Showing posts with label goat. Show all posts
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

An electrifying experience...

So, this morning I went to walk the dogs, and I look over at the ram pen (about 12-15 rams, different sizes and ages) and see an animal twitching in the electric fencing...having noticed just prior to this that the buck kid that is supposed to be in there as well is not. So I run over to the battery, pull off a clip to turn the fence off quick, and run to the house and bang on Marie's window and tell her there is an animal in the fence twitching...She comes out of the house, and we go towards the ram pen, and we each are trying to figure out who it was - we had just gotten a new ram (on loan for a year or so) and we both thought it might be him, as he wasn't used to the fencing. Then we realize that it is Marie's oldest ram, Patrick, and one of the biggest, that is tangled real good in the fence. He had the fence wrapped up in his tight two horns as well as way up his one of his back legs, which is bent at a uncomfortable angle. So, we get him untangled, and he tried to stand up, but isn't able to. Marie massages his back legs a while, and then helps him stand up and holds his back side to support him. As she is doing that, the new ram, Otts (pronouced "uutts") smashes into Patrick and Marie head on, so Marie has to wrestle him to the ground to let him know who is boss, and not to do that again! So I held Patrick, and then we manage to get him with support to the barn, so he can recover hopefully!! He is standing when we go out to see him, but he is still weak on the back legs tonight. I of course sprayed Rescue Remedy in his mouth this morning as well. And that back kid?? (No name yet...) We are sure he took full advantage of the fence being occupied, to jump over poor Patrick and escape!! He wants to hang out with his sister, but we don't want him to breed her! So he is keeping Patrick company in the barn, and hasn't escaped yet.