Goats!

Pics coming soon - I believe my camera is the issue, not batteries.

Anyway, our two goat doelings came today! They are just a month shy of being yearlings, and are the most darling things! They're a breed known as La Mancha, who are used for dairy and are earless. We'll be using them for dairy, too. (Cheese, Yogurt, Milk, Butter, aah the good stuff)

Both of them are pregnant, due late spring. So by summer we'll get our milk products. In the mean time - One is named Zest, and is black white yellow stripes down the face and a yellow-tinted belly. The other is Zing, and is purely black. They're both very friendly and are settling in quite well - The only time they make much sound is if you leave the pasture, they bay at you until you come back.


In other news, we're certainly getting more chickens - Some Marans, Ameraucanas, and Jersey Giants - But the closest to come are Ameraucanas. We found some chicks for sale on Craigslist (great invention of a website, by the way) and have a good chance of getting 8 chicks this weekend! Just in time for our own chicks to hatch!

Oh, and the current chicks are on day 14 - One I'm worried of and the other, Yellow's, is doing just fine! I candled it today and it is such a magical thing to watch! You can see a whole baby chick moving around, complete with veins all about the embryo.

Today is a beautiful day!! - And such wonderful weather, too! From sunrise to sunset was a beautiful, blue sky with a bright and warm sun!