The girls have had their usual access to the main pasture restricted in order that it can grow into hay for the winter. In past years, the smaller area assigned to them was adequate.
This year however they have eaten the grass down more quickly.
Today I noticed that two of the girls were "living life on the wrong side of the fence" and munching on the grass that we are trying to grow.
It became apparent that we would need to move the girls onto the new pasture we created for the guys, and move the guys to another area.
We started by moving the most of the girls into the paddock close to the barn, leaving the two strays in the pasture.
It wasn't long before our resident "drama queen", in her efforts to join the rest of the herd stuck her head through the fence and got caught. A fence tool is a wonderful invention and we had her cut free in no time.
Next step was the move.
We removed the boys from their new pasture and secured them in the barn. Then we escorted the gals and cria in groups of six to the new lush pasture that the boys have vacated.
With the help of Michelle, Kailin and Mikhail the move went smoothly. We have happy girls.
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