Higher ground

We are on a hill, but with four inches of rain in twenty four hours we have been looking for higher ground to feed the hay. Didn't even get to put hay out on Wednesday, the rain never let up. Moved a few younger does up to the pond pasture and locked them in the barn. They will try to get back to their herd if I just turn them out, after a few days in their new barn they will accept the new herd and stay put.With all this rain comes more mud, I've had enough mud. It's hard to make sure every one gets fed in this weather, they will pack in the barns and not come out. It takes most of my day just to make sure they are all okay. Need to get started shearing the doe kids from last year, the fleeces are just right, got to get a break in the weather, I will have to pen the shorn ones so they don't get pushed out in the rain. Goats are just like people, just can't except the different ones, once they are shorn, the pecking order starts over.There is always one that is the weakest in the pecking order in every flock, if you bring in a new goat she becomes the new weakest link. New chicks are getting along fine, read in Acres magazine that eggs from game hens are more flavorsome than eggs from other breeds. They are also the best setters and mothers, don't mess with a game hen with chicks, she'll take your head off.