I'm going to have more kids!
Goat kids, that is.
We ran the ultrasound on the does a little while back and there's babies in there. My freezer has been stuffed to the gills for sometime, so stuffed, in fact, that a large group of family here for the holidays hardly put a dent in it... long story short: I haven't butchered my sheep yet because there's no room for them. I'm hoping my boer buck didn't get the sheep preggers too.
So, I've got the kidding pens ready. I've got a short video and pictures and all, but internet connection for uploading is hard to come by. I'm really excited. It's pretty crude but effective. I'm already learning that my building is too small, even for just a couple goats and sheep. Right now the kidding pens are also serving as hay storage.
The solar setup has been flawless, too. I've got a 110v drop cord run out there just to power a heat lamp if needed when the kids come, but hopefully if needed at all it will only be temporary. The solar system is really where the bulk of energy comes from for lighting and such. So simple and efficient. It has really kept the birds laying reliably, too. I've learned that my ducks and geese lay just as much as my chickens, and quite large eggs, too. Although they're messy with their water, I like the ducks probably more than chickens. There's also a better market for their eggs at the higher end restaurants. Everybody is trying to sell chicken eggs, but try and source some duck or goose eggs....
This mild start to winter really has the cold frames being effective, too. Not to mention not burning much wood. Boosting the RMH to an 8" is really great... bigger wood to burn, bigger tubes conducting heat to a slightly smaller mass... it's made a heck of a difference. I estimate I am 1/12 of the way through the wood I have split. Ready 2 years out? Perhaps the dream is realized?
"Knowledge is power. Arm yourself."