Meet the Cast - Dealer

This is Dealer! Jesta Farm The Dealer! He joined our herd today! We're expecting great things from him based on what he's done already...

He and Strawberry have already been introduced..... she likes him! ;-)

R.I.P. Galloway

It is with a very somber and broken heart I write tonight, Galloway passed away quickly and very suddenly tonight. He was out enjoying the beautiful sunny day with the rest of the herd and as night fell he went in the barn as usual to let me know it was time for grain and bleated like usual. A short while later I asked my son to go close the gate and it was him that found him alive, but so very near death. I did what I could think to do my husband tried mouth to mouth but to no avail. He slipped quietly away with all of in tears around him. We have no idea what happened and ask that you please allow us to grieve without offering suggestions or coulda, shoulda, wouldas. This is a tremendous shock and great loss to our family and I appreciate your understanding in this matter. We are simply devastated. Thank you.

Galloway's Kingdom

Lots of stuff going on here at the farm recently and some of the big plans I had for this year are not going to work out for several reasons, I'm disappointed but at the same time totally fine with it. Sounds weird huh? Cannot explain it.

Our herd has grown and will have two more sets of hooves arriving at the end of June! Spice has taken a whooping from the older does and what a trooper she has been. I think a week and a half later she's finally been accepted or at least now she's tolerated. I think this because she's allowed to lay down and rest with the rest of them. That made me happy, I think Orange Spice did too, look at that smile!

She seems to have adopted Galloway, not in a way that allows him to nurse or anything like that, but I think her maternal instinct kicked in when he arrived and she seems to be looking out for him. To the point that she hopped the fence dividing the herd to be with him last night and in doing that made her udder extra full! I found that to be interesting. And sweet.

 Galloway met his herd and was sniffed and sniffed and sniffed some more. Way too much butt sniffing for me but it did make me appreciate the fact that I'm not an animal and that humans don't greet each other that way!

Then he came back to me where he knew it was safe, then Orange Spice came to check him out and I think that's when she decided he needed proper looking after by his own kind and since she seemed to be the only one capable of doing it that it was henceforth her job, period.

Katie is really not sure what to think of him, though knowing Katie it's likely something along the lines of, "Haha good luck buddy!"

But really, look at him! He's SO handsome and should likely prove to be a wonderful herd sire.

 Babies and animals always love my husband; Galloway is no exception, he had quite a snooze up there then Venus walked over to whisper sweet nothings in his ear. I'm thinking that went along the lines of, "Thanks for letting the future king come live in his kingdom. Ahem and by king I mean goat king.... ;-)

Things are really hopping her at From the Country Farm!

Meet the Cast - Galloway

This is Galloway, he's our up and coming herdsire and yes, he really is that adorable! He was born at the end of January and if everything goes well will be fathering our next generation of Nubians! He's amazing and with the lineage of  milk and conformation our next generation should be stunning!

Meet our new herd sire!

 This little guy, well.... actually not so little, born at 10 lb 6 oz and growing like a weed already, will be joining our happy little farm in March and hopefully next spring will be the proud papa of at least one little black doeling. ::Swoon::

 Trying to decide what his registered name will be. I like Lapse of Reason Twister (hehehe selfishly), Lapse of Reason Galloway (cause he kinda looks like a beltie). or Lapse of Reason Mr. Right. Help me decide what his name will be.