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| MR Fluffy |
For the last couple of weeks, I've been heavily investing in the ranch. I have two more big investments in the next couple of weeks, finalizing in August. Getting things ready, prioritizing which livestock, items, or supplies, I should get first is not easy at all. Budgeting my investments is the hardest. I have ensure that both my households are prioritized first, then the ranch. Yes, I have a house here on Guahan, and in the Philippines.
Since last December, I've started investing in livestock, primarily goats. I wanted to get back to the size of my previous goat herd before I sold off to concentrate on Safety School.
After acquiring our herd sire, Fluffy, in December 2012, we have grown to 2 additional bucks, 4 does, and 2 buckling kids. One doe was pregnant when we bought her. So the two bucklings were a welcome addition to the herd.
In March, we added a pair of sheep rams to our ranch. Our purpose was to see if sheep will do good in limestone forest...which are prevalent in Northern Guahan. The past four months, we observed and learned that the sheep are not finicky grazers. They'll eat about anything that's in front of them. However, we noticed that both rams attracted a lot of fly strikes. It was a chore to keep them free of maggots. Almost had to wash them down daily. One ram unfortunately got sick from it requiring a doze of Ivermectin to get him back to health. He is now better and improving daily.
Working with goats and sheep, I prefer goats overall.
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