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Last Wednesday we went to visit Anne Marie at the
Holy Goat organic farm and dairy outside
Castlemaine.
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First we played with the three week old kids. They sucked our fingers, ate our hair and clothes and played rough with us.
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Then we met and went for a long walk with the one year
olds. Each of these goats has it's name written on a tag around it's neck making it feel like they really are part of The Holy goat family.
Jazzy would only walk with Silver; and Indi and Pan bonded immediately.
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It was a gorgeous day and we stopped along the way to pick daisies and make daisy chains.
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Each day the Mother goats take their newborn kids on a long trek from the barn where they sleep, up to a higher paddock. We were lucky enough to have the job of carrying the kids back to the barn for the night.
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There were lots of blowflies around so we checked out the cheese factory from the outside.
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Lucky for us we were sent home with these gorgeous cheeses which we enjoyed on crackers for dinner.
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We had a great day playing with the Holy Goats. Another highlight for me was this fantastic wallpaper I found in the toilet.
I hope the sun is shining wherever you are.
6 comments:
This looks like a lovely day!
Cute little kiddies too
Enjoy the weekend
What a gorgeous day! I love the little goat with the daisy chain necklace. We had goats when we were kids (ha!) and I remember Dad bringing them into the kitchen when they were just born. Lovely photos xo
OH I love Goats!!! I love how they each have names and are like part of the family!!!
Beautiful post as always.
Ooh lucky you, I love their veloute cheese! Is that what its called? Sorry I missed you today x
Delightful post, Kate. What can be cuter than little kids playing with little kids. A few months ago I wrote here about the pros and cons of naming farm animals. One advantage is that named dairy animals produce more milk than nameless ones. I guess the Holy Goat people know that - by experience if not by reading the research results. xxxxx
Yum! Have just come over all mouth watering-like (at the cheese, not so much the goats although they look mighty sweet in a daisy chain).
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