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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: seldomseen on February 22, 2011, 08:09:41 am

Title: Watch out for your alpines
Post by: seldomseen on February 22, 2011, 08:09:41 am

yup they do like to climb,  its official,mmmmmm I lost Tamara last yr, well bless her she was only 7 weeks old, I was stood out in them there fields, watching over the goats when I decided to do a head count, just to make sure you understand....mmmm NO Tamara, off I went searching thinking she had fallen to sleep some where or a stray dog had managed to sneak in and take her, guess where I found her, I was going to say I looked high and low, but not quit high enough......that collor came off soon after that and I never put it on again.........

HERE SHE IS 10 foot up a tree

(http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx294/Martathegaot/UPATREE2.gif)

Title: Re: Watch out for your alpines
Post by: Rosemary on February 22, 2011, 08:36:52 am

Ah, bless ;D

Title: Re: Watch out for your alpines
Post by: plumseverywhere on February 22, 2011, 08:57:12 am

 ;D  2 of mine are climbers - savannah is saanenX with probably alpine and is always up a tree, little monkey!

Title: Re: Watch out for your alpines
Post by: wytsend on February 25, 2011, 10:29:34 am

I use collars with the plastic push in clips.  These break under stress, preventing disasters.  Costly on collars but safe.

Title: Re: Watch out for your alpines
Post by: jinglejoys on February 25, 2011, 01:12:49 pm

Ken Brigg's ferels used to climb a tree overhanging the road,walk along the branch,turn round and go back.He knew when they were doing it b ecause he could here the screech of tyres of the cars and tourist buses below ;D

Title: Re: Watch out for your alpines
Post by: little blue on February 25, 2011, 07:23:32 pm

little monkey!!

Title: Re: Watch out for your alpines
Post by: jaykay on February 26, 2011, 07:24:42 am

LOL - good pic  ;D
Our Old English's climb too - up & over 6ft drystone walls, onto the roof of the field shelter..... Sadly for them they don't have a 10ft+ tree to play in  :D

Title: Re: Watch out for your alpines
Post by: maybelle on February 27, 2011, 04:16:47 pm

Wow! Thats high up the tree. I only have pygmys so they dont climb  :)

Title: Re: Watch out for your alpines
Post by: jinglejoys on March 02, 2011, 11:28:12 pm

Quote from: maybelle on February 27, 2011, 04:16:47 pm

Wow! Thats high up the tree. I only have pygmys so they dont climb  :)

You wanna bet!!!!!!!! ;)