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11-15-2014, 09:09 PM
It's a good thing I didn't bed her down by the wood stove and ply her with goodies or she probably would have sprained the other one the minute I put her back outside!
Delilah is suddenly much friendlier to me. She and Jezebel are our skittish ones. I don't care what anyone says about bottle raising--if you don't take time to do more than just feed them, and if you don't continue to spend time with them after they're off the bottle, they're liable to end up just as shy as the dam-raised kids are generally known to be. Delilah didn't like me fussing with her hurt foot these last couple of days, but I could tell she knew I was trying to help her. She would flinch, but she never tried to pull away.
Today for the first time Delilah followed me around the pen just to hang out. Usually she and Jezebel stay in the background and let the other goats do all the following. I threw hay down and instead of eating she came over and nibbled my jacket and sniffed me up and down while I filled the water trough. Jezebel stood in the background and looked at her like she was crazy. Both the girls are looking so much better than when we got them. They've filled out and fattened up, they've put on muscle, their hooves look good, and their hair is thick and soft. I'm pretty sure they've grown a little bit taller too.
Delilah is suddenly much friendlier to me. She and Jezebel are our skittish ones. I don't care what anyone says about bottle raising--if you don't take time to do more than just feed them, and if you don't continue to spend time with them after they're off the bottle, they're liable to end up just as shy as the dam-raised kids are generally known to be. Delilah didn't like me fussing with her hurt foot these last couple of days, but I could tell she knew I was trying to help her. She would flinch, but she never tried to pull away.
Today for the first time Delilah followed me around the pen just to hang out. Usually she and Jezebel stay in the background and let the other goats do all the following. I threw hay down and instead of eating she came over and nibbled my jacket and sniffed me up and down while I filled the water trough. Jezebel stood in the background and looked at her like she was crazy. Both the girls are looking so much better than when we got them. They've filled out and fattened up, they've put on muscle, their hooves look good, and their hair is thick and soft. I'm pretty sure they've grown a little bit taller too.