"Something in the way she MOOS,Attracts me like no other lover,Something in the way she woos me, I don't want to leave her now,You know I believe and how." -The Beatles
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Tricia made contact with a friend of hers that lives an hour and a half away who has a registered Nubian billy goat that will be more than happy to breed Nellie and Annie. While I was at work, Tricia, Benjamin and my Mom & Dad took our goats on a date and drove them an hour and a half away where we'll leave them for 3 weeks. Hopefully, when we pick them up, they'll both be bred and in about 150 days, we'll have baby goats.
Annie (left) and Nellie (right) ready to go on a trip |
Nellie and Annie getting to know the other goats by the river |
They have a Great Pyrenees like us. I bet their dog doesn't eat chickens, though. He appears to be a good guardian of the goats.
Learning to drink from the river |
The goat pasture is a long, narrow pasture that runs alongside the water. I like the arched gate.
The River Gate |
There are also calves in the pasture. You can see a bridge in the background.
We were so happy to find someone with a registered Nubian to breed our goats. As Tricia talked to her friend, she discovered that she had a Jersey cow named Bessie, that she needed bred but didn't have a registered Jersey bull. Well, we could help! Tricia called me and told me that they were bringing home Bessie for a 3 week date with Bully, our registered Jersey bull. Funny how that worked out!
Bessie in the trailer ready to come to our house for a visit |
We got Bessie home, unloaded her, and put her in the paddock with Bully and a fresh bale of hay. Daisy, Rosie and Amy ran and ran, excited about the new addition to the pasture. Bessie is taller than our two Jersey cows. We're milking her in addition to Daisy and Rosie.
Bessie eating hay in the paddock with Bully |
Bully has been following Bessie around, but Bessie is not in standing heat yet. We'll continue to watch her. In three weeks when we return Bessie to her home and bring Nellie and Annie back home, we hope that all three animals are bred. Love is indeed in the air.
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