No, he didn't come home with us, his momma needed him back. That baby goat is just one week old today! His fur was ssooooo soft, and he snuggled right into my arms. There was a teenaged volunteer letting children hold him, each one for a few seconds, and she seemed a little startled when someone taller than she asked for a turn!

I also got to hold a nice black Rex rabbit - about twice Miss Hoppy's size.

We started the visit with a pancake breakfast - in March Heifer Project holds "Sugaring Days" events, so it was real maple syrup of course.

We then wandered outside, where we got to see:
A donkey and a llama snacking on hay together
Sheep of several types
Draft horses waiting for passengers for the hay ride
A big brown camel
A yak and a dzo
Chickens everywhere
Ducks of many kinds wandering about
Cows

Then into the barn we went and saw:
A fat, long-haired barn cat, inexplicably sitting in a mostly empty hay bin
Baby lambies and their moms
Kids and their goat mommas
Bunnies
More sheep and cattle and goats
Even more chickens and ducks and even guinea fowl

and, stalking one particular duck,
Katie, a very busy Border Collie, who, once she had chased him out of the barn, continued just zipping through, checking on everything.

Outside of the other side of the barn were more cages with more bunnies, more cows outside on the other side of the barn, and Zoe, the second, younger Border Collie, who convinced a boy in our group to throw snowballs for her to catch.

Went down to the sugaring shed, which was of course warm and fragrant and busy.

There - that enough explanation for you?

Stephanie, a high-school senior, was fascinated by the goats and kept saying "Plleeeaaze Dad, can I get a goat?" To which he wisely replied, "Of course, as soon as you buy your own house."

The baby goat was soooo sweet! The Heifer Project has only three farm sites in the U.S. and it's fun that two of the three have recently been visited by Pet Talkers!
(Tonya's California visit )