Bella Goat
Meet Bella, the first girl born here on the farm. Most books tell us we should breed her the first year. We think those books are written by and for people who are more interested in profit than kindness. After one of the yearlings that we bought pregnant gave birth to a still born kid, we looked into the practice. Turns out goats who are bread during their first year are much more likely to have serious complications during labor. For one reason or another, they are far more likely to have only one kid. Unfortunately, one kid tends to mean one large kid. Larger than the young goat can safely manage. We plan to breed her next year at about this time. She, unfortunately, has other ideas.
The books warned us about Billy Goats in rut, but they don’t say a thing about girls in heat. Oh my this little thing wants out of where ever she is and into where ever her brother is. That would be a bad idea for many obvious reasons. Since going into heat, she has developed a hatred of her brother’s partner. So much so that I can not leave them alone or they start butting heads. The feeling seems mutual. When they are in their pens, they butt the walls between the two pens every now and then.
Meanwhile, the goat that all the books warn me about just watches as the girls fight over him. Maybe all of those books are written by feminists who want to perpetuate the idea that men are responsible for all things evil. Obviously, the female of the species can be just as demanding as the males (if not more so).
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