The Adventure of Getting Our First Goats

We finally got all but one of our first goats. They are amazing creatures. When I was researching goats, I read lots of information that made it sound like they were a lot 'worth it' trouble. They were escape artists and could be mean. However, I have been nothing but pleased with my current herd. They are very mild tempered with no real efforts to escape, as long as they are well fed of course. They all have their own personality and voices. I can tell by the 'maaa' who is talking, even if I'm over in the fenced yard with Roland and not looking.

Roland absolutely LOVES the goats. He will stand out there and talk to the goats forever even if they won't come up and let him pet them yet.

Our first group was Viola and Sebastian. With my brother's help, we loaded them into the back of our little buick park avenue and brought them home. About a week later, we did the same with Ziggy Z, Celeste, and Mischief (we have not decided if we want to rename Mischief). Mischief has an injured back leg, but she is very sweet tempered. I'm planning training her to walk on a lead so that she can be our 'all natural' weed wacker and kind of like a pet dog to our family. Celeste is our milker right now, although I haven't milked her yet. Don't worry, I'll have that up as a post! Along with my first batches of goat yogurt, goat cheese, and goat milk soap.

 --Ziggy, Mischief, and Celeste out in the pasture--

 --Ziggy Z finally trusting enough to eat from my hand--

 --Ziggy, eating--

 --Celeste is the larger one. She is in milk now. Mischief is the baby girl in the front--

**Note : we are probably going to rename Mischief, but I just haven't gotten around to it. She's just sweet for such a rambunctious name :p