More Babies!
Momma Marsha and her 8 little chicks! I walked into the barn Sunday morning to hear cheep cheep cheep and the chirups of Marsha trying valiantly to encourage them back to the nest in the crate. Even with the TINY two inch lip on the box they couldn't quite get back in so I piled the straw against the edge and they clambered back in. That night I moved them into the kid corner and flipped the box to make a lil cave so she didn't feel too exposed. I figure two weeks or so will have them big enough that I can let her take them outside down the ramp, and it will be at least that long before the baby goats can be locked away from mum overnight. For now I put the goat boys in the crate for the half hour each morning and night that I don't want them running around eating the other goats' food or harassing them while I'm milking. The boys are growing well and very active when they're not napping. :-) Oh! and in other news, we got the new car! It took a bit of d...
