Disbudding
Today was the day Aurora
was old enough for disbudding.
Dr Fuller in
Gate City was so gentle
our little goat barely let out a whimper.
We were very impressed with
Dr Fuller's style and operation.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Deb --- Our vet actually sedated the goat kids. I'm not sure what I think of that --- on the one hand, that seems a bit rough on their little bodies. On the other hand, he was very careful and made us wait until they were back to life before going home. I definitely wouldn't want to sedate at home, but I can see why Dr. Fuller did since it allowed him to whip through our goat and six other kids in just a few minutes without a disbudding box or lots of screaming.
Chris --- The boy stayed home because his eventual owner wants him to keep his horns. The herd he'll be living with in two months is all horned, so best not to take away his weapons or he'll get bullied!