Spring is in full swing and we are leaning into this season of growth by growing our animal family here at Patina Meadow!
Everybody say hi to our four new Nubian goats — Annie, Butch, Sundance & Billy!
Named after famous American outlaws, this rambunctious bunch arrived at the farm last week and have already stolen all of our hearts.
I mean just look at these sweet faces (and those long legs!)
They are only a couple of weeks old, so Steve and I have been taking welcomed breaks from our days to bottle-feed them. As you can imagine, it has quickly become our favorite part of the day. We adore hearing their anticipatory bleats of excitement as we walk to the barn and seeing their loving eyes and happy tails as they slurp down their milk.
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Since they are not quite yet ready to venture out into the world on their own, they live in the barn, but we have started to let them out into the orchard for their feedings.
Under our watchful eyes and the protection of one of our sweet livestock guardian dogs, Blue, they bounce about, exploring their new home, attempting to nibble on the fresh grass, and paying little mind to the concept of personal space.
When they grow up, we will rotate them around our forest, where they will thin out the understory to improve airflow and the overall health of our woods.
I hope you enjoyed meeting our new additions. I look forward to sharing more of their sweet adventures in very soon!
xx
Brooke
