I figured this would happen sooner or later. Tess, who has been timid with the goats, decided she'd had enough. She needed to take charge. She was eating her breakfast without causing anyone any trouble, while I was feeding the little girls and getting ready to milk Edna. Edna decided that she didn't want to wait for me to get her breakfast set up on the milk stand and assumed that Tess would be willing to share. Edna has done this before and usually Tess backs up and looks mournfully at me. Not today, she reached over and mouthed Edna's ear. Edna came running to me so I could check out her ear and make sure it was still there. It was, no breaks in the skin, no damage. Edna didn't learn her lesson though and headed back to Tess's feed bucket. This time Tess chased her out of the barn. Edna stood outside an cried at me then finally slunk along the side of the barn wall and jumped on the milk stand.
Later I let the little girls out of their stall and Tess decided she need to try out her new found skill, "goat intimidation". Nothing really serious, but she found out if she laid her ears back and took a few steps towards the impinging goat, the goat ran away. She seemed quite pleased with herself and tired of it. When I left the barn they were all by the picnic table. Goats on top, Tess at the side. Blue Belle and Daisy grooming and kissing Tess's face.
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