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So now he wants a goat
May. 10th, 2009 02:14 pmFriday Josh, Brenda, the doggies and I all bundled into the van and headed south to visit Erin, our Hay Lady's. and pick up this month's allotment of hay. Crazy cuteness going on over there with twin baby goats less than a year old. New donkeys (including a Jack Ass, very fluffy) and
Erin, in all her marvelous generosity, offered us a whether goat (neutered male) when the other goat delivers. *gulp* Josh is ecstatic.
Now, in all fairness to Josh, this may actually be a good idea. We have a ton of blackberry bushes, as do friends, so we could rent the little guy out from time to time. We already buy hay, adding an additional fence to hold a goat wouldn't be too tough on us or our pocketbook and we already have a Dogloo he could use during winter (though we'd have to build/procure, etc.) a block for him to stand on. This will likely necessitate moving the firepit, which isn't too much of a problem - we'd considered it, anyway.
I did, however, draw my line in the sand - we have to run a water line out to that part of the property with a proper spigot, etc. if we do this. I'm tired of hoses running all over the place. I'm also really tired of having to turn off the spigot at the house, then walking back to Duckgard & Bunhalla, then back to the house to turn it off. Oh and I'll need really cute, fabulous yard galoshes. Which may be hard to find in size 11s.
Honestly, I don't know enough about goats. And we all know I'd be the one taking care of him 150% of the time. Flash and Dozer would likely adore having one, Gracie would wear herself out trying to herd him (which could be a good thing). Also, I'm not sure we're allowed to have a goat according to the private community's Bylaws - though I am committed to getting on the Board to make our rules more agriculture-friendly.
So we have somewhere between 7 & 9 weeks to learn and prepare for the goat, if we're going to do this.
Erin, in all her marvelous generosity, offered us a whether goat (neutered male) when the other goat delivers. *gulp* Josh is ecstatic.
Now, in all fairness to Josh, this may actually be a good idea. We have a ton of blackberry bushes, as do friends, so we could rent the little guy out from time to time. We already buy hay, adding an additional fence to hold a goat wouldn't be too tough on us or our pocketbook and we already have a Dogloo he could use during winter (though we'd have to build/procure, etc.) a block for him to stand on. This will likely necessitate moving the firepit, which isn't too much of a problem - we'd considered it, anyway.
I did, however, draw my line in the sand - we have to run a water line out to that part of the property with a proper spigot, etc. if we do this. I'm tired of hoses running all over the place. I'm also really tired of having to turn off the spigot at the house, then walking back to Duckgard & Bunhalla, then back to the house to turn it off. Oh and I'll need really cute, fabulous yard galoshes. Which may be hard to find in size 11s.
Honestly, I don't know enough about goats. And we all know I'd be the one taking care of him 150% of the time. Flash and Dozer would likely adore having one, Gracie would wear herself out trying to herd him (which could be a good thing). Also, I'm not sure we're allowed to have a goat according to the private community's Bylaws - though I am committed to getting on the Board to make our rules more agriculture-friendly.
So we have somewhere between 7 & 9 weeks to learn and prepare for the goat, if we're going to do this.
