Behold the look of joy on Violet's face as the brush approaches.
ブラシが近づくとヴァイオレットの顔に喜びの表情が浮かぶのを見てください。
#ヤギ #goats #GoatsOfMastodon

Defying gravity

via crystalplanetheart

#video
#goats

They were there. I was there. I had a camera.

So, goats. #Photography #Goats

In Okinawa, feral goats are causing damage to crops, and there are concerns that they could negatively impact the forest ecosystems harboring rare animals and plants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/japan/okinawa-wild-goats/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #goats #animals #agriculture

Headline of the Day. From the I-paper #goats #gps

Mooove over, cow’s milk — there’s a better dairy product for stronger muscles https://www.diningandcooking.com/2202533/mooove-over-cows-milk-theres-a-better-dairy-product-for-stronger-muscles/ #aging #bones #goats #health #Milk #nutrition #Research #StudySays #wellness

Violet is not helping.
バイオレットは役に立っていません。
#ヤギ #goats #GoatsOfMastodon

The goats are enjoying their new, larger enclosure. Rose soaks up some sun laying in the grass this afternoon.
ヤギたちは新しくて広い囲いを楽しんでいます。ローズは今日の午後、草の上に寝転んで日光浴を楽しんでいます。#ヤギ #goats #GoatsOfMastodon

I thought my buck looked funny and I suddenly realized why: his eleven inch white eyebrows are missing! It looks like some took an electric razor to his head. Wonder how that happened? #goats

Violet supervises the removal of the old fencing this morning. The old is removed, just a few little tweaks in the coming days to finish the project.
今朝、バイオレットは古いフェンスの撤去作業を監督しています。古いフェンスは撤去され、今後数日間で少し手直しするだけでプロジェクトは完了します。
#ヤギ #goats #GoatsOfMastodon

New fencing is up, and now I need to take down the old fencing. It'll be a couple day job I'm sure. Violet inspects the new gate in the new fence.
新しいフェンスが設置されたので、今度は古いフェンスを撤去する必要があります。きっと数日かかるでしょう。ヴァイオレットは新しいフェンスの門を点検しています。
#ヤギ #goats #GoatsOfMastodon

The firefighting goats* are out, munching their way though grass and brush. Some are hanging out on a big boulder, relaxing like a road crew foreman kicking back in his pickup.

The animals are on the younger side. No old male goats with long coats, big horns, and temper and smell to match. Makes sense for easier management. And these days, you never know if a bored broad with a gun might pop up for a photo op.

[* Lower case matters here, .]

Violet is helping as I get an early start this morning as the heat index is expected to get up to 110F/43C!
今朝は暑さ指数が 110F/43C まで上がると予想されるので、早めに出発しましたが、バイオレットが役立っています。 #DIY #ヤギ #goats

This weekends project, build a new goat pen!
My pile of posts, fencing, top rails, and a new gate await installation.
今週末のプロジェクトは、新しいヤギの囲いを作ることです！
設置する柱、フェンス、上部の手すり、そして新しい門はこちらです。
#ヤギ #goats #DIY

As I entered the goat pen tonight, a cute wild rabbit came by to say hello.
今夜、ヤギ小屋に入ると、かわいい野生のウサギが挨拶にやって来ました。
#rabbit #ヤギ #goats #GoatsOfMastodon

A praise on goats, good read:

"For the Love of Goats"
by Matthew Denton-Edmundson, 2018

"Goats, like cats, are closer to nature than most domesticated animals, both species going feral more easily than domesticated dogs (...)."

in: The Hedgehog Review 20.1, 2018
https://web.archive.org/web/20190525012755/https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/the-human-and-the-digital/articles/for-the-love-of-goats