Hello all. I'm sorry I only ever share negative news on here, but I tend to come here when I am in need.
Tonight is one of those nights.
To make a very painful and long story short: I had an awful.....awful kidding season. 2 sets of triplets and one set of quads. I lost 9 out of 10 kids and one doe.
If you'd like to read the whole story: Having a bad season
https://www.thegoatspot.net/index.php?threads/Having-a-bad-season.218729/
My only serving kid was a doeling named "Virgie" who I've been bottle raising for the last month due to the loss of her mom. She was growing so well and was so happy and healthy. She became my little side kick.
Today, while I was at school and work, my sister decided to take her outside and put her in a pen that was not kid safe at all. My sister never asked me nor informed me she had taken Virgie out of my bedroom.
My mom called me while I was at work and said there had been an accident.
There are several dogs in the house. Two of those dogs are pit bull/heeler mixes who are almost 2 years old.
They attacked Virgie. Punctured her neck and chest. There was nothing that could be done.
The worse part? This is the second time they've killed one of my kids.
My mom and younger brother who own the dogs say they aren't completely to blame and that they need shock collars.
I want them put down. But that will never happen.
Here's my question. I am a full time welding student finishing my last year of school and I work part time. My goal is to have my own place in the next 2 years.
Until then: what would you do? Would you sell out until you had your own property where your livestock is almost solely in your hands? Would you find the money to build better pens that you'd only utilize for a few years? Or would you refrain from breeding until you had your own facilities?
Because I live on my parents' property: my options are extremely limited. I have no say in what happens with the dogs, minuscule freedom to build and design my own goat facilities but control over when I kid out.
I'm so very heart broken and mad. So so mad. My entire family is devastated but I'm struggling forgiving what happened.
I feel very lonely and defeated right now.
I've
attached a picture of my Virgie
Tonight is one of those nights.
To make a very painful and long story short: I had an awful.....awful kidding season. 2 sets of triplets and one set of quads. I lost 9 out of 10 kids and one doe.
If you'd like to read the whole story: Having a bad season
https://www.thegoatspot.net/index.php?threads/Having-a-bad-season.218729/
My only serving kid was a doeling named "Virgie" who I've been bottle raising for the last month due to the loss of her mom. She was growing so well and was so happy and healthy. She became my little side kick.
Today, while I was at school and work, my sister decided to take her outside and put her in a pen that was not kid safe at all. My sister never asked me nor informed me she had taken Virgie out of my bedroom.
My mom called me while I was at work and said there had been an accident.
There are several dogs in the house. Two of those dogs are pit bull/heeler mixes who are almost 2 years old.
They attacked Virgie. Punctured her neck and chest. There was nothing that could be done.
The worse part? This is the second time they've killed one of my kids.
My mom and younger brother who own the dogs say they aren't completely to blame and that they need shock collars.
I want them put down. But that will never happen.
Here's my question. I am a full time welding student finishing my last year of school and I work part time. My goal is to have my own place in the next 2 years.
Until then: what would you do? Would you sell out until you had your own property where your livestock is almost solely in your hands? Would you find the money to build better pens that you'd only utilize for a few years? Or would you refrain from breeding until you had your own facilities?
Because I live on my parents' property: my options are extremely limited. I have no say in what happens with the dogs, minuscule freedom to build and design my own goat facilities but control over when I kid out.
I'm so very heart broken and mad. So so mad. My entire family is devastated but I'm struggling forgiving what happened.
I feel very lonely and defeated right now.
I've