Gab & the Goats

16/06/2024

The zoo at the library yesterday was a hit! After the amazing turnout last year, I thought we were better prepared with the amount of animals that came along with us but I was again blown away by the amount of people who turned up to see the animals and foster their kids’ love of reading at the same time! I’m thinking that I’m going to have to create a third “Mega-Zoo option” if the fantastic people at the Washington County Public Library and their advertising efforts along with WTAP Television keep drawing in such a great crowd!

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The Marietta Library has taken a unique and exciting approach to spark children’s interest in reading books at the library.

13/06/2024

I need to start getting back into watching WTAP so I can see this stuff firsthand! This is the second time this week we’ve been mentioned in the news for different events! ❤️

https://www.wtap.com/2024/06/13/arts-entertainment-events-happening-june-13th-16th-across-mid-ohio-valley/?outputType=amp

https://www.wtap.com/2024/06/08/41st-river-rails-bass-festival-underway-st-marys/?outputType=amp

13/06/2024

Aleena's bunny barn has a surplus of mini Rex bunnies right now! I love the mini rexes for their docile personalities and super soft fur. I won’t say they’re hypoallergenic but I’ve never had a problem with allergies messing with these guys like I do with other breeds with more fluff. She’s running a buy two get one free sale right now which is an absolute steal for these sweet babies!

04/06/2024

The things I do to transport animals… 🤔😂

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I needed to move her a short distance to get her to the trailer so this seemed like a faster solution than going to hook up the trailer and bringing it back to get her. The good thing about this is that Honey isn’t going to be afraid of much and will do just about anything for a bucket of grain!

01/06/2024

I want to let those of you that follow the page know that I’m going to be working on catching up on posting/updating my social platforms for the zoo so you all can see more of the goings on around here, now that I don’t feel so busy dealing with building projects, putting up the first round of hay, and figuring out a couple of personal things that I’ve been dealing with for the past couple of weeks. If you want to turn off notifications for the page, this is your warning. 😊

For those of you who don’t mind the influx of new content and want to, or already do, know that my happiness can be found in the times I spend with my fur babies such as having honking competitions with the geese (demonstrated below), early morning screaming matches with my gorgeous peacock (after everyone else is at work), or just cuddling with one of the many goats around here (generally hard to beat), stick around! One of the main reasons I’m making this post comes from a very recent re-realization of just how much I enjoy taking my animals around to different places and sharing them with people young and old.

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Yesterday I spent the majority of my day at MES for their last day of school celebration to close out the year. I will be making a separate post with some of the pics from that, but even though it was nonstop all day with the amount of kids that came through, it went absolutely phenomenal and it was the best booking that I have had this year. It’s not to say that I haven’t had general success with prior events and met lots of lovely new people, because that isn’t true at all, but yesterday was the first time in a good bit where I felt like I was capable of focusing completely and totally on just the kids, the animals, and making sure everyone involved had the best time possible, me included. I might have come off slightly manic to those that had never met me but let me tell you, the feeling of no longer worrying about carrying the weight of the world is incredibly liberating. This release of worry isn’t a shirking of responsibility and work, it’s more to do with a recent fast paced trip to Jacksonville this weekend, meant entirely to simply reconnect with an old friend, made me take a step back and re-evaluate my priorities and how taking on too much responsibility was taking away the happiness from my time spent with the animals and daily life in general.

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I’m going to wrap this up by saying that even though there were moments in the past few weeks where I had put serious thought into not continuing with the petting zoo next season, I know that decision would be a crushing disappointment for those of you who love seeing the animals and have followed, supported and encouraged me on this crazy adventure. Not only that but also that the biggest disappointment would be my own for not putting my whole effort to doing what makes me happier than I have ever been. I’m unable to completely express how positively thrilled I am to once again have the same passion and joy owning and operating this petting zoo as I did in the very beginning when I first started with just a couple of goats and such but let me reassure each and every one of you that I will be doing everything in my power to keep sharing my happiness and love for these animals who have shown me that their only condition for loving someone is just how many treats, pets and kisses they receive. I want to once again extend my deepest gratitude to those of you who haven’t doubted that I could do this even from day one. ❤️

-Signed, Gab and my Goats 🐐

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17/05/2024

I always thought birds were lactose intolerant, but Emily had to test Honey's milk just to be safe!

