| Austin
was getting pretty darn hairy! Our neighbors have a large number
of sheep and they had a sheerer coming to clip them. They volunteered
to come get Austin when the sheerer came and get his hair clipped along
with their sheep. They had to take Dallas the goat, too, because
they didn't like being apart. They were so happy to see us when we
went to check on them that evening. It must have been a harrowing
experience, because ever since that day they haven't left our pasture like
they used to. I guess Austin finally realized he wasn't a cow after
all ! |
Austin
- naked !! |
He looks like he lost about
50 pounds ! They put his collar and bell back on when they got through. |
They penned Austin and
Dallas separately for some reason. Maybe so that the sheerers would
know Dallas wasn't a sheep ? |
We waited too long to get
Austin "fixed" so he had a lot of Testosterone in his system and he's gotten
very aggressive lately. Justine has had to jump into the hay feeder
numerous times to get away from him, or use Jackpot as a shield. He was
our first non- feathered livestock, so Justine cried when he was taken
away.. |
Johnny Ray, our neighbor's
ranch foreman picked Austin up in their stock trailer on 25 March 2004
and he was taken to the Mills County auction where he bought $30 per 100
lbs the next day. He weighed 245 pounds and sold for about $70. We
just hope he'll be used to produce wool. |
Austin,
the Sheep, Naked - Page 4
