My goat was online
A story from winter 2013 – 2014 when for the first time my goat participated in a hangout.
The goat’s name is Survi and she is still alive and had babies a few months ago again.
Now I found Survi’s Indian doppelganger nearΒ Raghigarhi a village in Hisar district Haryana, India.
Rahul and I visiting the Harappan site where we visited an important archaeological site where a 5000-year-old skeleton of a woman was found. It is a settlement of an Indus-Valley civilization. Right now there is a Museum building under construction,Β which will be another place for tourists in the near future.
We say a farmer with his goat on the way. One of the goats just had given birth to a baby a few hours before. See the video below.
This Goat has ears like the Canadian Survi but she is much bigger than Survi and another breed.
This happened in 2013- 14
The story of Gavin Mountfords 30 Day ‘Fan Page Focus’ ChallengeΒ and my little Goat.
Two weeks ago Gavins The 30 Day ‘Fan Page Focus’ Challenge started and I, our Power Tribe, and many others joined, to get more engagement for our fan pages and learn how to utilize Facebook.
We visit and comment on each other’s pages and some of them we like. We meet a lot of other people this way from all over the world all working from home.
On Day # 10
I got distracted because one of our goats got her baby’s and both were near death when we found them.
One of them survived, her name is now Survi as a friend suggested. Maybe for the first time ever, a goat baby participated in a Facebook Challengehangout.
Since then I am not really able to focus on my work here anymore and here is why:
Some people think now I have a pet, but goats are not like cats and dogs. This little goat wants every other hour to be fed, it calls like a baby if it is hungry, there is no litter box where it goes for pee and poo.
It has to be fed by its mom’s milk, if not she will reject it because it does not smell right. I have to milk the mother goat. The little goat has frozen legs and is not able to walk right, I have to take care of it. A goat can’t be a pet when grown-up it will eat everything flowers, trees, vegetables and they are able to jump over a fence if it is not high enough. They are very picky and intelligent, they eat only from a dish not from the ground. Now enough about goat
But despite this, the engagement on Facebook was growing, learning and getting to know a lot of nice people was going on for me. Everybody in the group reports growing engagement .” The reach is up 150% and engagement up 136%”, one of the member’s reports.
The Facebook challenge was just on his 13th day and there was still the opportunity to learn a lot more.
A long time ago and I just had started blogging. A lot of changes in between.
These days young bloggers do Facebook life challenges to attract followers.
Such a cute little kid. I can imagine how demanding it is. Good luck with your Facebook Challenge Erika. Sounds great, but as I am on a 90 Day Blitz myself, haven’t time for that at the moment. Keep videoing the kid as it will be interesting to see its progress…
Thank you Liz ,
I will do video of the goat and post ,
the FB Challenge keeps me busy as well and to do two things would be difficult.
Thanks for the comment
That is a cute little goat. There are so many everyday things that can distract us from our steps to success, but you seem to be a determined and focused gal anyway. Keep it up.
Thank you Mary,
I will keep up and the goat will be fine as well.
lets keep moving forward π
Your little goat is so cute and I hope it grows into a thriving adult. I am not surprised you are distracted so would I be as I am also an animal lover. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome Merle ,
yes the little goat takes a bit time ,the older she gets the more she wants to walk around.
Today I gave her a shower ,she smells π
thank you for the comment π
Hi Erika,
Survi is so cute but it’s so sad to see her try to walk. I know you are taking great care of her.
We are having a great time with Gavin’s FB Challenge and learning a lot too.
Have a great day. Monna
Hi Monna,
In between Survi is much better she is walking around now and trinks more ,today I left her for 2 hours with the other goats in the barn.
Yes ,Gavin’s FB Challenge is great lots to learn and engage .
Thank you for the comment
Hi Erika,
I’m so happy you are caring for that little one, the goat. I’ll never forget there was a stary cat that we used to feed and she had a little of kittens in a box on our porch in winter and they all dies. Oh I was so upset. The she got pregnant again and she trusted us more. So I scooped her up and took her in so she could have her kittens in a safe, warm place. I love animals. Nature can be both cruel and loving. Yes Gavin’s Fan Page Challenge is wonderful …
Hi Lesly ,
yes I don’t know ,for us it is cruel maybe it has to be like this ?
If I would not have taken the little goat it would have died ,the mom could not do something about because it was not able to get up
and it will never be a strong goat .Everything is for a reason .I had a lot of cats as well ,wild ones and they all got killed from the cars in summer,like my dog .
I am not going to get me other ones.
I hope until Gavins Fan Page Challenge is over the goat will be fine ,she was here to make it more fun π
Hi Erika,
I had no idea that goats were so demanding. Sounds like as much work as a human baby. Hope you are having fun with it.
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Hi Rachel ,
yes it is really like a human baby π
only the goats want to walk around right away and this one calls me all the time ,
wants to get out of its box and is around my feet like a dog π
Slow slow she gets better and when it gets warm she has to go with the other goats π
Thanks for the comment π
Goats are just like humans, they are live creatures. I’m glad that you have taken yourself out of the way to care for it. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Nate ,
you are right this little goat is like a human baby ,
In between it is a bit warmer here and I put her for a few hours to join the other goats:)
because she has to get used to them and she can pee and poo over there π
In a few weeks she will be strong enough to stay with the others .:)
Hi Erika,
I love your explanation of why a goat can’t be a pet as it grows up, and how needy and picky it is even as a baby.
Gavin’s 30 day Facebook Challenge has been wonderful for me. This past week I got less involved because I was focused on creating a new web site, but the concept of sharing and giving to each other is wonderful. And I got introduced to so many terrific fan pages – and then new blogs.
Warmly,
Erica
Hi Erica,
thank you for the comment,
I too got a bit behind everything ,
more because of the little goat which keeps me busy like a baby.
Hopefully soon I can let her be with the other goats.
I like the sharing and commenting on FB as well and it is true ,
we meet a lot of nice people and see interesting pages.
Hey Erica,
You learn something new everyday I tell you! I didn’t know goats were so demanding, but hey Survi looks like she will definitely be worth raising! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Sherman ,
If this little animals are with there mothers,we do not realize,
but if we have to take care of them ,we see they are like real baby’s only they want to walk around right away and call you when they do not see you π
Is it not great ,we can learn something new every day ?
Thanks for the comment π
Hi Erika,
I recall reading one of your Facebook posts about your goats. If we can plan on anything, it is distractions. Hope all is well on that front now.
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Hi Rachel ,
little Survi ,is going from today on to be in the barn with the other goats.
She started to jump out of her box ,pulling down her plastic bag and making a mess.
I think she is good now .
For me less distraction π
Totally awesome. My grand father had a goat farm. That brough memory back. I can still remember how he would care for them and the babies and get them greens for food. It was quite an experience growing up. I will just seat and watch him care for them.
Thank you
Hi Christine ,
I am sure you liked it and it is a nice memory for you.
My grandkids love the goats especially the babies.
In summer we go with them for walks on the farm.
Thank you for your comment π
Hi Erika
Fan page challenges and such are very good to help with reach..and with help you can get a very large amount of natural growth my only concern with them is you have to be 1000% focused on just that activity..If you let is slip for just a day then you fall out of the bad habit and then it somehow makes it harder to keep being focused. Did you notice that? It’s like your feeding your children (with content) and if one day you don’t post they get annoyed with you… So consistency is the key to success on this one.
WIlliam
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Hi William ,
you are right ,it needs really consistency and focus on this .
If we stop doing it every day it does not bring anything .
It is time consuming .
Thank you
Erika