Goat-O-Rama Kids of 2017

[Nanno]

Boy... I let all the bucks out with the rest of the herd today because no one is in heat right now and my gosh! There was a knock-down, drag-out fight between the two second-in-commands. Westin and Sputnik fought viciously for over an hour until both were panting and exhausted (especially Westin). Sputnik isn't much of a fighter and has never had to stand up to a challenge before so I don't think he knew how to end it definitively in five minutes they way Finn does. Sputnik picked Westin up by his collar and dragged him around until the collar came off (I wanted to remove it, but I wasn't about to get between those two while they were so violent!). Once the collar was gone, Sputnik played even dirtier and started dragging Westin around by one ear. Next he bit down hard on one of Westin's wattles and then his back hair. Westin's ear got bloody, but amazingly there was very little other damage. Westin started hooking Sputnik's collar and I was able to remove it before he broke it (it's a nice studded leather one and I don't want to replace it!). At one point I was able to grab Sputnik and drag him up onto the porch to give both goats a breather. Sputnik seemed happy for the time out, but after about two minutes he leaped over the porch gate and was back in action. I got video of some of the action but it needs a lot of editing before I can post it. It was a rather exciting morning and I was nervous that one or both goats might hurt each other, but both came away unscathed and eventually they forgot their fight and went off to graze.