Selling kids last weekend made a couple of girls decide they should get milked. Saturday morning, before I could even react, Caroline was rushing through the door and ready to go. I am letting her come in each evening to get milked.
Sweet Caroline
Then there’s Chiffon. She’s never been milked, but she seemed to think she should get to come in, so I decided to milk her. I don’t think it’s what she was expecting. But she didn’t do too badly.
Chiffon trying to figure it all out
Cutie, Sidney and LilyAnn have been doing well since they went back out to pasture. I did manage to catch Sidney and Cutie and cut the burrs out of their beards. That has to be more comfortable.
Cutie with a stub of a beard
Antigone and Spunky are hanging together again. I do feel a bit bad about putting them together for just a week and then selling Spunky so soon(hopefully this weekend). I just couldn’t help it.
Spunky and Antigone
The boys keep getting more and more stinky (hard to believe). I do think that as long as Xerxes is in there, Benji won’t be able to get close enough to a girl to breed her through the fence. That’s a good thing.
Frodo, Benji, Freddie, and Xerxes
I decided that I would put Cinnamon, Haley and Bambi up north since the other girls were doing fine.
Bambi and Cinnamon
Haley enjoying sweet feed
Bambi has steadily lost weight throughout the summer, and I can’t imagine she’ll be here much longer. It’s easier for me to baby her and make sure she gets a bit extra to eat up there.
The littles are doing better. They are really into sweet feed and are getting more energy.
Simon, Crystal and Howie (Terry is eating behind)
I decided to move them up north, so they can keep eating green stuff and get a little more exercise without having to go out on the Back Forty.
Crystal
Of course, Howie hopped right through the gate, so I had to put a panel in front so he couldn’t get out.
Howie and Cinnamon
I did also have to keep an eye on them so the old ladies didn’t pick on them, but everyone seems to be doing well now.
Teresa
Eden Hills 