Meet Carlsbad Art Farm's newest arrivals, Zeus and Hobbes. Zeus and Hobbes are baby Nigerian dwarf goats. Zeus is just over 2-months old and little Hobbes (the black & white one) is just 5-days old. Both are bottle babies. Students coming to Art Farm summer camp are encouraged to help in the care and feeding of our animals, so if you've never bottle-fed a baby goat before, now's your chance. Nigerian dwarf goats are a small dairy breed known as great producers of milk for their size. The sweetish milk is high in butterfat. A full-grown Nigerian dwarf goat is equivalent to a medium-sized dog, with adult weight topping out at between 40-60 pounds. They are extremely people friendly and inquisitive. They come in a wide range of colors and fur patterns. At Art Farm, we use our animals as art models, so it is nice to have a variety of looks. In early May we will be welcoming another newborn, to be named Calvin.
Art Farm's weekly summer day camps enroll throughout the summer season, starting June 13 and continuing through mid-August. All the information and registration forms are available on our website. For Session 1 only, we will be enrolling students entering Grade 1 in fall 2011. During all other sessions, students must be entering Grades 2-8 in the fall.
If you simply can't make summer camp, we have a year-round Saturday morning art drawing class from 10:30 A.M to Noon. For more information, contact Director/Owner Perrin Weston Coman. Oh, and if you think Calvin and Hobbes are funny, cool, interesting, or any of the other options listed below, please let us know.
I wish I could have a visiting goat come and eat the grass in my back yard. I live near you. How about letting one of your kids come to visit.
ReplyDeleteNice idea, but right now these two are too young so I doubt much mowing would get done. They would, of course, require a closed yard.
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