What a sad picture.....

I admit it......this is a terrible picture of the milking stand that Richard built for me - completely from materials he already had! How cool is that? I haven't had a chance to drag it out of the garage to take a better picture, but I will post it when I do. I was just so thrilled to get it and I was so proud of Richard for building it that I wanted to go ahead and post this as a tribute to him. I am currently milking in...ahem.....the garage, as it is the only place to keep the stand indoors so that Vincent won't be using it as a butting post.

Twister, as a first freshener, is a very challenging goat to milk - especially for a rank amateur like me! I am a having a difficult time with her and I really think that she has a ton of milk, but either she isn't giving it up, I don't have enough milking practice , or a combination of the two. Either way, we're moving on!

She's finally here!

Meet Pixie, the newest Van Goat doe and an expert little milker. Somewhat like the deal with the milking stand, I wasn't able to get a good picture of her, but I really wanted to go ahead and post a picture and a few words about her. She is a beautiful little girl with a sweet personality, if a bit shy. She was disbudded when she was a kid so she is the only Van Goat without horns, which caused me a great deal of concern initially, but she seems, for all her shyness and reserve to be able to hold her own. Twister, who considers herself the queen of the herd, has given her a rough time, but Pixie seems to be unfazed.Vanessa is very interested and follows her around frequently, with the Uncles , Trixie and Gus following right behind her. Vincent has checked her and then dismissed her as an acceptable non -threat. I think she is going to fit in beautifully.