So our three legged yard-goat is apparently “of age” and she happens to be a shameless flirt!
Freddy and Moose, our adult buck-goats are competing for her attention, even the youngest bucks have a hankering for Licorice. Lots of tail wagging, snorting/sniffing, tongue wagging, and the calling.
They call to each other like they are long lost lovers in a crowd at the end of a rom-com. Except there is no crowd, just a fence. A buck in the presence of a doe in heat gets absolutely silly.
Moose tried to climb the fence three times – he made it over twice, each time bending down a less secure section of fence with his massive Moose-ness. The third time he pulled a portion of fence down with his front weight but it sprang back up before his back legs cleared it and ensnared his leg just above the hoof. My son, Charlie and I had to work together to free his leg. I don’t know how long he’d been laying on the ground before I found him like that. He limped for the rest of the day, but even with an injury – all he could think about was the girl. Love conquers all, he just shook it off and limped straight for her.
What Moose lacks in grace and agility, he makes up for with fervent and noisy ardor. Licorice is often right next to him, still only separated by the fence of course, but she stays there and nibbles a bush or clump of grass feigning disinterest while he puts up the biggest fuss over her. She has a whole yard of food to chow down, obviously she doesn’t need to be eating in the 5 foot area of fence right next to Moose…the little tart.
More than once we’ve found Moose in our yard chasing Licorice. The doe, who I might add was fine with his attention as long as they remained separated by the fence. Oh yes! From opposite sides of the fence, she calls out to him like he’s her long lost lover. But once he’s on the same side of the fence, she doesn’t want him near her at all – so she is a flirt and a tease.
Poor Moose – It isn’t you, it’s her.
Billy goat is stuck in the “friend zone”.
Don’t you worry, there’s other fish in the ocean,
or in your case, other nannies in the field!