Another Herd Sold

P&CW Farm's myotonic goats leave for Oliver Springs, Tennessee.

This afternoon the remnants of our fainter herd hit the trail. We sent Mary and her pals off in the care of a nice couple named Joanne and Hugh, to a farm that's already fenced and cross-fenced--it just needs some goats and now a livestock guardian. They'll make a pretty herd over time, as they have the peach-and-white buck Brad Pitt and the sturdy tri-color buck Joshua who originally moved here from Mt. Juliet. The other goat who also came here from Mt. Juliet, Mitzi, went with Joshua--although her kid Josie stayed behind with Cocoa's kid LA (or Lisa) because the latter two are scheduled to move to Portland to be with Todd (now Toby) and Kendall. Both of our Numbers girls and their pal Sarah left today, along with Sarah's yearling Carla. Oh yes, and Feenster was in the truck as well.

Now that the grass is lush and green and we've made it through the thin cold days of winter we sold the little goats to give us time. Once Josie and LA move, we'll be down to a manageable herd of three does and the sole buck Midnight Hank.

Poor Hank, he has spent the last several days knocking heads with Brad and Joshua, enough so that he seemed to forget to miss his does--moved away from him as they should soon kid. I'll have to figure out how to keep him occupied. Maybe he'll adjust to a work schedule of consistent mowing--all that grazing might get his mind off of the gals.

Although I will miss the characters so many of those goats were to me, these sun-filled days give me plenty of chores to keep me occupied so soon they should be just happy memories.