The Conspiracy
Theory – Goats |
Have you ever gone to check on your goats only
to find a few separated from the rest of the herd
or browsing away from the herd? Have you noticed
during feeding that some groups will eat together
and keep the others away? Have you noticed that
when the goats are lounging around in the sun that
there are several that lie together or some that
lounge away from the rest of the herd? I have finally,
after many months of research, determined what is
going on.
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My research only leads to one thing: a conspiracy!
I could swear I overheard a group of goats saying
that if they established an alliance, they could
take over the feeding area, watering area, best
browsing area, or sleeping area. Not ten minutes
later, another group would be discussing establishing
an alliance to take over.
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The conversation might go something like this:
‘If we stick together, we can keep all of
the other goats from eating in the good area until
we have finished eating.” A question comes
from another goat, “What do we get out of
this?” “You get more feed that you would
normally get.” My goats are forming a union?
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Sometimes the dialog might be, “If we block
the entrance, then we can get more food by delaying
the others from entering the feeding area.”
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Do you ever wonder what else your goats are talking
about? Well, in our doe paddock you might hear:
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“Did you see how fat Brandy has gotten?”
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“Have you sent any bucks around?”
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“Have you seen my babies?”
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“I think
some one needs to talk to Betsy about the conduct
of her kids.” |
“Has any one seen a buck around this place?”
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“Do you have any idea why I got a shot last
night?”
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“Girl, you are really getting fat; when
are you going to kid? Oh, you’re not bred?
Uh, sorry!”
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Sometimes they talk about the weather: “I
love this warm weather.” “I hate this
warm weather.” “When is it going to
quit raining?” “I can’t have babies,
it is too cold.”
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The buck paddock, on the other hand, is more basic:
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“Where’s the food?”
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“Where are all the girls?”
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“They really want us to walk all the way
down that hillside for water?”
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“Where did the girls go?”
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“Did the guy refill the feeder yet?”
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“If we gang up and all rush the guy, we
can break through this fence and find the girls!
They might get better food than we get.”
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My only advice to you is to listen to what your
goats have to say. It might be important, or it
might just be trivial chatter. You say you can’t
hear them? Well, you either do not spend enough
time with your goats or you are just not trying.
What they “say”, sometimes, will make
a difference in their health and well being.
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