The Goats and their new "Summer" home

We've got three pygmy goats which we've had since last August. They are a hoot. Constantly entertaining. Their names are Gurgle, Georgia, and Stormy (aka Little Bit). Gurgle and Georgia are about five years old and Stormy is now about one.

They are constantly butting each other, talking, and running around kicking up their heals.

We built them a new "Summer" shed down at the bottom of the field, below the house. We built it entirely out of wood which we milled on our portable sawmill. The wood is mostly aspen (called popple locally), spruce, and pine. Caroline did most of the roofing while I got to use my new nail gun. They seem to like the field but the flies are bothering them a bit so they spend most of their time in the shed.

These guys are very much herd animals. If one is by itself it is not happy and lets the world know. One good thing is that people can be part of the herd as far as they are concerned. So they will follow you around and be reasonably happy spending time with you. Both Stormy and Gurgle are very social and like to be pet and combed. Georgia is more standoffish and won't let you touch her unless you get her in a corner, or if you are feeding her.