Old Dallas Mountain Farms - Nigerian Dwarf Goats

It’s Wednesday, and this week we’re doubling the smiles.
Hermie and Luna are here to prove that best friends make everything better—
even Goat Gold & Weirdness. 🌟

🐐 GOAT GOLD & WEIRDNESS WEDNESDAY! 🌟

GOAT GOLD:
Goats form true friendships.
They pair off with a “bestie,” and studies show they experience stress if separated.
They nap together. Graze together. Scheme together.
And when they look this happy side by side?
That’s not just a photo-op—
that’s goat BFF magic. 🐐💕🐐

WEIRDNESS:
There’s a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii that can infect rodents…
and make them attracted to cat urine.
Yep—mice and rats lose their fear of cats and practically walk into their mouths.
Why? Because the parasite needs to be inside a cat to complete its life cycle.
It’s the ultimate “bad friend” move. 🐭➡️🐈

Hermie & Luna would like to state for the record:
they’re into snacks and naps, not parasites and poor choices.

Pictured:
Hermie + Luna.
Besties. Smiling.
And living proof that some friendships don’t end with you walking into danger—
they end with shared cookies.

Ahhh… 🐐💖
It’s just Bambalina being her adorable Sunday self.

Happy Sunday from the farm! 🌞🌸

It’s Wednesday, which means goats, gold, and just enough weirdness to make you side-eye nature.
Holly’s here with flowers.
Science is here with octopus trench-coats.
Let’s do this. 🐐🌸🐙

🐐 GOAT GOLD & WEIRDNESS WEDNESDAY! 🌟

GOAT GOLD:
Goats aren’t picky just for fun—they’re botanical connoisseurs.
They can distinguish between dozens of plant species, often avoiding toxic ones instinctively.
A goat sniffing a flower isn’t just being cute…
it’s running a full snack analysis. 🌸🐐

WEIRDNESS:
An octopus’s arms contain about two-thirds of its neurons—
so each arm can “think” and act almost independently.
Technically, an octopus is eight semi-autonomous weirdos in a trench coat.
Holly says: absolutely not. 🐙🚫

Pictured:
Holly, stopping to smell the hibiscus.
Innocent. Sweet.
And blissfully unaware that somewhere in the ocean, eight arms are out there freelancing without permission.

It’s Wednesday, and Honey has questions.
About goats in trees.
About zombie fish.
And mostly about why life on the farm isn’t nearly as glamorous as she was promised. Welcome to this week's Goat Gold and Weirdness Wednesday.

🐐 GOAT GOLD & WEIRDNESS WEDNESDAY! 🌟

GOAT GOLD:
Some goats climb trees—not low branches, but full-on, 20-foot-high perches.
In Morocco, goats scale Argan trees to reach the fruit, balancing like acrobats where most animals wouldn’t dare.
Why? Snacks, obviously.
And because “ground level” is a suggestion, not a rule. 🌳🐐

WEIRDNESS:
The parasitic worm Euhaplorchis californiensis takes over a fish’s brain, forcing it to swim near the surface and do a weird “dance” to attract birds.
Why? So the bird will eat it, letting the worm move on to the next stage of its life cycle.
Nature’s choreographer… of death. 🐟🧟‍♂️🪱

Pictured:
Honey — six weeks old, brand new to the farm, and already disappointed in us.
She expected more snacks.
More tree goats.
And definitely fewer brain-controlling zombie worms.

Midweek check-in: Are you hydrated? Emotionally stable? Ready to learn something you can’t un-know?
Holly is.
Sort of.
Welcome to another GOAT GOLD & WEIRDNESS WEDNESDAY. You’ve been warned. 🐐💥

GOAT GOLD:
Goats aren’t just curious—
They’re observant problem-solvers.
They’ve been known to open latches, untie knots, and even learn how to climb trees just to reach snacks.
If something’s in the way?
A goat is already calculating the angle, trajectory, and moral gray area required to get past it. 🧠🔓

WEIRDNESS:
Meet Gastrotheca guentheri—a frog with a special talent:
It gives birth through its back.
Tiny tadpoles literally burst out of holes in the mother’s skin.
Evolution said: “Let’s get weird.”
And this frog said: “Hold my spine.”

Holly didn’t need to know that.
Neither did you.
And yet… here we are.

Pictured:
Holly, wondering what you’re doing.
And more importantly—
why you’re like this.

🌞 Sunday Morning Snack Surveillance 🍪

Pictured: MOON STATION HERMIONE, also known as Hermie, standing on full alert with one very important question:

“Where’s my cookie?”

She’s not mad.
Yet.
But the fence has been notified, and your window of opportunity is shrinking by the minute.

Some goats wait patiently.
Hermie rises to the occasion.
Literally.