A veterinary visit in the goat house
We brought a veterinarian into the goat house and worked through close examinations with the animals held securely.
Notes froma working farm.
What changed, what we observed and what the records say.
The herd enters the record
On 26 July, we began connecting the goats in our care to the Farm Intelligence records built around their work.
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Closing the grazing boundary
We raised chain-link along the grazing boundary, fastening it by hand through uneven ground and existing vegetation.
New kids, an unfinished count
We welcomed new kids in July and began the work of identifying them before publishing a new herd count.
Planting the fodder bank
We carried fresh cuttings to the extension plot, planted them by hand and returned to find the first shoots above the soil.
Feed security is physical work
We cut and dried grass while it was available, preparing feed that could be carried into the drier months.
Every goat, every time
We work through the herd by hand, record what we observe and carry anything unusual into the next check.
A larger herd changes the work
Our original five had become ten by 19 February, and blue ear tags gave us a reliable way to follow each animal.
The first five
We began with five locally sourced, mixed-breed goats and borrowed shelter while our own goat house took shape.