“Hello Sabbath”

The moment arrived. I waited patiently outside for the animal mover to show up. The girls were eating hay and blissfully unaware of how their lives were going to change any minute. The animal mover turned out to be just a horse float and Carlos reversed it as far as he could. We had a short conversation and then the girls were led away from the hay and up the ramp into the float. Kiara had to be put on a short rope so she couldn’t move much. The back of the float was closed and we gave them some time to settle before taking off. It was so uneventful and I let out a huge sigh of relief. So much for all my fretting. They were very well behaved. At Carlos,’ the three bulls and seven heifer’s picked up their heads the moment the float arrived. It was late afternoon and there was a cold wind blowing. The goats came up from the paddock and stood to the side watching. Sabbath was in his enclosure and he caught on quickly to the scent of the females. The sound the bulls were making can be described only as a low rumbling. The gate was opened and he was led away to the far side of the enclosure by the ring in his nose all the while making sure the girls knew he was there. They seemed happy enough and after we exchanged the necessary cash, we made our way inside the house out of the wind and had a hot cup of coffee. The wind had stopped blowing by the time we left, but the temperature was still dropping for the night. We left Megan and Carlos with the promise to visit often. I'm really hoping for two female calves - now wouldn't that just be incredible.