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This page is a time-line of our life with our goats and other pets. Here, we'll document the joys and sorrows of keeping these wonderful animals. Feel free to comment at the address at the bottom of the page.

May 12, 2009

We'll pick up Nick and Molly from the breeder in a couple of weeks They will be bottle fed for several months so we'll have to get used to the fact that we'll be getting up in the middle of the night to give them their every 4 hour feeding!

Here's some pics of Nick and Molly right after they were born!

    Photo of a young saanan goat, all white4 days old, at the breeder's farm.


    Two white goats, a boy and a girl, play together on a pile of hay4 days old and already playing!


    A woman holds the face of a white, 4 day old baby goatJust look at that cute face!


    Two goats playing togetherThey do everything together


    A 4 day old white baby goat stands alonw, looking to her rightMolly is a love!


    The opening of a small goat house is shown. The house is painted a pale green and has metal sidingWhile we waited a couple of weeks before the kids came home,we built our goat pen and house. Here's the house, built to provide shelter from the heat of the day and from wind and rain.


    An area is shown with containers for feeding goats hay and grain. there is a small roof over the feed area to keep the rain off the feed. We call it the salad bar!And here's the salad bar, a home built hay feeder, along with a feed dish, saltlick and self filling water dish. In the foreground, a pile of cindar blocks for them to climb on


    A home made, metal raised platform is shown, with a device known as a stanchion for securing the head of a goat while administering injections or trimming hoovesSince I'll will be doing the goat work from a wheelchair, a custom stanchion was required that was up higher so the wheelchair could get closer. We built this one ourselves, and the neck hold unit adjusts up and down depending on the size of the goat being worked on.


    May 29, 2009

    Two young, white saanen goats, peek out of a larg dog carrier placed on the ground next to the goat house. The goats are a bit timid but came out after a few minutesKids are home, but not sure if they want to come out of the car carrier!

    June 2, 2009

    The goats are standing in the lap and back of a woman seated on a white plastic bench, under a tree. the woman had a look of pure joy on her face!Nick and Molly have settled in to their new home and are seen here climbing all over their mommy (Like most kids do)

    July 3, 2009

    A woman seated on a white plastic chair, has two goats and a black and white cocker spanial dog in front of her, and a turkey hen behind her, all wanting a cookie! They are all under a large oak tree, and a class A motorhome and white mini van are seen in the backgroundEveryone wants a cookie! One of our dogs gets in on the cookie action. They like 'em too!

    August 4, 2009

    4 still bristle brush heads are shown screwed to a woden board, about 2 feet, one half meter from the ground. The goats use the brushes to scratch their sides, heads, and bottomsPicked up 4 broom heads at Harbor Freight, and fastened them to a 2x4 for a scratching rail. Molly took right to it!

    A male goat is seen in a pasture, playing with a large blue bucket with white rope handles. Turns out to be his favorite toy!Nick and Molly love playing with this bucket. They push it all over the pen

    August 9, 2009

    A woden top rain mounted over the wire fence of the goat pen, has a clamping system to allow a small tree branch to be secured to the fence so the goats can eat itWe built a simple clamping system so we can clamp an oak branch to the top rail of the fence. They love munching on oak leaves

    November 4, 2009

    A woman stands next to a raised platform whick is painted a light green. On the platform, chest high to the woman stands a male goat, white in color who is facing the woman and enjoying a scratch oh his chest between his front legsNick is almost 95 pounds now! He's very strong and can easily knock me over if I'm not careful!


    A white mail goat, stands on his hind legs, his head peeking over the fence. His head is cocked to the right in a, are you toaking to me? expressionNick mugs for the camera. He's always silly when I point a camera at him!


    November 14, 2009

    the white male goat stands behind a small pile of standart cindar blocks, a 10 week old chicken named Patsy is seen in front of the blocksOne of our new chicks found her way into the goat pen.She and the goats got along just fine


    August 14, 2010

    Two tan ducks, one male and one female, float in a small pond. the ducks are facing left looking at many plantings along the edge of the pondHere's a snap of our ducks PJ and Penny, as they venture into our fish pond. We have about 400 very large goldfish in our front yard pond. They enjoyed eating the many snails in the pond.


