I grew a beard!

Howdy!
As you can see, I am in the new spring pasture but also something else is different..... I GREW A BEARD!!!! I never thought in a million years that this would happen but I guess it just means I am growing up.

Well, off to munch some more grass!


~Pickles

Goat Facts 101

If you are interested in getting goats, no matter what kind, here are some basic terms you might want to study. Also, if you are ever around people with goats, it's a good way to show off your knowledge!

Bleat -A goat's vocal expression, talking

Browse - Broad-leafed woody plants, shrubs or brush.

Buck -A male goat..also referred to as a 'Billy'..but NEVER in the registered circle!

Buckling - Young male goat, typically of 1 year or less.

Butting - Sometimes playful, usually in aggression between goats by the use of the top of the head.

Creep or Creep Feeder -A feeding area which allows kids, but not adults to enter and safely eat grain like food and hay.
Cud -Soft mass of food regurgitated and rechewed by a ruminant.

Disbud -Removal of horn buds from young goats to keep horns from growing.
Doe -Female goat: also referred to as 'nanny'..but NEVER in the registered circles!
Doeling - Female goat 1 year or less.
Drylot - Method where goats do not have access to pasture or range, where daily feed and water is provided by the caretaker.
Forage -Fiber-containing feedstuffs such as silage, hay and pasture.

Guardian Dog (LGD) - A dog that stays with the goats without harming them and aggressively protects from predators. Not to be confused with a Herd Dog which is used typically for cattle and sheep, but sometimes for goats to herd pastured livestock where you want them to be.

Herd -more than one goat.
Kids -Baby goats
Polled - Naturally hornless goat. Polled goats have two "swirls" near the area where horns would be on a horned goat.
Rumen -First and largest chamber of a ruminant's stomach; found on the left side of the goat.
Wether -Castrated male goat.
Yearling - A baby goat between 6 and 12 months of age.

That's all, folks!
~Pickles

Congratulations Nancy!

More exciting news! "The Nice Lady" told me that my cousin Nancy, on another farm, had kids!  She didn't have just 1... or 2... or 3.... but 4 kids!

Since I know that Nancy's owners read this blog, I wanted to find a way to tell Nancy congratulations. So "The Nice Lady" made a sign for me (which was quite tasty)! 

~Pickles

New Friends!

There is good news here at Windsor Wool!  WE HAVE LAMBS!!!!!!  YAHOOOOOOO!  I like them very much and I can't wait till they grow up a little bit that way I can play with them!  I always wanted fun little friends to play with.  Some of them are black, like me, and others are white like their mommies.

This is Rosa and me.

~Pickles

My First Snow!

Hello Folks!

On January 12th, I saw my first snow fall! As you can see here, I was so amazed at the sight of the frozen white stuff falling from the sky. After I got over my amazement, I had so much fun jumping, running, and kicking up my heals!  My sheep friends loved it too and even played with me for a while.  

This is me in awe!

I am.......

Pretty
Intelligent

Cute
Kind
Loving
Energetic
Sweet

Aren't I cute?

Happy Winter!

~Pickles

Goat Agility

Good Morning!

Here at Windsor Wool, I have heard talk about an agility course being made for a while. So every day I would look to see if anything was built, hoping maybe I could try it out. Well, a few days ago I looked in the round pen and saw jumps and weave polls! I knew this was it; I could finally have my chance to show what I could do. 

When the nice lady was finished doing agility with the dogs she started to walk to the house. I knew then, that there was no hope of me getting to do it. As I walked to go nibble on my hay, I heard the gate open and the nice lady was there!  She hadn't forgotten about me after all! She took me to the round pen and I got to jump. At first, it was a little scary but then I got the hang of it! 

Here is a picture of me doing the jump. 

~Pickles

Leash Time

Howdy! 
I don't get very good Internet reception here at the barn but when I do, I try to write a new entry.


Recently, I have learned to walk on a leash.   The nice lady and I take nice long walks around the farm. 

Gotta Go!
Pickles