– That goats bite. We all talked about how fun they were and that goats cheese was tasty but no-one told me that goats like to nibble on people and that it hurts when they do that! AND no-one told me that they can take a running jump on to the TOP of you as you all walk about the fields. I have renamed Hazel – Brenda. She is SUCH a Brenda. Freya bites – Brenda knocks you down. They should be sold on as security goats: no plant, dog or human would be safe if they were on patrol. And look at them. The picture of innocence. 
Well- Tima and I know now that underneath all those sweet looks dwell two killer Rottweiller-Goats. Highly trained elimination machines. Little Liars. They are unholy terrors.
Speaking of Tima. She has looked exactly the same for a month now. I am not convinced she is pregnant at all. So on Monday we are going to walk her up the ramp and into the car for a trip to the vet. An ultra sound will tell us what’s what. (and YES Kim – you will be coming along for the ride – I need help with the ‘ramp’ and the walking up there-of). 
Poppy on the other hand, looks more and more pregnant as we go along. And SHE was the long shot.
Though not as long as Sheila who is a Very Long pig indeed. Next time I have a person with a camera I will lay down beside her and someone can take that photo, then you can see how long she is.
Not only is the grass greener on the other side but the water is sweeter too.
I hope you have a lovely day,
Your friend on the farm
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
52 responses to “No-one Told Me –”
Hee hee – Rottweiller-Goats.
Have a wonderful farmy weekend C.
🙂 Mandy xo
Fingers crossed for baby Timas.
I love the last shot best! 🙂
My husband and I were alone on a golf course in Wisconsin when someone butted me from behind and moved me along a bit off my feet. A goat! . He came out of nowhere. I had never seen him before or since. But I guess he thought I was taking too much time with my shots. I learned later that he belonged to the groundskeeper.
I hope you won’t mind that I secretly call Brenda Hazel. We had a Hazel in our family and your Hazel is a match.
We shall call her Brenda-Hazel then. That would work! c
I know it’s no laughing matter, but your goat stories did make me laugh out loud! Good luck with Tima!
Dear Celi, I am a city girl. I was raised in San Francisco. There was a time I lived right across the street from a fire station and the sirens never fazed my slumber. That said, I must tell you that I am falling in love with farm animals. How nice it would be to have a cow (I think Naomi is aDORable!). So I am grateful to you for permitting me the osmosis connection with your critters. Love,Gayle in sunny Sacramento, California
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. ~~ Daniel Patrick Moynehan
Central TX is goat country. Watch out for those little hooves and nibbles. (Intelligent – and some quite blackhearted thugs)
There is a Brenda in our neighborhood…you are so right!
Linda
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Brenda Hazel, love that! You need “Goats for Dummies”. Do all goats have just their bottom teeth? I remember ours goats just had bottom teeth, but still hurt when they bite.
Funny post!
Robin🐥
My Nigerian dwarf wether, Otis, has always been a perfect gentleman, no nibbles, no jumping, no climbing and he never head butts people. Her majesty Fanny the mini fainter on the other hand…… She nibbles on everything and jumps up on you like a dog and is always pushing herself under your arm when you pay attention to somebody else. Goats only doo have bottom teeth like deer but they also have some razor sharp back teeth. (Don’t ask how I know this).
Fingers crossed that Tima is in the family way. As for a pig’s weight, take the measurement from between the ears to the top of the tail times the girth measured just behind the front legs and divide by 11.
I had no idea that goats may bite you. I did, one year, have two pigs try to ‘nibble’ me but that’s because I hadn’t spent a lot of time with them because my husband was sick. I bet, just like people, goats are all different. And I very much enjoyed reading how young goats can be ‘rowdy’ – just like human young!! (Can’t wait to see the photo of your pig in the back seat of your car!! LOL !!)
I love how Ton is always somewhere in the background, photobombing in your pics.
Love this post! We are planning to get a couple of dairy goats in the near future… thanks for the warning! 😉
We had goats (milk, not meat) for many years, and yes they butt, jump and bite. I know of some people that put goats with the sheep as guards.
Naughty guys that goats ….. and dangerous, too.
They must be locked or bound, don’t they?
Who has been hurt? You or the Cadet? Take care of you, Celi.