Yesterday was "road trip" day.
Dr. Becky and I headed out into the countryside to look at a couple
of bucklings. Red haired, blue eyed bucklings that may be candidates for
addition to our breeding stock.
Oh, what adorable little bucklings!
How to chose????
There were two brothers who were predominately red and white.
This one was our favorite.
He has great markings a great red color.
But then, there were these two fellows.
And the one on the left captured our hearts.
Although he is not as red,
his parents were both small and his mother has long hair...
a trait that none of our current breeding stock possess.
If only the decision was between those two.
No, we had to further complicate the matter by considering
this handsome yearling.
For now, he's called Shakespeare
(perhaps because of his beard).
He is a moon-spotted reddish/tan and white buck...
quite a handsome chap, I think.
Unfortunately, at the present time, we only have housing
for one more buck.
We could, of course, fence off another goat yard and add
some more houses...
(something I promised Hubbs we would be done with for a while!)
What to do??? What to do????
While we were pondering which goat we liked the best,
Dr. Becky castrated Shakespeare's friend...
Here he is under anesthesia....
Here he is under anesthesia....
If you are interested in viewing a rather graphic video of the procedure,
[I am posting this only for educational purposes...
not many ever get to see this done.
(Be warned...I mean seriously graphic,ok?)
(bloody, gorey......yucky stuff, ok?)
(Don't let curiosity get you if you might be offended, ok?)
OK, you have been warned.]
you can watch it HERE....
(but no complaining about how graphic it is)
He tolerated the procedure well...
And will spend his convalescence in a dog kennel with a kitty nurse.
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I do believe that the title of this post included "Ducks", however.
Well, there were these 4 ducks in a pen,
on that same farm, that need a home.
on that same farm, that need a home.
And what better home than the Bee Haven Acres pond
with Methuselah and his 17 buddies!
Yes, these four ducks will be coming to the farm when we
go to pick up our new buck(s).
(Stay tuned for further updates to this story.)
Comments
Please ask Dr. Becky why she uses the drill to twist? She ends up cutting it off anyway.
As for your new buck---hard decision! If you're really wanting a true red, you couldn't pick the cutie with the long-haired momma could you (since she's b/w)?
Shakespeare is very handsome, but is he friendly? Kids are just soooooo cute. I don't envy you the decision.
Excellent post and thanks for sharing that video. Dr. Becky sure is good at her job. Confident and quick! What is the blue we see in his recovery photos? Blue Kote?
I'm really fond of the yearling, he's beautiful. It sure will be a difficult choice if you can only have just one!
That blue is an OR towel...just holding the sponge in place until he wakes up. By that time, there will be no more bleeding.
Thanks for leaving a message....and Happy New Year to you!!
Bev
"Jack"... "it's easier to ask for forgivness then permission!" lol!
hugz
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