Category: Animals
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Stumpy is Not a Clever Dog
This is Stumpy. Stumpy is not a clever dog. Stumpy thinks he is a goat and copies everything the goats do, to the extent of getting his head stuck in the goat shed fence *even though he has no horns*!!!
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Last Kid of the Season
Just when we thought that kidding for the season was complete, I realised that Kylie too was pregnant, and yesterday she presented us with our last kid of the season. So since January we’ve had a total of ten born, half girls and half boys. We’ve sadly lost one (Misty’s, which was an assisted birth). more »
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Pygmy Goats For Sale
All sold now, thanks. With this year’s kids coming along well, we’ve now got more goats that we need. So I’ve decided to concentrate on the larger goats, selling the pygmy part of the herd. I have available – 2 x adult milkers, both proven mothers who have each produced two sets of healthy twins more »
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Schneckle’s Surprise
Schneckle has surprised us with an unexpected pregnancy, and gave birth to a pair of beautiful twins in the the early hours of yesterday morning. Having only arrived with us at the beginning of October, Schneckle must have fallen pregnant within a very short time. Go girl! With a busy summer ahead I’ll be looking to more »
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Miserable Afternoon
It’s a miserable afternoon here (yup, it happens, even in glorious Portugal!). What we need is a cute goat kid photo to cheer us all up!
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A Dog Poo Wormery
We’ve currently got nine dogs. Nine dogs produce a lot of poo, and some of it needs to be collected up and disposing of. We’ve tried various ways of composting it in the past, none of which were entirely satisfactory. This time we’re asking our composting worms to lend a hand, putting together a vermicomposting more »
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Schneckle
Apparently it means something like ‘cutie’ in German*, but it’s also the name of our latest goat. Schneckle recently joined us because she was lonely as an only goat, and is settling in well with our little herd. She’s standing her ground quite effectively, struggling only with Beyonce who has turned into the beastgoat from more »
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Whilst I was out …
Hey Mum! We remodelled the rabbit shed for you 🙂
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Learning about Bees at The Hive
Jeroen took a course on beekeeping organised by the local beekeepers co-operative some time ago, when we originally purchased our hives. I’ve never had any training in beekeeping though, so I was thrilled when The Hive offered another Introduction to Beekeeping Workshop. The Hive are a local cultural co-operative focussing on sustainable education. Apiculturist more »
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Easter at Casalinho
I’m pleased to report that the Easter Bunny appears to be well and living in central Portugal. We heard rumour that he had a mysterious horned assistant this year. I followed their trail around the garden, a good opportunity to take the camera. Easter more »