I'm now home alone - an update on my life
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325818)
Rockingham, Australia
September 28, 2018 10:04pm CST
I thought you might like an update of where I’ve been the last few days. Mostly I’ve been getting my ‘goat fix’ at the Perth Royal Show in Western Australia. My nephew took 30 goats to the show so that was a lot to look after. My sister is in partnership with the goat studs that they run. She stayed home to look after the goats that didn’t go to the show.
We had 30 to look after in general terms including 18 babies to bottle feed twice a day and five does to milk twice a day. The goats arrived at the show last Wednesday and the adults were judged yesterday (Friday). The kids would have been judged this morning but I don’t know how the results of those classes yet.
I dropped Vince at the airport at 7am and hopefully he is on his way to Nepal via Bangkok now. I don’t like airport coffee so I just dropped him off and I was home before he took off as the plane was delayed a little.
I’ll write more about the show later and share more photos with you. The photo is of me having a bit of a break and working on one of my string mats. I am planning a hair-cut next week as some of the goats found my pony-tails irresistible and insisted on trying to chew them.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
29 Sep 18
I bet that was fin, I used to have a small goat farm, 7 was what I had and this person shot the mother goats so U gace the others away to keep them safe.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Sep 18
The babies are taken from their mothers and fed with bottles. It makes them a lot quieter/tamer. And if you want to exhibit the goat and enter her in production tests she needs to be milked out thoroughly so that she produces as much milk as possible.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Sep 18
He had a wonderful day. I'm not biased (well maybe only a little bit) but he has the best goats in the west and some of the best in Australia. One year goats of his breeding won Supreme at all bar two of the Royals in the country. A few years ago one of his goats also held the world record for milk production. I don't think there were any that didn't win but in fairness some of the classes were very small.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Sep 18
That certainly was a lot of goats. The baby goats must be adorable. Hope you husband had a safe trip to Nepal and all goes well for him.
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@snowy22315 (169993)
• United States
29 Sep 18
Nice shot..looking forward to the goat updates!
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Sep 18
I have to choose which photos to show now. I have dozens I want to put up.
@ptrikha_2 (45489)
• India
29 Sep 18
Goats must have thought of your pony-tails as some nature made delicacy 
Have a great weekend ahead!
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@wolfgirl569 (95226)
• Marion, Ohio
29 Sep 18
Sounds like a fun time. Your pony tails look fine in that picture. But they do like to chew on them.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Sep 18
There are a lot of goats on this site between you and Eve.
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(You look very sweet sitting there with that hairstyle 
.)@YrNemo (20261)
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29 Sep 18
@JudyEv I thought of having a goat in my backyard once but after doing some research about it, I thought an electric lawn mower would be a better and safer thing to have. That is why I understood it very well what you meant there, re: goats eating your pony tails.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
30 Sep 18
@JudyEv If your name was Ivy, there is a song that would be quite on point.
MAIRZY DOATS by The Pied Pipers. A nonsense song that was just fun to sing. I listened to this when I was a kid and never really knew the words, sort of made...
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Sep 18
Thanks. There aren't too many things that we do apart. I could have gone last time but it was going to be just two men and me and I thought I might be in the way a bit. Then the other guy had to pull out and Vince ended up going on his own. After Vince told me about the rough and long bus trips I decided my back may not stand up to the jolting so I didn't go this time either. I am pleased that this time he is in a group.
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@Shiva49 (26202)
• Singapore
30 Sep 18
@JudyEv I love to read about couples who have common interests.
We are like that though we give each other own space too.
That reminds me of a big boss who told his secretary that he was celebrating his twenty-fifth marriage anniversary in style, no holds barred. He wanted her to book flights. He was going to Brazil and while she was off to Hawaii! siva
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
29 Sep 18
You're one busy lady but I think you love all that you do. Be careful not to bend over as I heard some goats get a little 'pushy' ha! Enjoy your time.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Sep 18
@MarymargII I had a goat as a kid (I mean as a child ) and have always loved them. I wouldn't be comfortable around camels for instance as I'm not used to them and don't know what to look out for.
) and have always loved them. I wouldn't be comfortable around camels for instance as I'm not used to them and don't know what to look out for.1 person likes this
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
30 Sep 18
@JudyEv I love animals but would be afraid to get that close as I am definitely not used to goats.
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