goatgurl
Herd Master
thought it was important for all of you to see what a bad case of testosterone poisoning looks like in dairy goats so you can take precautions with your bucks. what started out as a 165# buck yesterday morning ended up almost dead by yesterday evening. there was a less than 2inch gap between the steel t post and the corner of the barn and he worked at it until, well i'll just show you.
I have no idea how long he had been trapped like that but by looking at him it must have been all day. he was talking trash to a young lady when I left for town like he always does. he looked like a sucked orange when I found him and was unable to stand when I tried to get him loose. also had to remove the cattle panel that was fixed to the pen to make it strong enough for him not to ride over or down. thank heavens str#1 lives close to me and was able to get here quickly. it took both of us to pull and bend the fence post away from the barn more and it took both of us to get him up and out of that mess. first order of business was to get him water and check him out for injuries. he stood wobbling and peeing for almost 5 minuites, poor guy. second thing was to look him over, feel joints and watch him walk as best he could. next came a shot of banamine because I knew he was going to be stove up by this morning. this is what happens to an absolutely sweet, sane baby boy then fall comes and testosterone takes over. today he is really stiff and sore but is able to get around slowly. his mean mama put his feed in one place, his hay in another and his water is a third so he will have to move around some to work the soreness out. I guess i'm going to have to put him in a padded cell with 8 ft high walls and a solid ceiling to keep him out of trouble. I guess the only good news is that he wasn't able to breed the doe that was in heat.
I have no idea how long he had been trapped like that but by looking at him it must have been all day. he was talking trash to a young lady when I left for town like he always does. he looked like a sucked orange when I found him and was unable to stand when I tried to get him loose. also had to remove the cattle panel that was fixed to the pen to make it strong enough for him not to ride over or down. thank heavens str#1 lives close to me and was able to get here quickly. it took both of us to pull and bend the fence post away from the barn more and it took both of us to get him up and out of that mess. first order of business was to get him water and check him out for injuries. he stood wobbling and peeing for almost 5 minuites, poor guy. second thing was to look him over, feel joints and watch him walk as best he could. next came a shot of banamine because I knew he was going to be stove up by this morning. this is what happens to an absolutely sweet, sane baby boy then fall comes and testosterone takes over. today he is really stiff and sore but is able to get around slowly. his mean mama put his feed in one place, his hay in another and his water is a third so he will have to move around some to work the soreness out. I guess i'm going to have to put him in a padded cell with 8 ft high walls and a solid ceiling to keep him out of trouble. I guess the only good news is that he wasn't able to breed the doe that was in heat.
