Big Birds

This Goose use to be a cute little gosling.  Remember when......

 

 But she grew up and now will bite and chase anyone who dares enter her yard! Of course you cannot blame her for growing up to be a goose.  All the children know to stay on their side of the fence now.

The Turkeys also grew up, but even though they are big, they are still pretty sweet. 

Curtis weighed the Toms at 43lbs last week!  How did that little poult grow so big in just a few months??

Why my Goats enjoy the day after Halloween!

Is this Food or a new Toy?

The kids didn't know what to think about it. 

Ebony wasn't that impressed with the pumpkin.  She showed me that she rather just eat Hay.



Daisy was the first to really start eating it.  Once she started, the other goats- and particularly Ebony- feared they might be missing out on sometime and tried to steal it from her. 

Blossom is smelling the Kid's piece of pumpkin through the fence, just to make sure it is not any better than the one on her side.



Tippy found the pumpkin stem to be a wonderful scratching post.  She kept rubbing her neck on it.

When Avonly, our little black kid came up to investigate, Tippy warned her away with mean body language.  Go get your own pumpkin stem Avonly!

Not as good as the Milk Bucket, but not too bad either!

The kids all decided they liked Hay better than pumpkin too.



Gossip sneaking a taste of the kid's pumpkin through the fence.  If you kids don't want it- she will gladly give it a try!

Cats like Goat's Milk too! October 2017

I think these photos speak for themselves.  Tippy now follows me to the barn every time she sees me with the milk bucket, hoping I will put it down for a minute. 

Poppy is our oldest kid.  We tried to sell her, but black goats are not popular so she is still here.  She is not the friendliest kid, but does enjoy attention on her own terms.  Kind of like a cat.  She needs a cat person to take her home.

More kids.  They are all weaned and come running every time they see me.

Growing Turkeys and my Geese get a Pool! October 2017

My Turkeys continue to grow and are such even tempered birds.  They follow us around and the big Toms strut for their ladies.  I didn't know about the temperament of turkeys before buying them.  They've turned out to be very mellow- especially compared to our geese.

 

A Swimming Pool for my Geese!

I bought a pool for my children and gave it to the geese when the temperature turned cooler.  My geese think it is the best thing ever.  They splashed and dived and honked with pleasure.  The water stayed clean and clear for nearly 10 seconds after they jumped in!  Still, it was fun to watch them enjoy it.

This Turkey Hen tried to get a drink of water while the female goose was standing close by and got some feathers ripped out.  The goose was pretty protective of her new pond.

 

Fair Success! September 2017

 

The fair was so fun!  Our animals all did very well, and we brought home so many ribbons and  trophies.  My girls did great showing their goats for the first time and were happy that all their hard work paid off. We showed goats, chickens, geese, turkeys and rabbits. 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting Ready for the Fair- September 2017

I'm catching up on some posts and found these pictures I wanted to share of my daughter getting her goat ready for the fair.  We also bathed Whitey the Rabbit 4 times in corn-starch to get him a pretty white.

Daisy was on the stand when I went out to get some photos.  She didn't enjoy it very much, but sure looked good afterwards!