tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post5194742912380042054..comments2024-01-27T06:46:56.744-06:00Comments on Paradigm Farms Horse Retirement: The Weekend UpdateMelissa-ParadigmFarmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14274830693649851658noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-69364321454030267712009-03-03T22:45:00.000-06:002009-03-03T22:45:00.000-06:00You're doing the right thing already. Just be pati...You're doing the right thing already. Just be patient. Goats are slow to trust people if they are dam raised which I'm guessing Mina and Jo were. Sometimes it's good to just go in the stall and ignore them. Sit down in the corner and read a book and don't even look at them unless they come up to you and when they DO come up give them raisins and lots of pets and scratches. After a few days you will be BFFs! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-66566549697208244252009-03-03T21:30:00.000-06:002009-03-03T21:30:00.000-06:00Sport's Mom, Mina and Jo will let us pet them all ...Sport's Mom, Mina and Jo will let us pet them all day as long as we are feeding them. If food is not involved they are still skittish about us just walking up to them wo we can pet them. Any suggestions for making friends? <BR/><BR/>We sit in the stall with them and hand feed them 3-4x/day and they are clearly very comfortable with that now. I'd like to move to the next level where we can just walk up to them and give pets and hugs without them being nervous. Aside from giving it more time and keeping up what we are doing do you have any other suggestions for becoming BFF with goats?Melissa-ParadigmFarmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274830693649851658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-22393846369056663982009-03-03T16:18:00.000-06:002009-03-03T16:18:00.000-06:00Here are a few goatie tips for you.#1 Most goats L...Here are a few goatie tips for you.<BR/><BR/>#1 Most goats LOVE raisins. If you want to use them as a treat every so often they are a great motivator.<BR/><BR/>#2 Goats are very picky eaters. The old sayings about goats could not be any more wrong. <BR/><BR/>#3 Goats are highly intelligent (hence all the trouble they tend to cause) and tend to be little escape artists.<BR/><BR/>#4 Baking soda and goat minerals should be available for them AT ALL TIMES. Minerals are not only good for their health, the salt in them promotes drinking. Baking soda helps with upset tummies.<BR/><BR/>#5 Probiotics are GREAT for upset tummies. Probios makes it in powder and paste form. The powder should be given in their grain every day (dosage is on the bottle) and the paste should be given orally every time they don't eat.<BR/><BR/>Hope this helps! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-3563707753744102352009-03-02T11:49:00.000-06:002009-03-02T11:49:00.000-06:00I think you are doing just fine with your new goat...I think you are doing just fine with your new goats. A little time and loving effort and they will be like your new best friends :)<BR/><BR/>And my horse is right there too doing the dumbest things. If there's something to get hurt on, she WILL find it. Thankfully it's never been anything serious enough to rack up a large vet bill (knocking on wood). Good for you for looking on the positive side of it instead of getting mad :)) Crazy creatures.ezra_pandorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626213285612235702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-89165647679424765302009-03-02T10:10:00.000-06:002009-03-02T10:10:00.000-06:00Im glad Lexi is ok! I know how scared you must hav...Im glad Lexi is ok! I know how scared you must have been to get that call from your dad.<BR/><BR/>Great pictures! Those goats are too cute.<BR/><BR/>I am posting some pictures of the horses playing in the snow today. There is a really cute one of Hoffy sticking his tongue out for the camera.:)ZionFarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153703930637178562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113210295764288330.post-31339244727673972772009-03-02T06:32:00.000-06:002009-03-02T06:32:00.000-06:00Great photos! I can feel for you girl with Lexi g...Great photos! I can feel for you girl with Lexi getting stuck. I have an older post (2nd page I think) similar to yours when my 700 lb. weanling got cast against the wall and no one was around to help me turn him. By the grace of God, I got him up and over, boy was I sore the next day! He was in a huge stall. We did imprinting when he was born and I attribute it to him not panicking while I tried my best several times to turn him. He was colicking and I had a two year old that died four years ago in the same stall....talk about a nightmare flashback....hers went bad fast as we heard banging in the middle of the night. Glad everything went well for you! Yes, these animals can age you but I always say they also add years to your life with the joy they bring to us so it evens out in the end!LuLo Designs/Blue Eyed Tangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18432986911571557592noreply@blogger.com