Together at Last
November 26th, 2014 · No Comments · Posted in farming
For the first time since arriving on the farm a year ago, our boy goat–Tigger–has finally met his better half.
Tigger was in a crazy sort of rut lately as the sheep he’s been living with came into heat. It was time to put the ewes with the rams. Tigger was heart broken, but soon found himself with our two girl goats, Dolly and Tanner.
Tigger’s demeanor changed dramatically. Where he was constantly growling, peeing on himself and pawing at the sheep, he is now the picture of calm. And after a brief period of adjustment on the ladies’ part, the three of them seem to be getting along famously.
Tigger is still the insatiable boy in the family. He wolfs down his morning feed, then tries to stick his head in the girls’ buckets. Hopefully, Tigger will get his priorities straight and start making babies.
The only issue now is a big nor’easter bearing down on our part of the countr, threatening up to a foot of snow. The goats are stuck in a far corner of the orchard. I was out before dawn this morning moving fences so we can return the goats to their winter quarters close to the house.
It promises to be a busy day.
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