Eleanor Rose

One of these is not like the others....

While our herd is primarily LaManchas we decided to add something a little different into the family.  Meet Ages Ago Acres Eleanor Rose (the long eared on the left),  Ellie is our 14wk old, purebred Nubian doe kid transplanted all the way from Couch, Missouri.  While I am not branching out from my wonderful earless wonders I found myself missing having an eared goat in my herd, and come on how can you say no to such a cute face?


I am loving having Lil' Miss Ellie here, not only is she sweet as sugar & a cuddle bug but she fits in like she always lived here.  Eleanor lives for her morning snuggles and never misses out on the chance to nibble your nose, she is a fun addition and I love having a long eared Nubian back in the herd.



Her first day here consisted of terrorizing all the other kids with the large appendages hanging from her head.  I shouldn't have laughed like I did but it was too funny to see porr Ellie trying to make friends only to have the other kids run away.  No worries because that turned out to be a great thing, it allowed her to slip right into the herd and avoid being bullied, which can happen quite often when introducing a new member.  

While it took a week or so for everyone to settle down and now she has become fast friends with my two oldest girls also featured in the photo (Sarah and Faline).  They are never far from each other, whether it be out in the pasture or in the barn you can always find them getting into some sort of mischief.

It is a wonderful sight to see those large ears flapping in the wind when all the kids come racing into the barn :).

Eleanor says "Hello!"