My lovely wife had a brilliant idea. Now when I hear the words “I’ve been thinking” issue from the mouth of one of the women in my life ... I run for cover. Usually, no good can come of hearing those words. I will also point out that what usually follows that particular conversational opening gambit is a good idea. In this instance, my wife’s excellent idea was to build something that the goats can climb on.
We had some old unused cement bricks on the property that were simply being used as free accommodation for scorpions. These bricks were simply stacked to make a series of steps (kind of like a ziggurat), that the goats can climb and jump off. This turned out to be an immensely pleasurable experience for the goats. We had two little kids who really wanted to help (by climbing on each brick as it was placed and jumping into and out of the wheelbarrow). When it was finished, the goats got stuck in and tried out their new toy.
It seems that the ziggurat is also a good way for the goats to wear their hooves down ... but not enough that they don’t need to be trimmed!
Later on the weekend, we went and picked up three large tree stumps and arranged them in the paddock so that the girls could jump from the ziggurat to the stumps.
As soon as the stumps were in place, the goats started climbing on them and jumping from stump to stump. I also noticed that they like kneeling on the stumps and nibbling the edges as well as using the stumps as a great way to get to those itchy spots on their heads that they just can’t reach.
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