saturday...
Post by: colliewoman on March 17, 2013, 05:11:20 pm
When I have removed the sand from my camera lens I shall provide pics ;D
Title: Re: We had some new faces join us on Saturday...
Post by: Fowlman on March 19, 2013, 11:18:45 am
Glad to hear they are settling in well.  :thumbsup: