Last night, we gave them alfalfa. They sure seem to love it. The dogs are still trying to get in to them, but we've got it covered--literally with some woven wire bits here and there. This afternoon, as a goodwill gesture, I took a book and a chair, and picked a nice bunch of clover. For four hours I sat there, trying to entice them to come check me out, but they were perfectly content to avoid me like the plague. Then, Eric came down. Hmmm. Guess we know who they like better! Luckily, we were able to snag them fairly easily, and held them for a good half hour. Eric may not have gotten head-butted at all, but I can grab them quicker than he can! Thank goodness they are still so small! I think we should take their food, and only give it to them when we're there, so they associate food with us. Pretty much so they'll at least pretend to like me.
17 days until the chickens are here!!! They'll be inside for the first month or so, but we've been going over coop plans, checking out suitable areas, and in general, getting along quite splendidly. Who could ask for anything more?
Fun fact: Only 1 buck is needed to breed 20-30 does.
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