I Want THAT Piece

Since things are drying up there is not much around to eat around here but hay.
The publicist has been giving us plenty of yummy hay to munch.
I am glad that I have my own hay bucket because those other goats are a little crazy.

You don't believe me?
Watch!

AbbyGoat and Louise were sharing the hay bucket in their pen.
I know this is rather shocking.
AbbyGoat usually does not share anything.
But Louise had been there first.

They seemed to be doing just fine.
Eating almost peacefully together.
But then they seemed to want the exact same piece of hay!

It got a little ugly.
You see AbbyGoat's furs?
She was a little mad.
Then she got a lot mad.

THAT is not nice AbbyGoat!
But it IS AbbyGoat.
Isn't it?

Boys Will Be Boys - The Movie

You will recall that Rudy the goat was craving attention.
He was doing everything he could to be noticed.
Silly Rudy.
He even started butting heads with Keith the goat to try and impress little Bernadette.




If you cannot see the movie you can watch it on YouTube HERE

I don't think she was impressed.
I think she thinks those boys are pretty silly.
Their tails were going 100 miles an hour though....

I wonder if it's any more difficult in the snow?

WHAT is Going On Around Here?

I just don't understand these young kids.
Thelma and Louise have been very testy lately.
Look! I would not lie!

They start out mildly annoyed.
Do you see Louise's fur?

But it doesn't stay that way for long!
BANG!
BANG!

Horns start knocking!

Goats are STOMPING!

What do you think is causing all of this?
Hormones?
Could be.

They are just outside of somegoat's pen.

Hey baby....

Something in the Air

I don't know what it is but there is SOMETHING in the air these days. How can I tell, you ask? Because we are all feeling a little bit frisky. Maybe it's the cooler weather. But whatever it is Jillian and Mallory were really going at each other today. The publicist let us out for a graze which was a lovely surprise.

We were over by her house munching on whatever little green sprouts we could find when all of a sudden the two of them just started butting heads and doing the goat stomp. It was some show!  

 Jillian was in especially fine form.

But Mallory wasn't going to let her be the only one showing some moves. Look at her here; her hind legs are flying!

 They battled up the ramp.

They battled down the ramp.

They sure kept Abby and Matthew entertained. (Doesn't Matthew look mature in his new goat halter?)

And when it was all over...they shared a log.

What a crazy way to spend a graze. I told them so and Jillian chased me back to our goat pen. But I showed her who was boss!

I am queen of the spools!

These goats just need to remember who is head goat around here.


Harumph!

Tomorrow:  The chickens strut their stuff

The Kids Butt, Butt, Butt

Yesterday you saw Jillian and Abby get their butt on. While the two of them were going at it the little ones were watching the action. This is how they learn. And learn they did! While they don't make the big, dramatic moves that we larger goats make they do play at butting.

And aren't they cute while they are doing it? They look like a big blob of goat fur!
I think Matthew and Jeffrey get a little too rough for Emily. You can see her running away here.

Matthew and Jeffrey spend a good part of their day butting heads.

I think they enjoy these butting games....what do you think?

 But it is not ALWAYS Jeffrey and Matthew, sometimes Emily and Jeffrey get going too.

But (heh heh) no matter which kid or kids are butting it is very entertaining.

Tomorrow: Goatucation

Butt, Butt, Butt

Things have been getting cooler which means we goats have been getting a bit frisky. I have to admit that I like it a bit on the cooler side. Even though I am an African goat, I don't like the heat. The publicist LOVES the hot weather - personally I think she is a little bit crazy.

With the chill in the air we run around more and have some butting erm, events.  It is good for the little ones to see how these go so they can learn.  Here is Jillian in fine form as she gets ready to butt Abby. (I am all for butting Abby.)

Then they connect! Ooooooh.

Those two go at it all the time. I have no idea why.

Don't they look intense?

Jillian was really feeling frisky that day; she even came after me! But I gave her my goat stare of death and she didn't butt me. Smart doe.

Tomorrow: How the little ones learned their butting lessons.

Battling Bucks

I have written about the crazy antics of Luke and Michael many times in the past. Since Jillian and Mallory have arrived those silly bucks have really been trying to show off. You would think Michael would be happy; he did after all have his dates where he got to dance the paso doble with Jillian and the Argentine Tango with Mallory. But noooooo, not these bucks! Every morning they start their show. They bow their heads at each other

and they charge!

Sometimes Luke has the advantage....

...and sometimes it is Michael.

The sounds; the snorts, the crashes!

To tell you the truth this old goat is getting tired of it. There is a time and a place for everything and every morning is NOT the time.

Luke and Michael even seem to think the publicist is a doe! She is a bit, uhm, disconcerted by this. She is DEFINITELY not a goat!