    October 12, 2010

    A yellow tether ball is suspended by a nylon cord, from a metal tube fastened to the fence. the ball swings freely inside the pen. The goats enjoy had butting itGoats like to play. Here's a new tether-ball rig for them to play with. So far, Molly's won all the matches, but Nick's getting better at it!


    March 10, 2011

    Two adult goats, lay side by side, head to tail with the female goat resting her head on the rear of the male goat. they are laying in their goat house. There is hay on the floor of the house, and light streams inside the house through the door Could these two get any cuter?


    October 28, 2011

    A husband and wife, stand on either side of a raised platform, a male goat is on the platform getting his hooves trimmedNick and Molly getting a pedicure. We trim hooves every 6 weeks


    November 20, 2011

    We are completely heartbroken over this, as we're sure many of you will be. Despite careful and constant care, working hard to keep our kids happy and healthy, Nick, our wether goat who was 2 1/2 years old was euthanized today.
    Our mobile, large-animal vet was able to come to the farm Today and confirm our worst fears about Nick. None of the past weeks hard work we put into saving Nick was going to help him.
    Our vet, A young lady named Dr. S. told us that no amount of money spent on surgery would help him, and that the type of surgery he needed failed within 6 months most of the time.
    Nick was just born with a very narrow urethra, which allowed calculi to build up very quickly. She assured us that we had done everything possible to help him.
    Our vet went over Nick and Mollly's diet, and said it was exactly what she fed her own goats. She even complimented us on our hoof trimming and how clean we kept the pen.
    After all was said and done, Dr. S. recommended that we do the humane thing and put Nick to sleep. She took care of the deed, with Me holding and petting Nick to the very end. It was very painless and quick for Nick. He did not suffer at all.
    After Nick was gone, we completly lost our composure when Molly went over and licked his face one last time.
    We buried Nick under an old oak tree on the property, and will make a marker for him in the coming weeks.

    We will all miss Nick, laying on his bench swinging his leg in the afternoon sunshine. He was a good and faithful companion to our family and we've cried buckets over his passing.

    A male goat is laying on a wooden bench, he is laying on his tummy, and dangles his right leg off the side of the bench, swinging it back and forth in this animated image.


    We start the task now of finding Molly a new playmate. Goats must be in pairs to be happy and healthy.
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    November 23, 2011 - Meet Joy-Joy!

    Four white goats, are seen. they are standing side by side in a wooden fence that has openings for the goats to push their heads through. The center goat on the left side of the photo is the half sister of our female goat. She became part of our famly today!We went back to the farm where we got Nick and Molly, and were able to take home one of their 1/2 sisters. Her hame is Joy-Joy! (She's the goat in the center)

    We went back to the farm where we got Nick and Molly, and were able to take home one of their 1/2 sisters. Her hame is Joy-Joy! (She's the goat in the center) Joy-Joy is 1 month older than Molly and they share the same father. She has Nick's same golden eyes, and has a tassel on her neck and another one under her right ear. That's her in the middle at the farm of Cheri and Walt, who actually gave us Joy-Joy so that Molly wouldn't be alone. Thank you so much guys!


    Our newest goat named Joy, stands nose to nose with our female goat named Molly. They are large, almost 200 pounds - 100 kilos now. their ears are pointed straight up in an agressive posture. They had a couple fo fights, then got along fineHere's the first meeting of Molly and Joy-Joy. They're getting along just great *(After a couple of fights to see who was the queen of the pen!) We are sad that we lost Nick, but overjoyed to add Joy-Joy to our little family.


    December 5, 2011 - Joy-Joy Settles In

    Our new goat named Joy, stands in front of a large oak tree. Her hears are up and she is looking directly into the cameraJoy-Joy has settled in very nicely. She's getting along well with Molly and has become a real daddy's girl! We're overjoyed that she's fitting in so well with our weird family


    February 6, 2012 - Joy-Joy With Molly

    Two female goats, lay side by side facing the camera in their house. there is hay on the floor, and it is dark outsideJoy-Joy and Molly curl up together in their house on a rainy night. We've had Joy-Joy 10 weeks now and she's really calmed down and settled in to our family


    June 16, 2012 - A New Goat Toy

    A wooden, raised deck is shown. The deck surrounds a large oak tree. Mounted on the front of the deck is a metal pole with several colorful rope toys normally used by dogs. the four toys are space a hand breadth apartPicked up some dog chew-toys from the dollar store and mounted them on a steel pipe at the end of the deck for the girls to play with. It was an instant hit with both of the girls!


