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GOATS and SHEEP

Pip Squeak aka "Pippy"

  • Species: Goat

  • Breed: Nigerian Dwarf 

  • Birthday: ? Mar 2018  

  • Favorite Foods:

    • Carrots

    • Sweet Cob

    • Shortbread cookies

  • Favorite Hobbies:

    • Chasing Alpacas

    • Rubbing her head on weeds

    • Scratching on the milking stand 

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Pippy was supposed to be a show goat but she was born with an extra teat so her show days were over and I adopted her as a pet for outreach and to keep Monty and Charity company.

"MONTY"​ CARLO

  • Species: Goat 

  • Breed: Nubian

  • Birthday: ? Mar. 2012

  • Favorite Foods:

    • Pretzels

    • Sweat cob

    • Cookies

  • Favorite Hobbies:

    • Getting brushed

    • Getting hugs

    • Eating 

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Monty was obtained from Higby's Feed in Dixon when he was just a couple months old to be a companion for my old retired 4H Nubian that I had from when I was growing up. Many years ago he dislocated his rear knee being noddy while having his hooves trimmed. He tore all of his ligaments and it was determined to be a poor prognosis and not a surgical candidate. Although euthanasia was recommended, he was still happy, wagging his tail and loving attention so I decided to give him a 2nd and 3rd chance. Impressively the knee eventually completed fused out of place and he has maintained well in this condition for many years. He has done so well that he can still injure my shoulder when trimming his hooves from how hard he kicks. Nubian males, even the sweet ones, can be incredibly strong!

Monty was humanely euthanized and passed away October 12th, 2020 after battling a progressive and aggressive cancer (Lymphoma)

​CHARITY

  • Species: Sheep 

  • Breed: Unknown 

  • Birthday: ? Spring 2017  

  • Favorite Foods:

    • Carrots

    • Fig Newtons

    • Sweet Cob 

  • Favorite Hobbies:

    • Eating

    • Hanging out with the alpacas

    • Sleeping

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Charity was very small and unhealthy early on in life so the farmer that owned her gave her to TROTR the nonprofit, who I worked with at the time. When I met her for the first time she had pneumonia in the middle of October and other health issues so I took her in. She seemed to have issues with her esophagus that caused her to reflux and often choke which likely had predisposed her to getting pneumonia. Her wool was falling out from skin infections and she was drastically smaller than what she should have been.  She was provided a low stress environment and good nutrition. Over the next year she continued to have issues with chronic bloat after eating, esophageal dysfunction and choke. But after about 1-2 years of good nutrition and care most of these issues resolved. She is becoming friendlier and trying to gain her confidence. Anytime a young animal is in a nutritionally deprived state during the first year of life, often health conditions can be resolved, but it may take many years and eventually they can progress to being a normal size and weight. 

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