Getting Ready for Goats!

We're very excited! We've been getting ready for the arrival of two new goats!

The two new goats have been de-horned. Like with any farm animal they need to be introduced to the rest of the bunch. Aslan will love and protect anything we allow into the barn yard with us, the geese don't care about anyone or anything and will probably just drive the new goats crazy, but the big deal is having the new goats meet our goats Egglentine and Rosie.

Goats are herd animals, but don't automatically warm up to other goats and accept them into the "herd." Our biggest concern is the fact that Eggie and Rosie were never de-horned whereas the new goats have been. We've been hard at work dividing up the barn and pasture in order to have some sort of control over the meet and greet. The north side of the pasture has been divided from the southern side via an electro-net running down to the barn (pictured below). Ideally the goats all get along and the division can be removed rather quickly, but we'll have to play it by ear!

Hope the new goats can't jump very high!