    August 19, 2012 - Molly Swipes My Hat

    An adult female goat, is seen from under the chin of her bearded owner. The goat has grasped the brim of his straw hat in her mouth and prepares to remove it. it's a game that has played out for years with all of our goats, and required many new hats!Molly swipes my hat off my head every chance she gets! She'll often run away with it and make me chase her to get it back!


    July 23, 2013 - Another Sad Day On The Farm

    A tan and white female dog, lays under a tan dining room table on a blue carpet.Three weeks ago, during a routine vet visit, we learned that Debbie's dog Zoe had a very aggressive cancer.
    The cancer she had is one that is difficult to treat, so today we made the decision to have Zoe put to sleep. We took her to the vet this morning, where our dog vet, Dr. M. gave her the drugs. After a few more breaths, her heart stopped and Zoe passed away quietly, in My arms.
    We have buried her next to Nick, our beloved wether goat who passed away in November of 2011.


    October 17, 2013 - Good-bye Old Friend

    An elderly, black and white cocker spaniel lays under a tan dining room table, on a blue carpet. there is a stuffed dog toy shaped like a hedge hog beside him11 years ago, I found Sniffers in an animal shelter, 1 hour away from being put down. Sniffers had been adopted out 3 previous times and had come back to the shelter with behaviour problems. Sniffers had been horribly abused by his previous owner, having been kicked and punched for the first 2 years of his life. He had been kicked in the face so badly, that his jaw was broken and all of his teeth on the left side were knocked out. The jaw was never set, so it healed crooked, almost a 45 degree angle. Because of his missing teeth, his tongue always hung out the left side of his mouth. Eating was always a challenge for him as well.
    I fell in love with this fur ball, and adopted him over the objections of the staff at the shelter. For those 11 years he has lived a full and rich life. He really enjoyed life on the farm the past 8 years. Age and poor health however, has forced us to make a difficult decision though.
    Today, we had him put to sleep.
    Sniffer's life of late has been one of constant pain, and we just couldn't prolong his discomfort any longer.
    We buried Sniffers to the right of Nick, our much loved wether goat who died in 2011. We buried him with his favourite toy, the stuffed hedgehog seen in the photo above.
    We will truly miss our old friend!


    October 23, 2013 - A New Rescue Dog

    A small, scruffy black and white dog in need of a bath, is held on a bed in front of a woman wearing a white shirt with verticle blue stripesA house is not a home without a dog in it.
    To that end, after some searching, we found this 5 year old Schnauzer at a local shelter, run by a vet.
    So please say hello to Ben who joins our farm today!
    The first thing he did was jump in the pond and chase the ducks around the property. He caught 2 ducks, but didn't hurt them, just wanted to play. We'll need to work on that!


    December 25, 2013 - Best Christmas Gift Ever!

    A sculpture of two goats, one standing on a pink, overturned bucket wears a blue collar, and the other goat wearing a pink collar, lays on the ground with a straw hat in her mouthWhat a great present this year!
    My niece decided to make something for Christmas this year that was sure to bring a smile. This wonderful goat sculpture she put together is the coolest present we've ever received! She got the crossed hooves, the dangle, the pink bucket, the collars, and of course Molly swiping my hat!
    We'll find a very special place for this, for sure!


    January 20, 2014 - We Send A Gift To Japan

    A man in Japan, holds up a white T shirt with the image of a male goat with the words Kiss A Goat underneithThere is a wonderful blog in Japan that we look at every day.
    The blog features the goats of Kaori Hata and his wife. We enjoy their great photos of their goats, Nana and Ranmaru so much we decided that we must send them one of our T-shirts. We sent it right from our store, so Hata-san was a little confused about who sent it, but I cleared that up in a comment post on his blog.


