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Before all these GOATS there were the goats

September 8, 2022 5:00 am

Hello, friendly fella. Gal?

First stop after our New York State Fair dinner was the building that is home to the goats.

We love them, every visit.

If you’ve never had an up-close with these farm faves, they can be as friendly as the family dog.

You can’t come back to Galeville!

At least the ones we encounter at the fair sure seem to like us.

They steal my heart, if you can’t tell by now. I shielded my eyes at the big sign over one line of pens that read <em>Meat Goats</em>.

Eat, eat, it’s dinner time.

I prefer to think of them forever rascally, sneaking over the pen line to snake hay from the neighbor’s bin.

Model citizen.

They sure can be pretty.

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13 Responses to “Before all these GOATS there were the goats”

  1. I love goats, too! Especially baby ones.

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    By mohawkvalleygirl on September 8, 2022 at 7:11 pm

    1. They are extremely cute, Cynthia!

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      By markbialczak on September 9, 2022 at 7:20 am

  2. GOATS! YAY! I can’t remember if I told Beth or you, but I had two Nigerian Dwarf goats–I named them Henry and Gilly Goat. They were so amazing. When I moved to the “big town” I couldn’t keep them in the yard. WHAT? It was next to my R.V. (picture people staring driving by…crazy RV gal with two goats). They even went hiking with me!

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    By K.L. Hale on September 8, 2022 at 6:09 pm

    1. That’s an awesome tale of two tails, Karla! Thank you for putting that picture in my head!!

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      By markbialczak on September 9, 2022 at 7:21 am

      1. Thank YOU too for the awesome reminder of my furry and fun sidekicks! Have an awesome weekend my friend! 🙌🏻

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        By K.L. Hale on September 9, 2022 at 7:37 am

  3. Mark, we don’t have a lot of opportunities to see goats locally, but when we get out to Lancaster County we do see some on the farms. Glad you got to see them up close.

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    By walkingoffthechessboard on September 8, 2022 at 9:15 am

    1. They are so darn friendly, Bruce, it amazes me each year.

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      By markbialczak on September 9, 2022 at 7:23 am

  4. I do enjoy their cheese 🙂

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    By Chatter Master on September 8, 2022 at 7:03 am

    1. There were a bunch of them that seemed pleased to be giving up some milk for the cause, MBC.

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      By markbialczak on September 8, 2022 at 7:18 am

  5. Maybe the sign meant to say, MEET the GOATS!
    I grew up in a farm community but not a farm family. I had friends who raised goats and pigs and cows to show at the county fair. It’s a lot of work and they missed out on some fun because they had to go home and take care of the animals. They also knew what the final outcome would be. 😦

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    By ladysighs on September 8, 2022 at 5:30 am

    1. I always can tell the folks caring for these fair animals are working so very hard, ladysighs.

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      By markbialczak on September 8, 2022 at 7:19 am

  6. they are so cute –

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    By beth on September 8, 2022 at 5:09 am

    1. They want to be friends at first sight, Beth.

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      By markbialczak on September 8, 2022 at 7:19 am

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