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03/05/2024

I was recently asked what the newest addition to the zoo crew was going to be… If I had any idea what a zedonk or a baby camel sold for these days these babies would be next! Aren’t they too cute?!? 😂

02/05/2024

The new business cards arrived looking very crisp and I made sure it’ll hopefully be awhile before we run outta these bad boys! This weekend we’ll be setting up at the annual OGCS carnival on Saturday and I will be posting other upcoming public events soon so stay tuned!

17/04/2024

Pasted from The Noble Learning Center page: Come out to Noble Learning Center on April 18th. See our facility, meet some of our staff, and help us celebrate spring with some fun activities for the kids, a petting zoo with spring babies, and some refreshments. Hope to see you there!

Come out to see our center and what we can provide for your child care and preschool needs. We have ECE preschool spots open for fall.

28/03/2024

If you’ve ever wondered how many animals can fit in the back of a ford escape, the answer is more than you’d think! It was rather cold and windy packing up and I didn’t want to put the babies in the back of the truck to freeze. I’m thinking about getting a commemorative bumper sticker made with the picture of all the babies in the hatch that says “goats on the go” to put on all of my vehicles now! 😂

22/02/2024

So after a very extended, loosely defined “holiday break” from around Christmas to National Pig Day it’s time to gear up for our third petting zoo season!

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Bookings have already begun so don’t hesitate to reach out for information on booking or check out our website at gabsgoats.com for pricing and details!

12/12/2023

Here’s a couple of photos from the live nativity scenes we did over the past couple weekends. The mini donkeys, baby cow, and baby goats were definitely all a hit! I was asked about whether or not there was an emu present at the first Christmas but they were standing in for the doves 🕊️

19/11/2023

It’s a bit past peak pumpkin pitching time but this is a great alternative to simply throwing them in the trash! The pigs are definitely the biggest pumpkin fans around here but the goats and chickens enjoy them too! 🎃🐷🍂

17/11/2023

Animals will take one look at your proposed schedule and scoff right in your face before either eating it or pooping on it (or maybe both, who am I to say?)

We’ve been watching Oreo for a month as she’s bagged up with milk and gotten closer and closer to having her babies. We have been thinking day after day that she’ll surely have them that night. Then the one night that we’re thinking of other things and not about the very pregnant goat for one second is of course the night that she decides to sneak out into the pony pen to have her kids.
Oreo is now the proud mama of three adorable healthy babies and Smokey is the most dedicated self–appointed godfather that I’ve ever seen! Oreo and her babies are tucked into the barn for the night to keep everyone safe and warm. ❤️

13/11/2023

the surprise coming to our nativity scenes are….

DONKEYS!! 😍

06/11/2023

🔈 Did you know we do live nativity scenes for the holiday season? Book yours before availability fills up! 👇🏻

Please click the link to complete this form.

06/11/2023

We have a surprise visitor coming with us to our live nativity scenes!

Comment what you think it could be!👇🏻
*Will announce 11/13/2023* 🌟

01/11/2023

Did you know you could book online! Click the link below to get your petting zoo scheduled today!!

https://form.jotform.com/231629003710041

01/11/2023

Lemon loved posing for this adorable photo shoot!

22/10/2023

It’s been a long day and we have two more fall festivals under our belts, but everyone is home now and tucked into bed for the night! 🥱😴💤
Thanks to everyone at the Harvest Festival at Broadback Church for having us out this morning and we’re looking forward to coming back for the Butcher Bend Autumn Festival again next Saturday!

14/10/2023

Autumn is here and the fall festivals are in full swing! We have been to three festivals in as many days and there are more to come in the weeks ahead! 🍁 🎃 🍂

We are thankful for Charlie and the folks at Waterview Point, Anna and everybody at North Pleasants Christian school, and the members of the fall festival organization at the Washington County fairgrounds for keeping us busy busy busy participating in all of the fun!

We will be down at the Washington County fairgrounds with the ponies for a while longer and will be doing pony rides between showers if necessary! 🌧️ ☂️🐴

09/10/2023

Congratulations to Dawn Sarringhausen,  the winner of the $30 tractor supply gift card giveaway!

03/10/2023

The giveaway will run until Sunday, October 8th at 8pm. Winner will be selected by a random name generator.

30/09/2023

Giveaway information below!

All of our fall festival fun is in full swing! We spent the afternoon down at the first annual stocktoberfest festival and had a great turn out!

We want to send a huge thanks to Robyn Ferguson for the adorable new fence panels, they are absolutely perfect!

Also I saw the page has hit 300 followers, so I think it’s time for another giveaway!  Like and share this post and follow our page to be entered for a chance to win a $30 tractor supply gift card! Please comment done to make it easier for me to tell who has shared the post! ❤️