More about goats.

Here are some entertaining tidbits about life on the farm.

1. We have fleas. Enough said.

2. Today a goat got stuck in the fence. She thought she was skinny enough to get through, but her hips were too wide and she was too stupid to go back the way she came. We ended up having to saw her in half and make her into sausage. I'm kidding. We're vegetarians.

3. Tammy likes to poke the goats in the udders to get them to move.

4. On Thursday, we lost all of the milk from the morning (but it was NOT our fault). Someone hooked the hoses up wrong and instead of going into the tank, the milk went directly onto the floor of the fromagerie and down the drain. Bye bye cheese.

5. Instead of going into the barn, a goat climbed up onto the roof and we had to chase it off.

6. I have found all types of creatures in our room, which I have flung outside using the dustpan. They include: a snake, a giant beetle, a bee that was surprisingly just napping in our bathroom sink, a slug, and a snail that climbed into my shoe overnight. I have also probably killed 75 fleas.

7. The baby goats like to follow Tammy and me rather than the rest of the herd, which can pose a problem when we are bringing them to graze in the fields. There have been numerous times when we had to just bring a few of the naughty ones back to the barn for the night because they wouldn's stop following us. We give them their baby formula and don't headbutt them like the rest of the goats, so they like us way better. I'm sure if we stayed here a few more weeks, we would be awakened by the baaaah's of a baby goat in our bed.

8. Today, I swore a goat said my name.





Puppy Alert!

The man who lives next door trains collies to herd sheep, and today after work we went to watch. It was like puppy school, except there was a herd of sheep and all of the dogs were exceptionally smart. The lessons were more for the humans, and not so much for the dog. Here are some photos of the collies and some adorable puppies.