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Ivanhoe

Nobody saw this was coming… (Ha!)

We have a goat in the house, again.  Beatrix says her broken heart is healed now.

I wanted to name him Inky, after a favorite goat I knew as a child, but was overruled.  The mini-Nubian buckling we brought home over the weekend needed a name related to Robin Hood, according to my children.  And I guess they were right.  The obvious first choice was Friar Tuck, but then Seth suggested Ivanhoe, mentioning that Robin Hood is in the book Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott.  The kids all preferred Ivanhoe to my lame suggestion, so our house goat has a fancy name.

Ivanhoe is learning to sleep in laps and play the piano; neither one being important goat skills.  We’re hoping that he will make a good companion for Robin Hood as soon as he’s big enough to join him.  In the meantime, I think all of our hearts are mending.

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Filed Under: goats, homesteading · Tagged With: Ivanhoe · 39 Comments

Ginny

I believe that when you slow down and savor the small things, you don’t have to wish for a different life; you can discover beauty in the life you already have. {Find out more here...}

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  1. Richard says

    March 2, 2016 at 12:02 pm

    Congratulations on acquiring Ivanhoe! He has such an interesting color scheme to him. It is great that you and Jonny were able to replace a pet so soon after your loss of Little John. No doubt Ivanhoe will diminish the painful thoughts of loosing a family pet. Beautiful photos again; thanks for blogging for us.

    Richard in Charlotte, NC

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  2. Sarah @ Say Little Hen says

    March 1, 2016 at 6:53 am

    Oh my gosh he is just adorable! xx

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  3. shwell says

    February 25, 2016 at 10:46 pm

    we had a chicken once who could ride on the handlebars of a bike with a favorite child, and swing and slide on the playset

    my kids would think playing the piano a perfect skill for a goat if they had one.

    love your animals antics Ginny

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  4. Jennifer Mootoo says

    February 24, 2016 at 9:37 am

    wow your photos are so crisp and beautiful. Please share what lens and camera you are using.

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    • Ginny says

      February 25, 2016 at 10:02 am

      Thanks! I use a Nikon D600 and various lenses, but mostly a sigma 50 1.4.

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  5. karen says

    February 24, 2016 at 7:43 am

    Ivanhoe is a delight and I’m happy to read that the kids are healing. He will be inky in my mind….

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  6. Ruby says

    February 24, 2016 at 7:36 am

    Swoon!!!! What a sweetheart. And he plays the piano?! He’s golden! I actually like Friar Tuck for a goat name. Maybe next time, Ginny. xx

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  7. jenny says

    February 24, 2016 at 12:58 am

    this is so darling! what a beautiful home and family you have!

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  8. Sandra Davidson says

    February 23, 2016 at 9:15 pm

    Always it is so heartbreaking loosing a family pet but this sweet little guy will help them all mend soon.
    Blessings to all Sandra

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  9. Jeannine says

    February 23, 2016 at 6:12 pm

    LOVE those ears! Happy for you and your family Ginny!

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  10. Bianca says

    February 23, 2016 at 4:17 pm

    How wonderful!!! He is really going to be handsome goat. What do you mean by “mini nubian”? Are they bred with Nigerian Dwarfs or something? Anyway, I only wish my husband would be open to a goat in the house. What do you do about the pee and poop? Anyway, enjoy your new friend. My husband says no more goats or chickens or anything he has to help with. Very sad.

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    • Ginny says

      February 25, 2016 at 10:05 am

      Yes, it takes quite a few generations from what I understand, but it starts with a Nubian crossed with a Nigerian dwarf. As far as pee and poop, it’s actually not to big a deal at this stage. We take him out frequently, but he seems to already know to pee in the straw in his crate. Goats are smart! He doesn’t poop much yet, because his diet is mostly liquid, but if he accidently goes on the floor (goats don’t have control of the pooping like they do the pee) it’s easy enough to sweep up the “raisins.” 🙂 It’s fun to have him indoors, but for his sake we have to start transitioning him to the outdoors very soon!

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  11. Heidi says

    February 23, 2016 at 3:51 pm

    Ivanhoes ears look like the plant, lambs ears! He’s darling. Just what you needed to heal broken hearts and herald in spring! Congrats.

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  12. Shannon Dennis says

    February 23, 2016 at 2:40 pm

    When will you, please, oh please, write a book?

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  13. Nathana Clay says

    February 23, 2016 at 12:12 pm

    I love the name! So creative and literary! 🙂

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  14. Barbara says

    February 23, 2016 at 12:06 pm

    Surely all of your children will grow up to be wonderful parents. How lucky for them to be having so many opportunities to be loving nurturers of young creatures like your newest baby goat.

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  15. Allison says

    February 23, 2016 at 12:00 pm

    Ivanhoe is beautiful! I’m glad your hearts are on the mend. It’s so hard to lose a pet.

