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Goat Fashion: Before and After Shots!
When the weather got hot over the summer, we had to dive into one of the more difficult chores involved with raising goats—shaving. All that winter hair doesn’t come off by itself, and the goats get too hot wearing it, … Continue reading
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A New Muscular Addition: Semi Load!
We traveled to Austin, Colorado in January, 2011 to see this very young buck out of sire Quality Load and dam Love Affair. He was amazing—muscular and beautiful at only six weeks old. So we purchased him and named him … Continue reading
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Sometimes Friendships Need Time to Grow
No ranch is complete without a couple of horses, and this one is no exception. Since we lost our two favorites in 2004 and 2005—my daughter’s Quarter Horse and my Morgan that we had raised from birth—we were a horseless … Continue reading
What Do Cows Eat for Breakfast?
What do cows eat for breakfast? Why grapefruit, of course. In halves or in wholes, Even cut up in fourths. It’s good for their eyesight With much lycopene, And the vitamin C Helps keep big noses clean. Called “citrus paradisi” … Continue reading
Footprints In Our Hearts
Eleanor Roosevelt is quoted as saying, “Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.” Tom’s feet were as soft as Q-tips, and his personality equally as gentle. He … Continue reading
The Tale of the Super “Cat” Nanny (as Told by a Very Tired, Worn-Out Mama Goat)
As any mom will tell you, kids can be tough. They tear all over the barnyard, they make all kinds of racket, they ignore all the rules, and table manners—don’t even get me started. I mean, do they have to … Continue reading