Other than the sticker burrs, everything is doing well. The little goats keep wandering through the fence to eat the "good stuff" on the other side, but they keep coming back to be with the herd. They don't always come when "called", but "mom" doesn't come when they call her, either! They don't go far, and need to "touch base" frequently, so we don't worry.
The goats are going to get a bath today. We made shampoo soap bars for sale, and we're going to try them out today. "Should" be fun.
As for sticker burrs, we think we've gotten them all out of the pasture, but somehow the sheep keep finding more! It's getting to be a burden, catching them to pull out the burrs. I've been tempted to take a seam ripper out to the farm to cut the wool away from the burrs. But since this is our first year with sheep, we don't want to damage the wool for when we shear next spring.
Speaking of wool, the sheep seem to be so hot right now. It's still very hot, and will be, here in Maryland, for many more weeks to months. I know the sheep will be warm this winter, but we don't want to have them overheat before winter gets here! Our saga will continue.....
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