Svetlana and the other kids also figured out how to use the trampoline to get to the chicken side. Some of the more agile jump directly onto the trampoline, but two of the kids use the wood pile there to bounce up and over.
It wouldn't be a huge deal, except we have been tossing chicken feed outside on the chicken side- which the goats love to eat. Again, annoying, but not the end of the world if they eat that. Except... we also moved the barrier so the chickens could forage along the garage/get to the front yard.
Last night after supper we heard Gerda (the one goat who can't jump much) calling for the others. They had escaped! We found them before they got too far, and G herded them around the garage while Jaron and I stood strategically to usher them back into the pasture.
Unfortunately, we didn't solve the problem and they ended up out again about a half hour later. This time they did cause damage. 😩
My native prairie plants for the medicinal herb garden...
The plum's leaves are stripped and the apricot is snapped at the base...
Our poor hostas... There used to be hostas every foot and a half in this bed. ðŸ˜
Hostas are tough; they'll recover. I'm so thankful there's a fence around the rest of the orchard or they no doubt would've gotten all our fruit trees. I expected all the berry plants along the fence to be gone, but they must not have noticed them. They aren't super leafy yet.
After they got out that second time, G put up a piece of fence on top of the trampoline between the fence and the goat shed. It kept them where they belong overnight at least. My first task for the day is moving the wood pile. And then come up with a long-term plan for the chicken area/trampoline...
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