You never know what you might see while strolling past Riversdell. Pistol Pete (right) likes to show Puck (left) who’s boss. Puck retaliates by prancing on the roof of their hut; Pete is too large to follow suit.
Here at Riversdell there is lot of competition around the feed trough. Yesterday we gave the two small white does and our four kids another CD/T vaccination. The does are done but the kids get another one in 4 – 6 weeks. Not all goatherds vaccinate with CD/T, but most do. This year we were late with the pregnant does’ vaccinations (they pass on initial immunity to the kids) and we lost our first three kids suddenly, presumably to tetanus.
On a rainy day, one can always get some attention by simply walking past the barn. The barn stalls are in pretty rough shape — our plan is to build a loafing shed for the goats across the drive from the barn and convert the barn into a milking parlour but it has been too wet to get started on the new shed.
Here is our newly-purchased buck, who we named Puck. He is a mixed breed with Saanen predominating.
We also bought these two pretty does, Astrid and Phoebe. Both are polled (born without horns). All three of our new goats are about 3 months old.
