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Why wouldn't it be a good idea to buy a Toggenburg when you are 7.5 months pregnant? {
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So, we got this goat yesterday. When her previous owner was here, she was nervous about being in a new place, but all in all, she was fairly well behaved. Last night dh, the kids and I went down to the neighbor's house to milk her. She did fine while her grain bucket was full, but after it was empty, she started kicking and stepping in her milk. I was not even halfway done at that point. She got her udder soaked from splashing around in the milk, and I couldn't get a good grip on her teat, not that she would let me. Her previous owner told me that if she started giving me a really hard time to go ahead and stop milking her and by the morning she would be uncomfortable enough to behave like a proper lady. So, after trying for ten or so minutes to get her calmed down we decided to come back in the morning. This morning we arrive at 6:00am and she comes running to the gate. I think to myself, "Great! She is ready to behave!" Ha Ha Ha! We couldn't catch the beast! We tried for 45 minutes to catch her. We were shaking the grain bucket, talking to her sweetly, trying to herd her with long sticks, nothing worked! Now remember, I am 7.5 months pregnant, so I am not all that quick, but dh was helping me, he is quick, and handsome and charming. If he were talking to me like that and shaking a bucket with one of my favorite treats in it, I sure would have come running. But we never did get within grabbing distance. I honestly don't know how she was running so fast, her udder was quite full. But run she did. It got to the point where we had to leave because dh had to get to work. We never did catch the beast. I will be calling the previous owner to discuss ways of catching her, this can't keep up like this. Dh is also going to be buying a hobble to eliminate the kicking problem if we ever do catch the beast. Toggenburg 2 People 0 We'll see what the score is this evening! { Post a Comment } { Last Page } { Page 17 of 18 } { Next Page } |
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