Itty Bitty Hooves

Scared One Day, Friendly the Next

So many friends from over on the homesteading boards are already in full swing with their goats having babies. Seeing all the newborn pictures is driving me insane with wanting to see our kids born. I have a whole month yet before anything even starts to happen here. I should have gotten them bred earlier but it seems like Mickey (our male) had other ideas. At least he got the job done so I’m happy for that, but I’m anxious to join in the look at the new babies fun. I was out there a little while ago to feed. Boy it’s freezing outside today and there is a sleet/rain/snow type of thing coming down. When it hits you it’s like getting stung by hundreds of little pinhead sized bullets. All the girls are in the barn and when I walked up the drive to feed they peeked out of the door instead of running up to the fence to greet me like ‘no way we’re coming out there, it’s FREEZING out’, and waited for me to get to them. They’re nice and warm though, and look like a bunch of expectant watermellons on legs. The two boer cross girls that are over on the barn side have gotten so friendly that they now jump up with their front feet on my chest to greet me. I know a lot of people hate that, but I love it. Sure it can ruin your clothes, but who wears good clothes out to the barn? To me it’s just wonderful considering how scared they were and how long it took to be able to even catch them not to mention pet them. Two of the four we got are still skiddish, but hopefully soon. It seemed to be a light-bulb type of effect on the two that are friendly. One day they were scared, the next they were all over me. Who knows what it takes to make that little bulb go on, but I’ll keep praying for it with the other two.