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| "Waiting For the Bus" |
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| "The Eating Never Stops" |
"All Aboard!" Get On! Get In! Get Off!" This time of year there is a lot of goat shuffling going on. Some are moved so the fence can be taken up, mowed under and reset. Some are moved because they are being weaned. Bucklings must be separated from doelings before "practicing" becomes the real thing. Weaned moms are taken to a quite place to begin the recovery process and get prepared for the next breeding season. Mature bucks need to be far away from the girls for the next couple of months. All of this moving makes for a challenging "chess" game from one pasture to another.
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| "Key Player in Every Move" |
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| "Checking Out the New Digs" |
Fence supplies, catch pen panels, water pans and mineral feeders have to be inventoried and moved to the correct pasture. Key players in all this moving are the large guard dogs. Some are more mature and do fine on their own while other younger dogs work better in pairs. Just another piece of the puzzle that is goat farming.
We are doing vegetative management on several nearby farms and the property owners needs and wishes are a factor in how the goats are dispersed. Some prefer female goats and others don't want dogs. What ever the combination it is always a pleasure to watch goats turned into a "new" spot.
