how long has it been? maybe since November? give or take? that i have needed to reintegrate the seperated does? a long time. but i was afraid. Today it's done. and it was not without some comotion, but everything is just ok. This morning early, i undid the gate that was seperating the two front pens. and it was sudden. Sudden could not be avoided. opening a gate is opening a gate.
so there was a great rushing back and forth through the Corridor behind the Albatros. there was some "shock". the two little ones (who really aren't so little anymore) had finally gotten their wish and were amazed and calling for their mothers. but Goat mothers can't really do a lot for their kids. They can stand with them. but that's about it. it's the kid's work to stay close to the mother. interesting. and the big Surprise of the Day was that it seems that Snowbunny has abdicated her position as Enforcer of the herd. I never guessed. and amazingly, it's not OOna, second in line. She was not a player today at all. It was Onday. who Was 3rd and is now First.
here, taking a break, she looks so innocent. Not. she was rough. she was relentless. while they were all in the Front Pens, she battered Lucky Star. would not let her move from whichever corner Lucky Star ended up in. No Moving. Stand There. and interestingly enough, Magic was her right hand Goat. Who would have ever guessed that. no one. there is mystery in their minds. But also, the good thing to see was that no one was into stressing the two young ones. i'd worried about that. But it's a non issue. Good to Know. Carolyn, the other seperated doe met with very little attention.
Just Lucky Star. Once i'd moved all of them to the Back (an Event) (but not as hard as i'd imagined)
Lucky Star had to stay away. She could not come to the food bowls.
she could drink water. but not come to the food bowls. as we see here, she is not a small Goat. and the only reason for her position in this herd i guess is that she was Brought into it, not Born into it but it has been YEARS. you'd think they'd get over that. Not.
the Enforcer, who looked so innocent in the pic above, Enforced. Period. No food bowl. i fed her by hand.
the little girls love it back in the Way Back. Room to Run. Fast. really really Fast. and they did.
There are a lot of things to record in Each Goat's Ethogram. i'll do that tomorrow as i watch them more.
and amidst it all, the final scrap was added. a setting Moon. just right. just perfect. now for those Crows.