    Check out their great goat blog yourself by clicking: HERE

    August 24, 2015 - Pain Comes To The Farm

    A very large female goat, layse facing away from the camera. her chin rests on a blue plastic ball, and there is a large pink bucket, her favorite toy on her leftThe trouble with loving these wonderful animals, is that there are many health problems that can befall them. Goats can live up to 25 years, but some breeds, like Saanens, are prone to several health issues.
    Little did I know, that while I was in hospital for an entire month having multiple cancer surgeries, *(Story Link) that Molly also had cancer.
    It was about the time I was able to get out of bed from my surgery, that Molly woke me one morning in pain, and bleeding from her vulva.
    With my local vet unable to determine what was wrong, I drove Molly 2 hours North to the University of Florida Vet college.
    I called them while on the way, and they were doing an ultrasound within 10 minutes of us arriving at their facility!
    The surgeons tried hard to save her. The tumor started in her uterus, but had spread throughout her abdoman. We spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars trying to keep our girl alive, but in the end, she passed away during surgery.
    I'd like to thank the fine staff at The University of Florida Vet College for doing everything they could to try and save Molly.

    Our wonderful core of very active viewers, stepped up and paid for all the vet bills, and even paid for our new goats! *(below) Thank you all for your support in our time of sorrow.

    Something I truely miss about Molly being gone, is her uncanny ability to know when the 20th of the month was. Her brother Nick passed away on the 20th of November in 2011. Every 20th of the month without fail, Molly would spend the entire day, just laying on Nick's favorite bench. It was the only time she would lay there! She would stay there until at the end of the day, I would go out and tell her that I missed Nick too. She would then get up and eat her dinner, completely ignoring the bench until the following 20th!
    Dumb farm animal? I don't think so!

    After much reflection, we decided that Joy-Joy's personality would not allow her to accept another goat in the pen. She would likely injure a new goat. She's a goat's goat, not really a humans's goat like Molly was.
    To that end, we are returning Joy-Joy to the farm where we got her. Joy-Joy will be able to live with her mother again. We will certainly miss her!
    So now, we start the task of finding a new pair of goat does for the farm. I need goats around me like most people need air to breath!


    August 29, 2015 - Please Welcome Rose and Violet

    Two female goats, one tan and one brown, stand in front of a rubber bucket filled with hay. The goats are a breed that do not have ears, but they have short horns on top their head.Rose and Violet came to our farm on August 29, 2015 after the death of Molly, and return of Joy-Joy *(see above)
    Rose and Violet are sisters, born on April 19, 2015. They are a cross of the LaMancha and Alpine breeds of goat, but have the features mainly of the LaMancha. Of note, their very tiny ears
    We are pleased to have found these two beauties, and grateful to their previous owner, KJ, who gave us a very good deal on her future internet stars! They fill a huge hole in our hearts after losing Molly. We will of course, love and spoil these two girls just like we have all of our goats in the past!


    Rose and Violet Settle In

    A young tan goat with black and brown markings, is being scratched on her neck while resting her chin on the arm of her ownerRose and Violet have spent the last week, exploring their new pen and house, and are now feeling safe and secure again
    We are so blessed to have this wonderful pair of animals on the farm, and of course, we are spoiling them rotten! Rose has been
    figuring out what she can do to get me back in the pen, and she is constantly in my lap every time I get in the pen. Not a problem now, but when she weighs 100kilos, it will be a problem!

    The tan goat is seen several feet, meters up an a large oak tree. She stands on a branch, looking quite proud of herselfJust like Molly, Rose loves to get as high as she dares, in the oak tree that the deck surrounds!


    February 3, 2016 - No More Tree Climbing

    A plastic lattice has been fastened into the brances of the large oak tree to prevent the goats from climbing too high, as one of them fell!After watching Rose fall out of the tree today, 8 feet down from a limb, onto her back on the deck and then bouncing down to the ground; I decided she's just not sure-footed enough to be climbing so high.
    Today, we fenced off the tree so they can't climb it any longer. Hated to do it, but we don't want her to get injured

    September 10, 2016 - Recovering From Lightning

    A pile of electronics is seen on the floor in front of a flowered couch back. The electroncs were all damaged by a lightning strikeA couple of weeks ago, during a bad storm, the farm took a direct lightning hit. The hit destroyed almost every computer in the house, along with our entire network infrastructure.
    It has taken these 2 weeks to get back on our feet, and get our live stream back up again. Thanks to a generous viewer, 3 of our main computers that are used to bring you our goats, were replaced. We purchased 2 more, plus purchased all new network equipment.
    All of our cameras required replacing as well, including our remote wandering camera used during goat running.
    Thankfully, we are now back in business, and have even added a couple of new camera shots to the mix!


