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Barnyard Buddies:  goat hung himself :(  |
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
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 Posted - Aug 11 2012 : 7:37:42 PM
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Oh gosh, got home from a horse show today to find one of our goats (boy) hanging from one of our hay feeders. Felt so bad, but really glad the kids weren't the one to find him. Totally one of those instances where we learned a huge lesson about goats and what they can get into. I really don't think there are any small lessons on a farm. :(
--* FarmMilkMama *--
Farmgirl Sister #1086
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Everyone else is already taken.
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YakLady
True Blue Farmgirl
652 Posts
Natalie
Montana
USA
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Posted - Aug 11 2012 : 8:13:15 PM
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Oh man :( I'm so sorry Amy. I've lost goats, too- it's the worst. It's actually part of why I sold out of them. I just couldn't handle it anymore. I'm glad your kids didn't see it, though, that's for sure.
Life's full of tough lessons when you're raising animals.
~Hen 4316~ Just a farmgirl in Western Montana.
Starting a family and raising Tibetan Yaks, Highland cattle, Laying hens, Muscovy ducks, Silver Fox rabbits, and a few dogs. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Winter Haven
Florida
USA
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KansasFarmMomma
True Blue Farmgirl
91 Posts
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Posted - Aug 12 2012 : 12:18:34 PM
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Ugh I am so sorry. I would 100% agree with you that there are no small lessons on a farm. Animals in general...if there is a way to get hurt, they will find it! I hope that you don't have to go through any more of these kind of lessons! I would rather have lessons that hurt my wallet rather than my animals.
Nicole
Farmgirl # 4209
Skunk Creek Ranch
Bear Paw Equine Photography
Kansas Happy Homemaker Blog
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2012 : 12:19:50 PM
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oh amy i am so sorry. i just this very minute put the kids separate from moms. the kids are in with open hay mangers. i am going right now to stop it from happening here.
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 12 2012 : 1:53:02 PM
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Amy, I am so sorry.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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SandraM
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
Sandra
Coldwater
Michigan
USA
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
1205 Posts
April
New Prague
MN
USA
1205 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2012 : 06:22:42 AM
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Oh nuts! I'm so sorry Amy. How devastating. Hope you all are having a better day today.
~hugs,
April
Playing in the Sonshine
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
2804 Posts
grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
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showthemlove
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Vanessa
Vermillion
SD
USA
50 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2012 : 4:26:43 PM
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I really feel for you. I lost a baby goat one time in the rain and she fell in a water dish. Mama couldn't help. I probably missed it by 5 minutes. I tried cpr and everything. You sure do live deep when you have livestock (and other living creatures).
I have tears for you.
I love the upper Midwest! |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
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kelly22
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
Kelly
Monmouth
Oregon
USA
19 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2012 : 4:08:30 PM
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so sad. may i ask if he had horns?
~Kelly...raising 4 free range sons on our 65 acre sustainable farm |
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
2027 Posts |
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kelly22
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
Kelly
Monmouth
Oregon
USA
19 Posts |
Posted - Aug 18 2012 : 2:20:40 PM
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I asked because we used to have problems with their horns getting tangled and we had lots of near disaters such as this. We now disbud at 2-3 weeks. We now have only one doe left that has horns and it is such a peace of mind for us.
(((hugs)))
~Kelly...raising 4 free range sons on our 65 acre sustainable farm |
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13620 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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wooliespinner
True Blue Farmgirl
1311 Posts
Linda
Manchester
Ohio
1311 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2012 : 10:42:19 AM
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So sorry Amy. Hugs.
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
Nubian Dairy Goats |
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
2027 Posts |
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Bella
True Blue Farmgirl
274 Posts
Karen
USA
274 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2012 : 6:43:13 PM
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Amy,
My heart goes out to you. I am so very sorry.
"Just living is not enough, said the butterfly. One must have freedom, sunshine and a little flower." -Hans Christian Anderson |
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cheeselady
Farmgirl in Training
33 Posts
michele
waxhaw
NC
USA
33 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2012 : 6:53:43 PM
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A goat is like 200 pound two year old, they are strong enough to get in to all kinds of trouble. Walk around your farm as if you are baby proofing the place. Hard to do when they are always working to surprise you. I learn something new every year.
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Barnyard Buddies: goat hung himself :( |
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goat hung himself :(
