Goat management – though not high on coveted skills to list on one’s resume – is unexpectedly entertaining.
It’s early in the morning here in Colorado. You’re probably getting ready for work. Heading for school. Maybe you ride the subway. The metro. The bus. Or you’re driving, patiently inching through the stop and go traffic on the Interstate, hoping you’ll arrive in time to snag a latte before you head to the office.
Here, I’m peering out the window to see if the mountain lion has returned to further devil our goats. Welcome to flyover country.
You are invited to subscribe to our blog and enjoy our tales of life on the farm. At this moment, we have 19 chickens, six goats, 23 fish and two spoiled rotten but lovable Australian shepherds. Over the next year, we intend to breed the goats, which will likely be an adventure as well as a learning experience. We’re also hoping our Australian shepherds will provide us with puppies in the fall. The kids and the puppies will be up for sale.
You’ll hear about the finer points of cashmere and angora; duck eggs vs chicken; goat’s milk and recipes for cheese, homemade bread and other goodies. We’ll tell you which “hobby farm” tools and tricks work for us and which we don’t recommend. And, we’ll roll out an online store sometime this summer featuring some of our wares.
In the meantime, the bears are waking up, that lion is prowling around and there’s a fox in the front yard. The chicks are peeping in the foyer and the goats are bleating for their breakfast. Life here is rarely quiet – and never dull.