Mini goat playground

Goat playground! This looks like a super simple setup that would be fun for heaps of different animals, as well as kids!

A group of volunteers from Lloyds bank came to the farm today as part of 'Give and Gain Day', when businesses send their staff out of the office for the day to help in community projects. The young goats needed a new play structure to jump all over. We had a lot of timber left over from a volunteer day earlier in the week (kindly provided by Skanska engineering), so the Lloyds folks put together a couple of platforms and ramps for the kids to climb about on. I oversaw it, but the group…

No it's not one of those 1001 piece sets for kids, but for my goat kids. I have been working on this project for a few weeks and it has been a fun one. I have been scrounging up supplies for the past month to make this goat jungle gym, and the only cost was $13.00 for nails and staples. I am going to paint it red this summer to match the chicken coop. Right now it looks a little bit hillbilly and we like to keep things cute around Rainy Day Farm. (just a side note, the green thing in the…

Brooke Giannetti on Instagram: "Goat school…. Our five little Nigerians are getting settled to life @patinameadow! These sweet babies will become part of our brush clearance crew so it’s important to be able to lead them to different areas on the farm in the morning and back to the barn at night. With that in mind, I’m training them to follow me when I chime the triangle. Of course, with baby goats, training is always interrupted with playtime and a few shenanigans! xx Brooke •…