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I moved my goat pens and shelters up near the house today in anticipation of kidding season and an upcoming road trip. I like chores to be as easy as possible for the kind people who do them for me when I leave home. It's also cheaper for me if I don't have to pay for an extra half hour or more every day to compensate my goat-sitters for trudging back and forth across meadows and through woods to feed and water and lock up goats. Far away and far apart pens were really nice when the boys were in rut and everyone was trying to get in with each other, but the boys are wethered now and the girls are no longer coming in heat, so it's safe to have everyone conveniently close by.
We also bought a new water trailer today. The insurance company was very generous in their estimate of my old trailer's value, so the check almost covered the cost of the new trailer even though it's quite a lot bigger than the old one. I'm very pleased. I got a great deal on that first trailer when I bought it four years ago from a guy on Craigslist. The insurance company paid me almost twice what I paid for that trailer originally and we got a LOT of use out of it during that time.
The best part of any new acquisition is watching the goats inspect it. The entire trailer was crawling with goats as all ten of them swarmed over it and started inspecting every inch and nibbling on the lights and paintwork. Phil spent a lot of time wrapping and concealing the wires to make them as goat-proof as possible. Of course, the very first thing that happened after we pulled up was we lost our temporary license plate. No sooner had we come to a halt than Delilah snatched it, yanked it right off, and started eating it. We rescued it before it was completely devoured and it will reside in the glove box until such time as we can get a less edible permanent plate.
We also bought a new water trailer today. The insurance company was very generous in their estimate of my old trailer's value, so the check almost covered the cost of the new trailer even though it's quite a lot bigger than the old one. I'm very pleased. I got a great deal on that first trailer when I bought it four years ago from a guy on Craigslist. The insurance company paid me almost twice what I paid for that trailer originally and we got a LOT of use out of it during that time.
The best part of any new acquisition is watching the goats inspect it. The entire trailer was crawling with goats as all ten of them swarmed over it and started inspecting every inch and nibbling on the lights and paintwork. Phil spent a lot of time wrapping and concealing the wires to make them as goat-proof as possible. Of course, the very first thing that happened after we pulled up was we lost our temporary license plate. No sooner had we come to a halt than Delilah snatched it, yanked it right off, and started eating it. We rescued it before it was completely devoured and it will reside in the glove box until such time as we can get a less edible permanent plate.