One week behind us...

Cailin and Belle eating at the manger I made this week.

         As of tomorrow we have had our two wonderful goats for a full week.  They might be the best goats ever.  Well we have nothing to compare them to but, the original owners felt the same way and they have had goats for many years.  They are very affectionate and playful.  Jamey has spent many hours hanging out with them this week.  They both seem to cry whenever we walk away.  They would love for you to come meet them soon!

        We are currently able to milk Cailin twice a day and we are getting about 4-4 1/2 cups of milk per day. That is fine for us because we are all still getting used to goat's milk.  It is much healthier than cow's milk and is the closet to human milk.  Four cups (2.5 lbs) is on the low end for goats but, this was her first pregnancy.  We are planning on breading her in December so we will have another kid in April.  Then it will be Bell's turn.   

Kent finishing up the double doors on the goat shed. 

The "goat pasture" in our side yard. 

             Special thanks to our parents who came through last week with a lot of needed help.  The goat shed is about 90% complete with only the goat access door, part of the fence and painting to go.  We will then work on getting an area set up for the rabbits in side for winter.