Thank you so much for your kind words. Yes, I did everything I could and most of all I did it with a lot of love for the animals and reverence for the new life.

Indeed, animals need more than care, they also need special care. That is why I also said about your plans with the goats, you must think about it very carefully, the satisfaction of the animals and the shepherd will not come from just owning the goats. Other activities (like dedicated steeming, for example) would have to take a back seat to that.

Well, after the emotionally horrible last year, I didn't have to have that experience. Still, it was an important experience. We have a phrase in German: "What does not kill us, strengthens us."
And so it is. I now know even more precisely what I want (and can): I want the sheep!

Happy New Year to you, too!