goats and a sweater

Last week, we headed up to the big city and while we were there, we bought some milking goats! We hauled them home in the back of our Subaru wagon (yes, we did look insanely hilarious and got plenty of stares). They are Nigerian Dwarf goats, so they fit quite well. We brought home two mama goats who are currently milking, and 3 little goat kids (two girls and a boy). They are so much fun! Milking was a bit of a learning curve (that involved a little bit of hair pulling), but I finally got it. Yesterday, Tyler built me a milk stand and that has made milking SO much easier! This morning I successfully milked them all by myself without dancing feet being a problem and they were pretty darn patient with me!

This is Sheba and her baby Heidi. Sheba is super, super sweet, great milker and very friendly. Heidi is the funniest little goat we have. She loves to hop on things and prance around and is very friendly.

This is Luna. She is gorgeous and has the blue eyes that you find often in Nigerians. She's not sure about us humans, yet, but she sure is a cutie.

This is Anna. She is a good milker and very patient. She also has wowed me by fostering the two bottle babies. She is allowing them to nurse! Such sweetness. She has the blue eyes, too.

This little guy doesn't have a name yet, but isn't he gorgeous? He is the friendliest of the babies (sat on my lap the whole way home) and is so snuggly.

I'm really enjoying having all of these cuties around. They are such fascinating creatures and so hilarious.

Also...the sweater is DONE!! Hooray! I really love it and am grateful that I stuck to it and got it done.