Day 1

We picked out the goats around 7:00pm. They rode with Ben and me in Jack's jeep. They did alright, considering that one bleated the whole way---now we can do an excellent goat impression Note to selves, do not just put goats out in the field. They go straight for the holes you missed. Then you have to chase them down the road, tackle them into the ditch, and carry them home while your wife chases them through the barn, into the back lot, or just through 6' weeds. While your son cries, because he's tired, and cranky from listening to a goat bleat for 10 miles. Maybe this could have been done a little better. Take our advise, and don't do it this way.

From 7-11, we've been chasing down goats, putting up the fencing, and corralling the dogs. Eric and Ben went down to the barn from 9-11 to hang with the goats and get them settled a little better. Now, technically, it's day 2, tempers are apparent, and Eric is headed down to give them crushed corn (cracked corn? by day 20, we hope to have the lingo down :) As we sit here, trying to figure out how much we should give them, we realize perhaps we should have payed more attention to that part of the books...

So, we'll go to the COOP first thing tomorrow morning.

Fun fact: Goats can go up to three days without food.