Goat fence preparations!

After a long winter in tight quarters, the goats finally have an outdoor pasture to browse! They actually have two very nice indoor stalls that can be partly opened for fresh air, but moving to the new place in the middle of winter prevented creating an outdoor area for them. But, during the first week of May after the snow was gone and the ground thawed a little bit, up went the fence!
















Andrew was a great helper, bringing the fence posts to Mark as Mark pounded them in, and then later helped Mark and I haul away the stack of wood that was in their area.





















Before we put the fencing around the posts, we rolled a huge spool into the area...even Jacob got in on the work! These big cable spools are coveted among goat owners as climbing toys...and there were three of them just sitting up by the barn! So we just rolled them down the driveway and into the spot we wanted them!





















In the video clip, Jacob is (I think) attempting a count-down and blast-off...he has never had so much fun helping around the farm!