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10-20-2016, 08:57 PM
The goat on the left with the orange collar is Cruiser. He is 8 and still packing despite peculiar hip/back leg movements that do not appear to cause him any pain. He was always my class clown and keeps me laughing. He is what you call an "in your face goat" and since he is tall enough to be in my face sometimes I cannot see what I am doing. He curiosity runs deep. One night it was dark and I did not realize how very close he was, he stuck his tongue in my mouth trying to get a piece of licorice I was chewing on. I laughed so hard I fell over on him.
He grew tall quickly. He tried once to walk between my knees like he did when he was little shorter. He got half way under me, knocked me off balance and I fell over on him. He walked away with me on his back before I figured the only way off was to roll to the ground.
One thing about these big Obers, I don't think their joints last as long as the smaller 190lbs goats.
Crusier is 226lbs at 38in tall. Scout in the blue weighed 270lbs and was 39inches tall. They all have had joint problems. Hobbs lived over 10 years but he was slim with the tall wide dairy like hips that gave out on him.
He grew tall quickly. He tried once to walk between my knees like he did when he was little shorter. He got half way under me, knocked me off balance and I fell over on him. He walked away with me on his back before I figured the only way off was to roll to the ground.
One thing about these big Obers, I don't think their joints last as long as the smaller 190lbs goats.
Crusier is 226lbs at 38in tall. Scout in the blue weighed 270lbs and was 39inches tall. They all have had joint problems. Hobbs lived over 10 years but he was slim with the tall wide dairy like hips that gave out on him.