aww that is so cute, love all the coat patterns and colors. even have the wall eyes so cool.

Thankies! Goats are totally love <3

yes they are , my gf and i are working on getting a small farm and having dairy goats and alpacas.

Nice! That sounds lovely to me. We're working on building a homestead ourselves, we have heritage rabbits now and will be getting chickens in the spring, followed sometime in the next couple years by Nigerian Dwarf goats =D I've been meeting with a lot of goat people in person, so am itching to draw goats a lot XD I haven't been able to talk  atraties into alpacas--he thinks they are too "useless." I keep telling him, they make excellent guard animals and nice fiber <3

exactly great guard animals and their fiber is awesome, my gf make her own yarn/thread from alpaca, sounds great, nice rabbits and chickens, nigerian dwarfs will be good. do you plan on having them for milk? that what we want goats., making cheese, soap and other dairy products. for ourselves mostly.

Yup, mostly dairy although the pet and dairy market is glutted for the young in this area (I'm in a rural area where goats are VERY popular), so probably meat as well since we'd produce "litters" of kids for each freshening. It's not realistic to think they will all find homes here >_<. Yea, we don't plan to sell anything. Right now we raise enough rabbits for ourselves and sometimes a little extra to trade for other ethically-raised animal products. Eggs we might sell to friends, but goats would be for us =)

awww, are the prices atleast fair enough? same here cant wait to have them, going to make milk stands and rebuild milking machines, not going to use it alot, we are going to hand milk. more of a bonding experience than machine milking.

People are literally giving dwarves away, the market has completely crashed--since they easily can have 4 young at a whack, are popular, breed readily and also aren't goats people typically eat (plenty of Boers around here for that market) it's as bad as homeless dogs. Granted, this means that it won't be hard to find some when  atraties and I can get the setup together ^_^ I think we plan to hand-milk as it's healthier for the goats for the most part and it's such a small scale. That said we will have to see, I've developed pretty bad tendonitis so I'll have to see if I can.

o wow, thats sucks boers are pretty cool, stocky, would like to have some just as pets though.

mhm it is, would only use the machine when we are short on time or need to do other things.

i hope it isnt too bad for you. is there anything you can to to help with it? i dont know what would help to be honest.

I've been through physical therapy, I guess as animal people would say my arms are just poorly conformed. I am very prone to flareups with very little preceding it. Mostly, anything where hand strength is needed it triggers is, like knitting or drawing for long periods.

Yea, boers are nifty and have such dog-like personalities too ^_^ it sounds like your farm will be a lot of fun =D

i hope that the therapy is helping. i like their size, and horns. yours also sound very cool. and a nice comforting place.

While Alpacas are good guard animals in a lot of areas, we live in a pine forest/swamp on the side of a hill. Unfortunately pine and ever green in general can kill alpacas so they wouldn't be viable for us. Beyond that simple no go for our situation, alpacas are very expensive for a minimal actual return with many health difficulties. Fortunately donkeys and mules are just fine as options for guard animals that can live well in our environment, if they are needed.

Too cute!!!!!!!!!

I need to draw moar babies.

YES, so much yes. :)

I absolutely love the art! Like my bf said we hope to have some very soon someday! And the brown one there is just darling! I love the way you have them all different patterns and colours and those blue eyes I am a sucker for blue eyed goats! I also love how you made the tail and those cloven hooves.


Hate to seem like I'm eavesdropping but tendinitis stuck out (bit of a medical buff wannabe dr lol >.>) but a good thing for it is known as R.I.C.E. rest, ice, compression and elevation. I'm guessing you mean your hands since you talk of hand milking goats? Well I would try to make/get a splint and rest your hand it can help it not get any worse. After that Ice is wonderful. It will help any inflammation and pain. Compress the Ice. wrap it up in a wash cloth or use an ice pack etc. and press directly onto your hand for 20 minutes every 3 to 4 hours throughout the day. Finally Elevation. Hold your hand up above your heart (can always do this lying down if that's easier) until the swelling subsides once it does you can use a heating pad warm washcloth etc. on it to promote blood flow. Again I really hope I don't seem like a weirdo my grandmother was a RN for over 30 years and just became interested in the medical field and I just hate to hear when people are in pain!

I don't mind! Thank you for your kind words =D I love blue-eyed ones myself, I'm planning on a blue-eyed buckskin like the one above, since I love the color so much XD when we do get them I'm planning on taking lots of photos of everything!

Thanks for the advice! I'd been through physical therapy, they aren't sure what's causing it, just poor conformation in the tendons I guess. Anything that requires hand-strength or dexterity (knitting and drawing can set it off, also working with my hands above my head). When it's really bad I have to keep off of it for 3 days or more until the swelling goes down. I do ice but I hadn't thought of elevation or using the heating pad after, that's a good idea =) I use arnica, ibuprofin and wear a wrist brace to bed at night to stop me from curling it in my sleep which significantly cut down the problem, but hasn't solved it. The pain is caused by working with my hands, but it's the base of the tendons in the fore-arm that flare up. usually it is sore in the joint at the forearm and the wrist with stiffness but if it's bad I will get shooting pains down the whole tendon.

My pleasure! Oh that would be just darling. My bf and I were talking about a black and white flea bitten/ticked style coat or multicolour (or both>.> lol) as our first(s) and definitely blue eyes just love the striking contrast they create lol. Far as Alpacas oooh I'm not sure I love them all lol. Probably hope for a multi coloured since they aren't all too common and then I can have a little mix when it came to spinning the fibers :) haha yes photos are a must my man will probably be the photo poster I'll be drawing like crazy that's for sure! XD

My pleasure! Yea Tendinitis is a pain. I get slight stiffness in my hands every now and again when it comes to keeping my hands in a certain position for a length of time such as on the computer, knitting, crochet etc. Can be a pain >.< well it is the one of if not the most common issues people complain of when it comes to hands and feet. It's caused by demanding too much from a tendon without allowing time for the tendon to repair itself. It's also caused when you have areas of poor blood flow. Since everything in your body is nourished by your blood that definitely plays a big roll. That being said it can also be hereditary. In my case I'm prone to orthopedic tendinitis I have flat feet and hypothyroidism so I end up having not enough support and poor blood flow and my feet are prone to posterior tibial tendinitis. (all I can say is THANK GOD that part of my genes are very very very unlikely to pass on!) Well sometimes it won't be solved 100% especially if you have very poor blood flow to the area like I will never 100% cure my feet. The one way of preventing at least a whole lot of pain is to stop what you are doing soon as it starts to hurt. Never play through the pain when it comes to tendinitis it will only make it worse or in your case shooting pains down the tendon! (ouch!) just remember R.I.C.E and take your meds to help as well. I know with me when I get stiffness in my wrists I will wear snug arm warmers (I think they make diabetic ones you can buy if you do a quick search online) and that helps keep the pain down while I knit for a while. Though if you feel they are too compressing take them off for a few relax and then continue of course lol.

This is such an awesome picture! I love Nigerian goats and raise them myself! Kidding time is so fun <3