    October 30, 2017 - Girls Are Growing Up!

    Two goats stand facing the camera, upon a deck made of cindar blocks. A home is seen in the background, with a small barn to the left of the home.Rose and Violet are growing up fast! If you have been keeping up with our Twitter and YouTube feeds available in the top menu, you have probably noticed how quick they are growing.
    They have clearly developed unique personalities, with Rose being more outgoing, and Violet being more reserved.
    They, like most goats, can both be brats sometimes!
    They continue to be healthy and happy and we'll de everything we can in the coming years to keep it that way!


    January 18, 2018 - Sad Day In Japan - Good-Bye Nana

    An enderly white female goat with small beard, short horns on her head and a crooked grin, looks directly into the cameraNana-chan, is a goat that I have been watching for over 10 years. I started reading her blog in Japan before I even got goats myself!

    At 4pm this afternoon, Nana passed away while in the arms of her keeper Hata Kaori
    Nana was 16 years and 8 months old when she died, a testament to how well she was cared for by her humans! We are hopeful that Hata-san, like us, can find a new goat to spoil!


    An enderly white female goat with small beard, short horns on her head, sticks her tongue out at the camera. A bright blue sky is behind her


    An enderly white female goat with small beard, short horns on her head gives a toothless grin into the cameraClick To View Her Blog


    January 29, 2018 - Horn Trimming

    A brown goat is seen in close up, her owner holds her fur back to exposed a bleeding injury on her side caused by her sister's horns


    A man wearing heavy gloves, holds the horns of a goat in one hand while trimming the horns using an electric grinder.After Violet accidently injured Rose, we decided it was past time to blunt the girl's horns!

    Took about 1 cm off the tops, and blunted them.



    April 11, 2018

    A project I've wanted to do since we moved to the farm in 2005 is finally done...


    I'm sure some of you remember the video feed of the goats in our laundry room during the hurricane of 2017. After suffering through the week long power failure after hurricane Irma, I decided to put in a generator that would take care of the critical systems on the farm.



    A yellow portable generator sits on a covered porch with a bottle of propane in front of itWe were gifted a 9000 watt generator by a loyal YouTube viewer, that runs on both propane and gasoline. Right after Irma, propane was plentiful but gasoline was in very short supply.


    An electric panel is shown with a gold colored metal fixture is seen in front of the breakers. This prevents the main breaker from being engaged when the generator breaker is turned onI rearranged some of the circuits in the breaker box to balance the load a bit better than it was, and installed a 50amp breaker to back-feed the panel with the generator.
    The only way to back feed legally, is to use an approved interlock device that prevents the main breaker from being turned on, at the same time as the generator input breaker.

    A electric panel is shown with green stickers placed in front of the breakers that can be turned on whtn the generator is in useAlso, our well pump and an RV outlet in the back yard that feeds my son's camper with power were fed from a sub-panel in the barn. I had to bring those two circuits into the main panel in the house so that both of those would be powered by the generator.
    Having running water during an outage was a primary reason for doing this project, as I really need it to properly care for my colostomy. It also makes life less stressful for my severely autistic adult son!


    A rectangular metal box is shown mounted to the side of a home, a flexible cable plugged into the bottom of the panel that leads to the generatorI ran 4 runs of #6 wire from the input box on the side of the house. 2 hot, a neutral, and a ground; to the input breaker in the panel.


    A close up photo of a digital display mounted over the electric panel. The display shows the voltage, current, and kilowatt hours in current use by the generatorFinally, I installed a very nice digital Voltage / Current meter above our breaker panel, that will constantly show our panel voltage, and also display the current draw on the generator as we slowly turn on breakers. This will help prevent overloading our generator!


    The generator is shown, sat inside of a small metal shed on a cement slab. The shed is dark green with a silver metal roofOutside the house, we welded up a solid steel generator shed, mounted to a concrete pad. This will keep the generator safe, dry and ready for use whenever we need it!


    Project took 3 months because of all the work required, but it came out nice, and really helps during our frequent Florida power outages!

    Our new system cost about $2000.00 over and above the cost of the generator, for wiring, new breakers, conduit, entrance panel, interlock, and the power monitoring system.

    We also installed a carbon monoxide detector in the house, since we'll be running the generator outside. Can't be too careful!