Don't forget that that you can buy a Flock of (soap) Chickens in my shop! And if you put "blog" in the notes to seller the publicist will give you a $1.00 refund to your paypal account. In other SpokesGoat news Spring Bouquet and Lavender soaps are now on the curing shelf.

Fighting or Playing?

I was asked about the bucks. About their head butting. I know it looks rather rough and as if they are really attacking each other but they are playing. At least most of the times they are. How do I know, you ask? Well, if you could see video instead of stills you would see their tails wagging a mile a minute. Add that to the fact that they cannot wait to get together to bang heads and you just know they are having a good time.

The only time it gets serious is when they are trying to attract the uh, attention of one of us girls. When a buck thinks a doe is interested in having a, let's call it a goat getaway, he will get rather, uhm, happy. That's the word. Happy. If more than one buck is around when a doe wants a goat getaway the boys will sometimes try to show the doe who has the bigger horns. So to say. THEN their head butting can get a bit more serious. The publicist doesn't let the boys out to play at head butting when Abby or I am looking for a goat getaway.

They are fun to watch when they get going though. The publicist is going to have to learn how to make the video part of her camera works. One of our readers has told her about something called an instruction manual. She is going to investigate this and see what she can learn. I am sure you would like to see video of the boys butting heads. But if I know the publicist I wouldn't hold your breath.

I hope this has answered any questions that you might have about the boys and their head butting sessions. They do eventually calm down and then go about munching on their hay together as peaceful as can be. Silly bucks!

A Day in the Life of Luke the Goat

Since I am getting tired and not up to my usual antics I thought I would regale you with the tale of A Day in the Life of Luke the Goat. Everyone reading seems to find him as adorable as I do and he is the father of my kids so I don't think it is untoward to focus on his cuteness for a bit.

When the publicist brings Luke down from the barn he runs into his pen and hops up on his spool for his morning grain. He is VERY enthusiastic about his grain and his little tail is wagging so fast I can hardly see it!

He gobbles his grain, making sure to get every little piece that might have fallen out of his bowl.

He then leaps off of his spool and heads for his daily hay.

I have already reported on what a sloppy eater Luke can be - but I still find him adorable.

After a bit of hay the publicist will let him out to play with Michael. This is where those great butting contests occur. The boys do enjoy their time together. They are both wagging their tails and just having a grand ole time trying to bash each others heads in. Boys!

The publicist somehow manages to separate them without too much damage to herself and Luke goes back into his pen for more hay. After a good burp or two he spends most of his day just wandering around his pen.

Sometimes he tries to stick his head out of his gate. I don't think he quite understands that he can't escape that way. Silly buck!

And then it's back to the barn for more grain, more hay and our favorite afternoon treat - apples!



I hope you all enjoyed this trip through Luke's day. I am working on getting a post together on milking a goat. It should be interesting because Abigail is not the most co-operative of models. I am not being milked right now because my kids are due so soon. But I am an intrepid goat and you can rest assured that I will get the job done!

Battling Bucks

I know a lot of my posts lately have been about the boys. But they are just so cute! Plus I get a lot of comments when I write about the bucks; I can understand that. Especially when I post photos of them when they are butting heads. When they are together that is pretty much what they do. I don't know about you humans but I just don't understand males...

If the publicist brings the two of them down from the barn at the same time she has to jump and run and watch out for her knees because the boys are fighting and butting heads and they don't care if she gets in their way. But if she brings them down one at a time they are as docile as puppies. They walk right beside here and will even stop to rest their head on her leg for a butt scratch. They love them as much as I do.

But I know you readers! You want to see the butting scenes. Well, here you go. In this corner I present Luke the goat - younger but by no means out horned.

And in this corner I present Michael the goat -
older but by no means any slower.

And they charge!

They butt heads!

The fur rises!

Eventually the publicist gets tired - not the boys mind you, the publicist - and she puts them back in their pens so she can stop hopping around to avoid the battle. Whew! I hope you have enjoyed these photos of the boys at play.

Oh, the publicist wanted me to pass on a message to our nice Entrecard visitors. We are still having problems with Hughes Net, our satellite provider. They now seem to think we should know exactly how many megabytes a website will add to our download capacity for the Fair Access Policy BEFORE we open it for the first time. Isn't that nice of them? So it seems we will not be able to visit as many wonderful blogs as before until our DSL line gets installed. It is certainly not because we are not interested in reciprocating all of your nice visits to us. IT IS BECAUSE OF STUPID HUGHES NET. The publicist thinks they just want to force her into buying the next level of service. Well she is buying DSL and telling Hughes Net goodbye.

If we exceed their supposed limits - not that we even know what they are - we get EXTREMELY limited service for 24hrs which basically cuts us off from doing much more than reading emails. Our DSL should be in within the month at which point we can go back to visiting all of the wonderful blogs we would like. We are so very sorry and hope that you continue to visit us until this gets fixed.