windthread

the decision was made.  Fence ourselves in,  let them Free to help us.

When daughter opened their gate and walked away,  they just stood there,  staring.   And she called them and they hesitated long,  but slowly came out.  They went directly to where the alfalfa bales usually are kept and began there,  eating,  but as time went by,  they wandered.  short forays into the trees, then back.  The hope is that they get used to it,  and just spend their days wandering.  As they did today,  they may go in and out of their Own Forest,  it's where their water is,  and they all went back in today for the late afternoon cud chewing rest time.   But now they have Work.   I had no idea how the buck Goats might perceive this, but they watched quietly.  All was well.

at the top right of the pic  above,  you can see the Goat Boat,  the trailer i had made to bring them from New Mexico.  It's been used as storage for tools,  baby equipment etc.   It needs to be emptied and readyed for use if the need arises.   So this is a portable shed thing.  It will have "walls"… this much today.   It's in the forest between C and the top of the hill of B.  Daughter Jenny loves these kinds of things.