There's been a lot of stuff going on at Indigoat this weekend. My dad talked to a woman who breeds Oberhaslis and she's promised us a pregnant goat. Because she might call us up any day now, my dad has been working really hard outside to get the goat pen-and-skyway set up. They're going to have a large open area to hang out in and the a set of stairs up to a walkway over the chicken coop into the treehouse. According to Novella Carpenter, goats like to be up high because they're mountain animals and it makes them feel protected. The neighborhood kids are excited about the skyway too.
The chickens are still growing at an incredible pace. It's hard to tell them apart any more. The babies have been at Kenda's destroying her yard, so I don't have any pictures of them but here are the big ones demolishing a Kabocha squash.
My father's also been making self-watering containers to plant vegetables in. So far they're working really well. The soil always looks moist and the seeds are already germinating after two days. Our other beds are full of greens and TJ loves hiding in between the plants.
It may be a little pretentious calling ourselves a farm at this point, but we're definitely getting there. I can't wait to be able to look outside and see goats and chickens frolicking around together in the enclosure that my dad's working on. I'm also really excited to be able to eat cheese! I eat cheese that I buy every week from this guy at the farmer's market, but only because I've seen pictures of his goats and seen a list of their names. According to my dad, Oberhaslis make really good milk!
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