Claire

Things die on the farm, I get that. Everytime we have someone watch our animals that is the first thing I remind them. That doesn't make it any easier. It has been a rough morning. I am not going to go into great detail, but Claire, my favorite pygora, died during the night. I am devestated and feeling pretty guilty. I have two other goats bawling in the pen because they know she is missing and that makes it harder. Claire was a clown and loved to play, the other two, not so much.

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  1. Cary ~ My Wool Mitten at Serenity FarmsMarch 3, 2012 at 10:52 AM

    Oh Renee, I'm so very sorry to hear your sad news! It will be a long weekend for you ;( Thinking of you, hugs

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  2. OurCrazyFarmMarch 4, 2012 at 5:17 AM

    I'm so sorry, Renee. These critters become very special.

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  3. UnknownMarch 4, 2012 at 6:32 AM

    Thanks ladies!

    It is amazing how attached I get to these silly creatures. Life will go on as it always does. Now I have to research "goat mourning" as I have two kids who looked to Claire as "mom", one has cried so much she lost her voice this morning.

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