Enjoying the winter lull

The goats have been dried off for several weeks now and we are enjoying our break, especially since the weather has been strangely pleasant. We've used our free time to stock up on hay, clean and rearrange pens and build some hay feeders for the new batch of kids. Living with goats is an unending game of 'trial and error' as far as efficiency in feeding and milking and maximizing floor space in the barn.

We will soon be overun with hungry mouths, and although they are exceptionally cute, we are expecting at least 50 kids this year - we are anticipating 2-3 difficult, tiring months ahead of us. We are still accepting reservations on kids, they start arriving in a little over a month. Here is a link to our website and 'planned breedings / kidding schedule' page. It will be updated as kids arrive, photos will be uploaded to the blog as soon as possible. Also, 6-7 milkers will be for sale soon after kidding, email to inquire.

                                  http://www.capralane.com/planned-breedings

As far as the rest of our menagerie, Kaelyn is pouting because its been too muddy for her to go outside to the barns for chores. Rosie is helping me blog and soaking up heat from the back of my laptop. Tinder is following the sunbeam across the living room and glaring at me,  wondering when I'm going to force her to go outside in the snow again.

                    It's coming!!! At this rate we will have snow on the ground in May.