Hope that Gunnar recovers. Goats are truly vicious if one is weak or they can take advantage of it...empathy does not exist.
For sure, he had cuts and bruising all up and down his belly and groin area. Bunch of a holes.
Originally Posted by StoneCutter
This is a really interesting thread.
I know nothing about goats. What is a pastern?
It’s like the joint below the dewclaw above the hoof. The dewclaw is almost hitting the ground now
Originally Posted by StoneCutter
That's another term I'm not familiar with is "wethers". What's that mean?
It means boys whose stones are cut off
Reba, I first got that book in the early 90s and had wanted to try pack goats ever since. There’s a few other resources on them out there but that was a great read too.
Do you have any old photos to share?
"For some unfortunates, poisoned by city sidewalks ... the horn of the hunter never winds at all" Robert Ruark, The Horn of the Hunter
