We have two goats…. they were very cute when they arrived first at 10 days old, and had to be bottle fed! That was 2 months ago, and now they’ve gotten bigger and most definitely bolder!
Since our move to Redwood, I have totally taken to gardening – the vegetable type gardening, still haven’t gotten around to doing the pretty stuff. Although I have crawled on my hands and knees (and had help from some friends and family too) planting crocus and snowdrops under the trees. (The photo at the top is one of my own! Another hobby I’ve taken up since moving to North Tipperary.)
I am rather proud of what I’ve managed to grow and the fact that for approximately 7 or 8 months of the year we are quite self-sufficient in vegetables. This year, in particular, I have been rather proud of my success with cauliflower, broccoli and brussels sprouts. They really were looking good – but you should see them now!
The turkeys had a good munch on the brussels sprouts last week, but a bit of netting stopped them in their tracks. Then the goats escaped from their field and found the vegetable garden – total devastation of everything in sight! I am not sure if I can retrieve anything at all – they even managed to get the netting off the sprouts. And they’ve also managed to eat the tops of parsnips and beetroot.
I have no idea what goat meat tastes like, but I think I will find out sooner rather than later! Does anyone have any nice goat meat recipes?
On a positive note – at least we know that they’ve been fed very well, on nice, fresh, organic vegetables!
A Year In Redwood 
Awesome blog!
I thought about starting my own blog too but I’m just too lazy so, I guess I‘ll just have to keep checking yours out.
LOL,
I still think the idea of brussel sprouts flavoured turkey could catch on!
Well at least that’s two very happy goats!
Oh…. they were happy… I was fit to be tied tho!