Waking to Cud-Breath - The Story of Abby & Amanda
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In January 2002, when we went to look at Katie, our first donkey, we had no other farm critters. As we arrived, the folks there were bringing in twin goat kids that had been dropped and abandoned by their mother the night before. The kids were weak and shivering. We decided to take them home so Katie would have some friends when she arrived in a couple of weeks. So.... we returned home with two kids, one baby bottle, and the hope that the dogs would accept our new additions.
April and May were filled with
In June, we ended up returning Amanda to the folks we got her from. She thought the goats were alien creatures, so she ended up being the mascot for their calves. As of last report, Amanda's a mommy herself now, but she still prefers the company of people to those alien creatures called goats.