Blotchy was a good investment all around. First, the kids learned how to care for animals. Two, you know what your goat ate. Three, you get to learn a new skill set in butchering your own meat. So what if a few mistakes were made along the way. You learned and that is what matters in the grand scheme of things. Four, you now have meat and stock in your freezer for the winter. Five, your family got to enjoy the fruits of their labours in the tasty meal that mom cooked. Congratulations on the progress being made!