08/30/2026
A few weeks ago, I was out feeding the animals shortly after Philly boy had gotten the nail in his hoof. Thank goodness, I had them in a small enclosed space because wild donkeys tend to attack anything in their domain that isn’t supposed to be there. This little guy was sleeping in the shade of the corner of the pen, clearly starving, with no mother in sight.
I rushed to the local feed store to get him goat milk and was helped by a local manager who also bread goats and actually had proper milk in the fridge for the baby.
After we got a little bit of milk in him, I started calling neighbors and one of them drove around with me and the goat in my arms until we pulled up to the only other person we knew who had goats within a several mile radius. This little guy had traveled across a major highway off 100 acre ranch into my donkey pen. He had been without his mama for three days and unfortunately, by the time he got back to her, he didn’t smell right to her, and she tried to reject him.
We are just glad the little guy is safe and sound.
