Archive for the ‘goats’ Category

they’re home

Posted on January 24th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  11 Comments »

Meet Pippa and Pierogi!  We brought them home in the back of our SUV this afternoon and introduced them to their new place.  It was cold and windy outside, so we put them in their little barn right away.  They sniffed around and Pierogi made himself right at home–skipping, nursing, climbing on his mother, and finally […]



almost ready

Posted on January 21st, 2015 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

We took a trip to the feed store and got our hay, straw, feed, and all things goaty.  We pulled it all up the mountain in a trailer and set up a feed storage area in the basement.  David has been working like crazy to finish the shed (with rubber flooring) and build a pen. […]



our goats

Posted on January 18th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  9 Comments »

We found our goats!!!  This little mama and her boy are coming to live with us in one week! They are African Pygmies, a miniature breed originating in West Africa.  The baby is tiny–about the size of a cat–but the mama is little, too, about 22 inches, I think.  They are so awesome and just […]