As winter seems to go on and on I have a few updates of things that are happening or will be happening around the farm.
First of all, the goat kids are now weaned!!! All went very well with this and they are all eating their hay and grain. Also, it seems that their water consumption is lots more now. I am also ready for spring to get here so we can put them in the outside goat pen! They will love to run and jump around. We do, however, need to buy some cattle panels to redo the goat pen first.
Secondly, for the first time ever we are running low on hay! Bad to need hay in the winter as everyone thinks their hay is worth a fortune this time of year! A little to my disgust is looking for hay for sale only to see prices double what they are in the summer. Seems a little like taking advantage of the ones in need! I would feel guilty for doing this to people and hungry animals. We did try and estimate the number of bales we would need for the winter, but it is not an exact science due to no one knowing exactly what winter will hold for us until it's here. This year happened to be cold and snowy and with the drought last summer not much to keep eating in the pasture. We have resorted to buying some big round bales, which we have no way to move around except for good old muscle strength. They are a little overpriced in my opinion, but the cheapest we could find. That definately ups our feeding cost this year!
On the bright side, I definately think we have pregnant goats. One obviously more than the other. By my calculations the earliest we could kid would be March 4th. With March right around the corner I am getting very excited! I love all the spring babies and these will be our first baby goats born here!!The only problem is the enormous white goose that chases me and only me is with the goats. Today the goose went on craigslist!
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
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