Sunday, October 2, 2011

Miss Lyle Comes Home

We had a big day yesterday here at Paradigm Farms ! We've been busy from early until very late this week and every day as we drove by Lyle's home we'd look for her out in her pasture. We got done in good time yesterday and it was a picture perfect sunny fall afternoon, so I suggested that we stop and see about Lyle on our way home. Our intent was to come back with the horse trailer the following day to pick her up but the kind lady who gave Lyle to us insisted that she had a large pet carrier we could borrow to bring Lyle home. Instead of waiting another day to get her, she wound up coming home with us immediately !


Mina and Jo, World's Cutest Fainting Goats, along with Bubba the stray goat, were all pretty shocked when we pulled in the driveway with a new creature yesterday afternoon. After a couple of hours of tentative sniffing, Mina and Jo got bossy. However, it really didn't last long. We left everybody in the half acre goat pen last night to better get acquainted and this morning it was obvious that everyone had settled into a truce. Lyle watched Mina and Jo pretty closely all day today but not because she was nervous (as she was yesterday). Today, whatever Mina and Jo were doing, Lyle did too. When Mina and Jo were grazing, Lyle grazed. When Mina and Jo were laying down, Lyle was down too !


As for her name, well, it looks like Lyle is going to stick, but this being the south her name will be prefaced with Miss and as she grows older, Miz. She's feisty, and I believe her name will be a good fit.


Please join me in welcoming our newest permanent resident, Miss Lyle the goat.

(Post written by Jason)

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Jason and Miss Lyle meeting each other yesterday afternoon

wondering why this strange man is holding her; poor thing had no idea what was in store for her!

meeting Mina and Jo

poking her head out from the goat condo

Miss Lyle

checking out the goat condo

if you can't tell we think she is really cute

grazing with Bubba and Mina

Mina, Jo and Miss Lyle

Mina, Jo and Miss Lyle hanging out together

Darby napping with Alex and B-Rad grazing

then Alex napped while Darby and B-Rad grazed


Noble and Lightening

Levendi and Homer

Norman

Moe, Tony and Baby hanging out

Ivan and Apollo grooming

Johnny and Rampal grooming

Apollo, Chance napping, Leo hanging out, Thomas and Hemi grazing

Thor


8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Now, how did I know that there would be a goat addition to your family?

And thanks for the upside-down Norm!

IsobelleGoLightly said...

Yay! Miss Lyle has a lovely new home! No one fainted? That's a good sign! xoxoxo

Anonymous said...

I love how the tips of her ears curl up! So cute! :)

Jamie

Calm, Forward, Straight said...

So cute and she matches! :)

Vivian, Apollo's Mom said...

Miss Lyle is adorable!

amy324 said...

Welcome, Miss Lyle. That picture of the 3 of them lying down and hanging out together is priceless. :)

hammerhorses said...

Goats are almost as addicting as horses! Every time I see an adorable Nubian I want it to join my herd :)

Laur @FMHH said...

super. cute.