    December 3, 2018 - Beautiful Rendering Of Violet

    A lovely oil painting is shown, done from a viewer in Italy. The painting shows a tan goat with black and brown highlightsOne of our Mastodon followers who is a very talented artist, sent this to us today. She really captured Violet!


    This talented artist even takes requests, and can create beautiful artwork of your pet for a very reasonable price: Click For Information


    December 28, 2018 - Good-Bye Henry

    A large buff colored rooster, stands proudly on the handrail of a front porch deck. he has a bright red comb and long flowing tail feathersOur almost 12 year old rooster Henry, didn't come out of the coop this morning. We opened the coop door to find that he had passed away during the night.
    Henry was such a genleman to his hens, always waiting for them to eat before he ate etc.
    We'll sure miss his crowing in the morning.


    February 6, 2019 - Tractor Repairs

    Photo shows a damaged ball bearing, part of a spindle on the mowing deck of a tractorPart of running a small farm, is taking care of your farm equipment. Our yearly general maintenance of our tractor found a damged bearing that needed replacing. As these are the original, 35 year old bearings, we decided to do a complete rebuld, replacing all the bearings and blades.


    A tool called a tap, is inserted into the threads of the mower blade drive shaft to restore the threadsRemoving the original bolts found the threads in the drive shaft damaged on 2 of the 3 shafts. A quick run to the hardware store produced the right size tap to chase the threads, recutting the bad spots inside the shaft and preparing them for re assembly. While the deck is off the tractor.


    repaired 60 inch, 1.5 meter wide mower deck shown on the ground before being reinstalled onto the tractorWith a new set of blades to finish the job, and new drive belt, the mower deck is ready to reinstall on the tractor. There's always something to fix on th farm! It's nice our 35 year old tractor is one that can still be repaired. The mower spindles on modern tractors are sealed units that can't be repaired, only replaced at a very high cost! Total outlay for this job, plus an oil and hydrolic fluid replacement came to less than $60


    August 6, 2019 - Good-Bye Joy-Joy

    A white saanen goat reclines on a deck which surrounds an old oak treeJoy-Joy passed away tonight from congestive heart failure on Cheri's farm. Joy-Joy was Molly's 1/2 sister, and we cared for her for 3 of her 10 years. Cheri called us in tears to share the sad news. She was a delightful brat of a goat!


    Screen capture of many people sending their condolances to Joy-Joy

    Many thanks to those who have sent their thoughts about Joy-Joy's passing. There were many more on other services!



    October 31, 2019 - New Improved Stanchion

    A wide shot of a stanchion, with the lever used to close it aroudn the goat's neckOur previous goats did not have horns, but as Violet and Rose's horns grow, we needed more room to get them in! Here's an overview of the new stanchion, with the lever used for closing it via a bicycle brake cable on the left. Remotely closing the stanchion makes it easier to 'trick' the goats into it as I'm not standing right next to them, so they don't expect it. It works great!


    Close-up view of the lever used to close the stanchionHere's a close-up of the closing lever. I used my Plasmacam CNC cutter to cut out the couple of little metal bits I needed to build the new stanchion


    Close-up view of stanchion, showing a rectanglular metal frame, holding two vertical round tobes about 8 centimeters apart and fixed at the bottom. The stanchion is pulled closed by way of a bicycle brake cable that is pulled with a lever is moved downA close-up of the stanchion. The loops welded to the movable vertical tubes, keep the goats from sneaking around the outside of the stanchion instead of putting their heads through it!


    Here's a quick clip of the stanchion being closed. When A goat is in the stanchion, it can be closed very quickly, before they can get out!


    May 21, 2022 - Patsy Passes Away

    A yellow chicken hen with black tail feathers stands in front of a black plastic rake. Under the chicken is the caption Patsy our sweet goat pen chicken 2010-2022.Our very sweet, 12 year old goat-pen chicken named Patsy passed away today. She lived a good long and happy life on the farm, spending most of her time with the goats in their pen. Patsy had fans around the world, and many kind comments came in about her passing.

    May 24, 2022 - New Chickens

    An assortmant of 18 new baby chickens and turkeys running around in their brooderWith Patsy gone, we decided to jump back into raising chickens full time, so we picked up 17 chicks. 13 hens, one rooster, and a couple turkeys. We're hoping one of them might like to take over living in the goat pen like Patsy did!'