Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Ken giving Cayenne a cookie. She is one of the Grades we kept and she adores us.
I have wanted to share our experiences with bringing in new goats to the farm, how it affected them and how we approached their behavior.
In past years, we had a very small herd, and for the most part got very lucky that most if not all of the goats we had were extremely friendly. With a few being a bit more independent, less outgoing, but overall handle-able.
Last year we decided to change our herd dynamic and go with registered stock. We sold our Grades and kept read more...
Winky reaching for a fig newton bar from Ken. The beginning of a new era for her in our herd.
Vaballathus was friendly from the day we brought him to the farm! He's an example of a goat that acclimated well. Still, we gave him lots of cookies!
Wendy is the Junior that was scared of us. This was the day she asked me for attention. I was so incredibly happy for her in this moment!