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An update: Rachel seems to be okay with her current situation. A cattle panel fence separates her from the goats, and neither species seems to be eager to mix with the other. Rach continues to enjoy head rubs and eats with great enthusiasm. Since she seems okay, I have decided, at least for...

Rachel now has a private "suite" --a shed all to herself. She and the goats are separated by a cattle panel fence. They seem to have no interest in each other. And, I second what you say about Katahdins being great pets. We had Suffolks when I was a kid, and the main reason I chose Katahdins...

Rachel has settled down quite a bit. She seems as normal as she ever has :). Rach is my "puppy" sheep. I got her as Betsy's companion, but Bets detested her so much that Rach spent her first days here in a giant dog crate. All my sheep and goats have collars, and Rach will actually walk well on...

I've seen that some folks put tennis balls on their goats' horns. I think those would slide off pretty easily. Plus, even without "spearing" her, they could head butt and hurt her. She's bigger than them, and MIGHT be able to hold her own. I just don't know. Maybe she's just working out her...

Thank you for condolences. A neighbor just came out and helped me move Betsy's body into a secure metal container so predators wouldn't ravage her. Poor Rachel was so distraught when we were moving Betsy's body and has been running up and down the fence line. She keeps leaning into me and...

Only one of my two Katahdin ewes was waiting at the fence line for me when I went out to do chores this morning. I knew what I would find in the shed when I didn't hear her call. Betsy, who ate hay last night and got head rubs yesterday, was lying dead inside the building. At least, she died...