Powerful Goats · Sunday October 23, 2011 by Julie
Last week, I visited Bob to see his goats, and he said, “They went into heat late this year.”
I nodded. Goats wait for the first cold weather, which wasn’t until September. Their gestation period is five months.
Bob pushed his glasses up his nose and leaned on the fence. “Yep,” he said. “It means they’ll kid in mid-February. So, there’s going to be an Arctic storm in mid-February.”
I raised my eyebrows. Really? But okay, no need to argue.
This week I went back. “You seen the paper?” he asked.
“Nope,” I said.
“Well, they confirm what my goats already predicted. Bad weather in February.”
