Exciting stuff going on here, well at least exciting compared to day after day of dull, hot summer days! Yesterday, h-mom took off in the truck with the horse trailer behind. The odd thing was, she didn't put any horses in the trailer. Hmmm, my curiosity was piqued. Using my incredible sense of deduction I decided she was going to PICK up something. Please, no more bucks!!!
Later when h-mom returned I was way down in the pasture nibbling on this and that so I didn't see the grand "unload", but pretty soon I had an idea something was up.
My mom, Maggie is the undisputed herd leader, well she was until yesterday. I could hear the sounds of heads and horns butting and it was pretty loud. I decided to wander up to see who was going at it when I saw the biggest doe I've ever seen, locked in a serious dominance dance with my mom. I just stood there with my mouth open, heck I think my beard was on the ground. Just then h-mom intervened and separated the amazon and my mom. They then proceeded to continue the battle through the fence and the fence was getting the worst of it. H-mom got them apart to decrease the tension and then I noticed another doe. This one normal size, thank god! Being ever wise, h-mom put the 2 new ladies in with me and the other boys, knowing none of us are going to exert as much energy to show the new ones whose in charge here. Don't tell my mom, but I think she will be dropping to number 2 very soon.
So I got to meet the ladies and the large one is very pregnant. Her name is Blessing and the other is her daughter and her name is Joy. This causes some concern because we already have a Joy. Blessing is 7 yrs old, which is the oldest goat on the ranch and Joy is 2. H-mom wasn't sure if Joy was pregnant or not so I checked her out and determined indeed she is. SO it's not as exciting for me as it could be, but I know my time is coming. In fact, I may defer Blessing to Nate when the time comes, she is a bit intimidating. Blessing is due next month and by the looks of her she is going to have a litter.
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