Adjustment

The adjustment period did not last as long as I thought it would. It does seem to me that the goats are settling in just fine. I even saw the girls laying down which means they are starting to relax. They still have their moments of fighting with Bill. Cinderella was trying to head butt Bill through the gates, which was a funny sight. They are acting like things are going to be fine, so I am going to leave them alone and let them stay in there with Bill. It is fun to watch right now. 

New Place

I saw Raven up high on a roost in the shop one morning. As I looked closer, I saw some eggs up there, too. I just thought, well, that has not happened in a while. I do not know who laid those eggs, but it sure does crack me up to see where the eggs get laid. This world with all of these animals is just like waking up to something new every day. I guess they do not know I am not good with new things, but I do it for them. 

Tinkerbelle and Chickens

The chickens have always been around Tinkerbelle and Cinderella, so they all know each other. Tinkerbelle and Bill have been picking up the slack since Ted is gone with the chickens getting on their backs to fly up to the roost. It did do my heart some good to see that the chickens are still going to have their way of getting on the roost. I am hoping all of this works out and the goats will be fine in there with Bill.  

Foxy Roxy

That Foxy Roxy is a mess. I know I did this to them in teaching them to not fear me, but for some reason, that girl likes to be on my head. She got up there and I swear she was trying to give me a scalp massage. It did not feel well with those claws on my head. It took a bit, but I finally got her off my head. She is such a funny little hen. I am sure we will go through this again at some point. 

Moving Goats

Ronnie and I decided to move Tinkerbelle and Cinderella in with Bill. We did let Bill decompress for a couple of days, but I did not want Bill to be in there alone. That is how my mind works. I do not want any of these animals to feel alone. I know Tinkerbelle is getting older and Cinderella will need to have a friend when she is gone, so I thought this would be the best option. Ronnie got the gates opened so the goats could go across the way and into the bigger pen. Moving fainting goats is not an easy task. Cinderella was not having it and she kept freezing up. Tinkerbelle even was frozen up a time or two. It was quite the challenge, but we finally made it and got it done. I will say the whole farm was agitated and running around because of the change. All of the other animals were watching and running around anxiously. It was a sight. Once both goats got over there and Bill introduced himself, things did not go really well. The girls were not liking him at all. I almost put them back where they usually were but decided to leave them for a day or two and see how things went. If things did not calm down, I would move them back and make another plan. I know change is hard for everyone, so there needs to be time to adjust. We will see what happens. 

Right Up on Me

Ursula is like my baby. She has to be beside me all the time when I am home. Ronnie has told me that she sits at the front door crying from about 2:30pm until I get home. I think she knows I rescued her and she is so grateful. If I am sitting anywhere, she wants to be right up on me. I mean right up on me. She gets so comfortable. I am glad she is here. Ursula is happy where she is, that is obvious. 

Checking for Eggs

Let me tell you; sometimes you can look in certain places over and over for eggs and when you stop looking for them in a particular spot, that is where they will start to lay them again. Those chickens know what they are doing. I had stopped looking in the fainting goat pen for eggs, but I saw a lone egg just hanging out there and so when I went to pick it up, I found two dozen more eggs laying there. I could not believe my eyes, but it was there. So, let the egg hunt daily start again because that is where we are.