Sunday, March 28, 2010

First Day New-Hire Orientation

After getting used to new smells and listening to the Great White Willabeest bark at frogs all night long, the newbies were a little nervous on their first day of work. They were hesitant to leave the safety of their Goat Grotto.

Their new-hire orientation started with a thorough inspection of the facilities. I reassured them that a work order for a fresh coat of paint has been submitted to the maintenance department. They approved.

Next, a tour of the grounds. They liked the temporary location in the pasture but were delighted to see that their future home will have plenty of shrubs and trees to browse.

They were anxious to meet the existing staff.

They had lots of questions including "What are those little creatures making all the noise and is that giant, white beast over there going to eat us"? The Golden Girls explained what chickens were and assured them Willa was harmless.

They found that hard to believe by the looks of her.

But eventually, they found the courage to approach and introduce themselves.

Willa, having spent her youth with goats, was more than a little overjoyed to meet their aquaintance. So when they came near she lept to her feet, stood on her hind legs with her paws on the fence and shouted "Hi! Hello! How are you?! I'm so happy to meet you! We'll be bestest friends! I love you and I'm going to protect you!"

We found them about an acre away in the opposite corner of the pasture where they politely declined the need for her protection. "We're good", they said. "And, uh, we'll start working over here if you don't mind."

I might need to schedule some interpersonal skills training for Willa...

In the mean time don't forget to enter the Name the Newbies Contest. You can enter as often as you like.
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11 comments:

Linda said...

How about June, Wally, and Beaver. As in Leave it to Beaver family?

Mom L said...

What a delightful story! And they are all beautiful...they'll get used to Willa. Eventually. Maybe.

Nancy in Iowa

Callie Brady said...

Willa is a dear. Poor silly goats. They will adjust soon, hopefully.

Crosswinds Farm said...

Awww, poor Willa.

John Going Gently said...

is that the goat whisperer in the last photo?

Treasia Stepp said...

They are so cute and adorable. I still haven't thought of any names yet.

Terri said...

Poor babies - they are precious and adorable! :) They'll get used to all of their fellow farm-dwellers in time, I'm sure!

thecrazysheeplady said...

Oh, they are adorable!!!

Anonymous said...

Seriously, you and Kammy over at Small House in the Country need to get together and write a book about animals. Loved the story;-)

Blessings, Jilly

Dianne MacDonald said...

I had goats a long time ago and they are sooo entertaining...maybe even more than the sheep (shhh..don't tell my sheep I said that) and they are excellent on the brush clearing detail.

Unknown said...

Goat humor on the farm always provides a good laugh but never ever leave them unattended outside of the fenced area as they are very, very sneaky....you will see the pretty flower and then the pretty flower is GONE! Of course I am not speaking from experience;)