Meet the herd

Tulip had her babies 2/7 - she had two does and a buck. Tulip is my first doe. Technically my first doe was Goozy, but she has gone to live with a nice couple with 4 other goats. Tulip was my daughter's FFA project that she lost interest in (from the FFA standpoint). My daughter wanted a goat named Charm and was willing to let me have Tulip so she could keep Charm. I guess it's time for an introduction to the herd.

First there is Tulip, a troublesome goat that loves to jump over barn doors and is pushy and singleminded. She was supposed to settle down when she was pregnant, but 3 weeks before delivery she was still hopping over doors like a 7 year old boy! Fortunately she has settled down now that she has had the kids, but she is still bull-headed. She is a sweet girl, these are just personality quirks.

Then there is Velvet Rose, the daughter of Rose and Boog (Booger the Buck). Velvet was born last summer and is a beautiful, affectionate young daughter of Rose. Rose was one of my first goat buddies. She and Penny would let me scratch them for hours in the pen. They were always happy to see me and hang out with me. They could reduce my blood pressure from a stressful day in minutes! Penny has some defects that I would be afraid might be carried on by her offspring, so I have no daughter from her, but treasure my baby from Rose.

There is Charm, my daughter's goat. Technically she is not part of my herd, but she is just a few weeks older than Velvet Rose and is almost as cute (depending on who you ask). This girl won't get to move to Washington with us... but that's a whole other story.

Then there is Toni's girl, Watsonia. You met her in my first post. She looks just like her momma. Watsonia is a cuddle-doe. She is a little bit timid, and I hope she'll grow out of that. When you pick her up she cuddles right in to your neck. Since I already posted about her, I'll save space here.

Now there is Tulip's 2 does. Her buckling is already sold to a man who is going to use him for breeding his herd (yes, he's that beautiful). Her first born doeling is brown with black markings and white spots. She is strikingly beautiful. The second doeling was the last born of the three. She is black with white and gray spots. She is also is a striking sight to behold. I will upload pictures soon of the whole herd for your viewing pleasure. Three incredible babies from a plain looking, headstrong doe with great conformation and a big, beautiful, plain-looking buck.

Well, so far, that is my herd. It's going to have to stop growing because we need to move all of our goats from Southern California to Washington (in 1-2 years), and I can only reasonably move 4-6 (well maybe 8) goats!!