In Time Out

While getting those first moms moved was easy and everyone had been getting along, that changed.

Antigone lounging before I brought the soon-to-be moms over.

Antigone and Perdita really act like sisters who can’t get along.

Antigone and Perdita

I could not get Antigone to quit picking on Perdita.

Honestly, I shouldn’t be too surprised because she hasn’t been with the herd for four months–she’s been pampered with Xerxes in the buck room.

She was fighting so much and so hard that she was panting and coughing.  I thought she was going to have a heart attack or send herself into labor a month early.  I decided to put her in the garage for a little bit.  I had just put Tux back in there because I needed to put a dose of Revolution on him for the ear mites.

Tux

Antigone was so hopped up on whatever that she tossed her head at him and threatened him and stomped at him.  I finally shut her in the buck room for a time out.

Later, I brought her back out to try and get her back to getting along.  She did do better, but then she was right back after Perdita.

She ended up with scraped up horn pads

I finally shut her in the Love Shack.  And I added Caroline.  They seem to be doing well together, and Caroline is trying to eat all the food so Antigone can’t get it.

Antogine and Caroline

It might work out well for both of them.

Moving Moms-to Be

You might recall that I had Caroline, Antigone, Penelope and Victoria on the front pasture.

Caroline and Victoria

Penelope

I decided I was going to bring over three more girls–the first ones due–for right now.

Onyx, Purl, and Perdita

Onyx was hanging out by the gate, so she was easy to bring over.

Onyx is due on the 11th

Then Perdita was checking out what was going on, so I pulled her over.

Perdita is my only first timer

I had to go grab Purl, but she was also pretty easy to lead across the barnyard and in with the other girls.

Purl

The only goat who was difficult was Dolly.  Honestly. She was a brat,

Dolly looking sweet using Pluto as a pillow

but I got her over there. I want to make sure she is able to keep getting her extra sweet feed.

eating her sweet feed

So, it seems like things went well.  But that’s not the whole story.

Friday’s Photo Dump

Well, here we are at another weekend.  I can’t believe how quickly time flies.  Next week is already our spring conference week, which makes the farm work a lot more challenging, but we’ll survive.  I’ll spend this weekend trying to get everything ready to make the work easier.

2TC

Tux was not sure about the milk room and Victoria

Ms. Goose

Sky

LilyAnn (and Daisy behind)

Pluto

Herbie, my little love bug

Maybeline and Odie

Onyx

Ostara

Salem

Ava

Rosie

Tiger

Hope you have a great weekend!