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03-17-2018, 10:47 PM
Hey Guys it been a minute. I hope all of you have had a good winter!
The weather finally started to get a little nice so I figure we would get out today and try packing some actual weight on the boys and get my kids used to the idea of carrying there own packs for a couple of miles and see where we are all at. It went better than I thought it would. We just went out for the day but geting 25 pounds worth of weight on the two goats was easy because we brought a cast iron waffle maker, a can of whipped cream and all the fixing for hot chocalate. I think they both ate 2 whole waffles with straw berries and whipped cream. My kids love to day camp when we get the chance and it makes over nights that much easier also because they know there job. They really love the goats. My daughter is all over the feeding and brushing in camp. The goats really like hiking also. It like they know what there job is. All three on the guys loaded great. When I backed my truck up I thought Steve (white alpine) was going to climb over the gate. I kept Garbie on lead for the walk from the truck into "camp" and put up a low line run for him in camp. Last time I let him off lead he took off and I found him at the truck 35 minutes or more later. I did let him off on the way back to ths truck and I was pleased to see that through all our training he has figure out that we are his herd. So he stayed with us just like he has been trained to. He would stop when we did and come back to the group. At intersection we would also and wait to see which way we where going to go. I was really expecting him to take of and meet us at the truck. I always ask my kids when we get home what there favorite part of the day was. I figured it would be the waffles. I was incorrect. The both said that Garbie not running off was the best part of the day. Pritty cool. We have 4 multi day goat trips planned for this summer. I am super stoked about the opertunity to cheat into back packing with my kids a few years early!!!
The weather finally started to get a little nice so I figure we would get out today and try packing some actual weight on the boys and get my kids used to the idea of carrying there own packs for a couple of miles and see where we are all at. It went better than I thought it would. We just went out for the day but geting 25 pounds worth of weight on the two goats was easy because we brought a cast iron waffle maker, a can of whipped cream and all the fixing for hot chocalate. I think they both ate 2 whole waffles with straw berries and whipped cream. My kids love to day camp when we get the chance and it makes over nights that much easier also because they know there job. They really love the goats. My daughter is all over the feeding and brushing in camp. The goats really like hiking also. It like they know what there job is. All three on the guys loaded great. When I backed my truck up I thought Steve (white alpine) was going to climb over the gate. I kept Garbie on lead for the walk from the truck into "camp" and put up a low line run for him in camp. Last time I let him off lead he took off and I found him at the truck 35 minutes or more later. I did let him off on the way back to ths truck and I was pleased to see that through all our training he has figure out that we are his herd. So he stayed with us just like he has been trained to. He would stop when we did and come back to the group. At intersection we would also and wait to see which way we where going to go. I was really expecting him to take of and meet us at the truck. I always ask my kids when we get home what there favorite part of the day was. I figured it would be the waffles. I was incorrect. The both said that Garbie not running off was the best part of the day. Pritty cool. We have 4 multi day goat trips planned for this summer. I am super stoked about the opertunity to cheat into back packing with my kids a few years early!!!