Today the goats seem much calmer than when they first got here yesterday. The honeysuckle and wild roses they really love are pretty much gone. Now they're meandering around the yard, eating this and that.
Jane has calmed down too. At first she ran back and forth along the goat fence. Then she just sat and watched them. Jane is normally pretty shy around new people but she really likes Alix, the goatherd. Jane has been dividing her time between sitting near me and sitting near Alix. (should I be jealous?) Now I don't even see Jane. I think she might have gone around front to watch for squirrels, the crazy dog.
The goats seem to like standing on top of things. They stand on the front steps of the shed and on the compost bin. I guess it helps them reach leaves that are up higher. They have a clever technique for eating taller plants: one goat will rear up and knock it down with its hooves. Then the others all rush over and grab it before it can spring back up.
They've been trying to eat the bamboo but they can't really get anywhere with it. They eat a few leaves and do basically no damage to the plant. I think the stalks are too tough. Oh, looks like they found a patch of honeysuckle growing in the bamboo. No wonder they're trying to pull the bamboo down.
I love your documentation of the goats! I would love to have them come to our house too. My dog Simon would probably go bananas.