Name that Goat!

Fritz...

It is sometimes challenging naming goat kids.  I have to be careful not to name them after friends who might be offended or use names that are too beautiful to be used on bucklings who will grow up to be stinky one day!

Fritz got his name from a movie.  "Fritz" is one of the characters in the classic Disney movie Swiss Family Robinson.  This movie recounts an exciting tale of a family who is shipwrecked on a deserted island.  Through sheer creativity and ingenuity, as well as working together as a family, they turn their desperate situation into a sort of paradise.  It is a good reminder to use the resources available (for me right now it is goat's milk!) and use them most efficiently and effectively!

Fritz the goat (not the movie star!) has "wattles."  These are the little dangly growths on his neck.  I personally think they make him look extra nice!

It appears that Fritz's coloring genetics were definitely "randomized!"  Look at his hoof: it can't decide what color to be!

And, Fritz has a wide white belt across him.  It is actually a bit more than a belt...it looks more like he got into some white paint!

Weight Update!

Fritz weighs about 16 pounds now (at 2.5 weeks old)

Frankincense weighs about 35 pounds now (at 6 weeks old).  He is gaining weight so quickly that he is hard to hold anymore!

Until Next Time...