New, new, new changes at the Fowl Fortress!

And I apologize for not blogging regularly; I need to do much, much better.

The Beloved Husband and I have been talking off and on over the past year-and-a-half as to whether we wanted to get goats and pigs. This past 10 days we have made the moves to purchase many more animals for the farm.

Yesterday, we purchased three young Nubian goat does and brought them home, and they are currently sharing a portion of the Emu pen.

Apparently, the emus are quite scary, so the goats are staying as far away as possible! Their shelter is nearer to the emus, so I think we'll have to drive the goats inside tonight and close them in. They need to know it's a warm, dry, and safe spot.

I am HOPING that I can game the breeding season and have one or two of the does bred in early spring, and then the rest in the fall. Gestation is 5 months, and lactating does need to dry out 2 months prior to birth. I'm aiming for always having milk available. Of course, it might be wiser to try for early fall and mid-winter matings - aiiiiiigggghhhh, so many considerations! Ah, well, it will get figured out.