The newbies at the farm

Che Che has given birth to two beautiful babies. A boy and a girl.  They were born yesterday and just seeing them around Che Che brings back memories of Donkey as a baby. Donkey her self is due soon, as you can tell by the photo. 

Here is a video followed by photos of these two rays of sunshine! 

Farewell goats

Goats have gone to a farm nearby. They have found a young couple that could give them plenty of room and extra attention. We are limited on space and found ourselves making this decision.

Week by Week

Yesterday marked the beginning of the countdown for the anticipated growing season of '12.  Keeping in mind that Memorial Day weekend is the last day of frost, I counted 11 weeks till then.  The weather has been unusually nice and I started to work outside.  First, I used the garden hose to wash all the goat and chicken poop from the front lawn.  The grass in that area started to turn green and the chickens are starting to scratch all over the yard,  leaving huge holes in the ground.

Wednesday, Kehinde and Donkey?

To choose or not to choose?

Donkey

Kehinde

Wednesday

Free time

When we are are home, the goats are free to roam around and so am I.  I can't keep myself from taking pictures of these amazing creatures. I can spend all day staring at their behavior if it wasn't for the cold and the million other things I have to do.
Anything that seems like a possible platform is a toy for the kids; the wood shed, the wooden cart, the deck, the downed trees, the stumps and even the inside window sill of their barn.  They love to explore and eat whatever the does are eating. They have eaten newspaper, squash seeds, bark, dead grasses and pine cones.  Inevitable they have also developed a "chicken food" tooth and viceversa for the chickens. We are still looking for the perfect set up of feeding chickens and goats in the same place and we are working on dividing their barn into two sections.