madelynmccabe
Loving the herd life
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Today I was out with my baby goats that I've had for a little over a month now and I went in to eat dinner. When I came back outside I heard some very loud and unusual bleating. I looked out to see my nearly 3 month old baby goat, Maggie, with her head stuck in the fence. She and her friend usually stick their heads out of the fence to eat grass, (even though it's the exact same grass that's inside their pen) and this time her horns were too big. I tried at first to work her head out but that didn't work. I have no idea how she got her head through the tiny square, it seemed to be smaller than the other squares that made up their pen. She was also on her knees which made it much harder. I eventually had to cut her out of the fence with bolt cutters. I gave her a small handful of corn to calm her down since she was pretty scared, but she ate it well, she has been drinking normal too. I'm still a little worried about her though, since I have no idea how long she was stuck for. Just wondering if there should be anything that I should watch for in the next couple of days. I'm a first time goat owner and have never delt with any animals getting their limbs (or head) stuck in anything.
Madelyn
Madelyn