Stubby Goes To Auction

Today was the day. Stubby went to auction. As I said in my last post, we had to assess the economic picture of neutering and keeping a male goat as a pet. It wasn't right to do that to him, and we don't have the resources to take care of him as a pet. KareDan Farming Initiative is run as both a wellness initiative, and a business. So...."thank you, Stubby, for fathering whatever babies we will get, and good luck in your new home."

Jacobs' "peeps" (chicks growing into chickens) joined the flock today. They are finally big enough to be in the coop with the other adults. Those same adults are finally over their fright of being chased and eaten (at least, the seven we lost to a wild animal who broke down the coop). They're finally coming down and being on the ground again. We'll be getting more peeps from Lisa when they hatch. And we may put them here at the Maryland Kinesiology and Wellness Institute for fresh breakfast eggs. Of course, it takes almost a year for a peep to become a laying hen. So we'll have more success from the hens that survived the attack than we will from new ones for quite some time.

That's it for today. It will be different to go out to the farm tomorrow and not see Stubby. But it will be good for Nana. Now that Stubby is gone, she can go back in with the other adults, and socialize her two kids with the herd. That will be good for the herd, good for the kids, and good for us as we'll begin to milk her again, and have fresh milk to drink! It's been awhile and we've missed it.

Our WWOOF volunteer should be here soon. More on this later.