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  16. Karen says

    February 23, 2016 at 11:48 am

    My heart leaps with joy. Such a beautiful healer of hearts is your new little on. Welcome Ivanhoe!

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  17. Linda says

    February 23, 2016 at 11:18 am

    Ivanhoe is beautiful.

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  18. Bee says

    February 23, 2016 at 11:03 am

    That has got to be the cutest goat EVER! (and you only have cute goats, so that is saying something) Happy for you guys! 🙂

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  19. Siné says

    February 23, 2016 at 11:00 am

    His coloring is gorgeous!

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  20. s says

    February 23, 2016 at 10:47 am

    Little Ivanhoe is some pretty cute medicine for broken hearts!

    I am glad that you are looking positively at the situation with the farm. Quite some years ago, we had looked at another house as ours was bursting at the seams (and I don’t have that many children!) and it looked so surfacely attractive to move. We thought long and hard about it, and once the dust settled, I realized staying put was the right choice because I was just trying to leave, to run from that feeling of being crowded and things not being how I wanted them. But I realized that a move would be right when we were moving TOWARDS what felt right not AWAY from what was making me feel crowded and scattered. We decided to improve our existing home through an addition and it wasn’t fun to live through (new baby on the way at the time) and in hindsight, it’s been very good for us and I can see the other house would not have been the right location, the right home. Our house is FAR from perfect and still cluttered and not the perfect floorplan, but it’s our home, and we’ve reached the ages of our kids where one is poised at the threshold soon and the numbers will tilt to the diminishing side as they move onto their lives. It’s hard to imagine and I know you still have a houseful, but maybe staying put is where you are meant to be. I think there is a period in the winter season that NO ONE’s house is big enough or perfect enough to withstand the crowded in space of that season (especially with boys and winter clothes and boots and you name it) and we just have to wait it out until we can throw open the windows and the doors (and get those boys OUTSIDE) and our heart and mind thaws a little from the pressing closeness of winter. Good luck.

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    • shwell says

      February 25, 2016 at 10:44 pm

      yes, throw open the windows and get those boys outside

      perfect February wish right there

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  21. Jillian J says

    February 23, 2016 at 10:23 am

    He is so cute! Those ears!

    I am glad he is helping heal your family. No home is complete without a goat.

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  22. Fiona @ Lucys Cottage says

    February 23, 2016 at 8:31 am

    Oh Ginny ! Ivanhoe is so precious. I am jealous that you all get to have cuddles with such a beautiful baby goat. I’m glad to hear your hearts are mending after your recent loss. Hugs from across the pond x

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  23. Ivona says

    February 23, 2016 at 7:46 am

    So sweet, great name.

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  24. julie says

    February 23, 2016 at 7:27 am

    A baby goat has got to be one of the cutest animals in the world.

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  25. Liz says

    February 23, 2016 at 3:58 am

    Oh, that’s great!!! I love Ivanhoe’s ears!!

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  26. Susan Dougill Crochet Addict UK says

    February 23, 2016 at 2:36 am

    Your new goat is beautiful. He is just so precious. I am glad all your hearts are healing!

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  27. Ann says

    February 22, 2016 at 11:27 pm

    Your new little goat has such interesting coloring especially his ears!

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  28. Erin says

    February 22, 2016 at 10:10 pm

    Thank you for the smile, Ginny. I’ve had a lousy day and came to your site for the second time today, hoping you might have posted–I’ve told you before how calming your posts are, no matter the subject. Thank you for obliging!

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  29. Anne says

    February 22, 2016 at 9:55 pm

    Do you have your land fenced in? If so what kind of fence and how much land do you have enclosed? Was it expensive to build? ….

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  30. Andrea says

    February 22, 2016 at 9:21 pm

    That photo of Ivanhoe ‘helping’ to play the piano is priceless!

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  31. Wendy says

    February 22, 2016 at 9:16 pm

    Great name! I’ve always wanted to read that book, but haven’t tackled it yet.

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  32. Martha says

    February 22, 2016 at 8:54 pm

    Yay!!! He is so cute. Welcome to the family, Ivanhoe!

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  33. Melissa N says

    February 22, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    He’s so adorable! His coloring reminds me of those miniature cows with the Oreo coloring. Glad he is helping to mend hearts.

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  34. Cindy in NC says

    February 22, 2016 at 8:23 pm

    Congratulations on your new addition. He is quite the handsome fellow. Both he and the kids (no pun intended) look happy together.

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  35. Maria says

    February 22, 2016 at 7:57 pm

    Oh, he’s adorable! Now you have the 2 extremes in the goat world, in terms of ears – Nubians and Lamanchas!

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  36. Elizabeth says

    February 22, 2016 at 7:55 pm

    awwww, that is sweet. God bless this little animal and all of you who are loving him!

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