A Fly On The Fence Post

I have a 4-H participant learning at the farm this summer. She has been a big help in the past, even as an eight year old, holding goats while I give medicine or trim hooves. This year she is preparing to show two of the doelings in the breeding category.Julia putting a bit of medicine on Pants' scrape.

Today we tested the goats and her goat herding skills. After I disappeared behind a stall door, she was able to take the goats the full length of the alley to the field we are pasturing in. I would sneak silently behind, hiding from the goats. They are too used to me, and I was messing up all the past morning attempts merely by my presence. Feeding the bucklings

She got all the goats to follow, all the way - on her own. Even I have had trouble with one goat or another, post weaning, so this is an accomplishment for anyone. I was so pleased to see her call the goats to keep them following.

Double high fives were sent all around.