I approached the escapee with the usual weapon–a cookie. One of my special reserved four-month-old Christmas tree cookies that I keep in a dwindling stash for desperate occasions. There is a spot where the ground slopes at the gate to the goat yard. We’ve had escapee problems there before. We have a piece of wood fashioned to plug up the gap due to the slope, but every once in a while the goats manage to work it loose and push it down. Leave it to the fattest goat in the goat yard, Nutmeg aka Rotunda, to make it happen. She’s a notorious escaper. (See Escaped Goat Leads Stringtown Farmer on Slow-Speed Chase.)
I got her back in and put a temporary block on the gap until 52 can fix it better.
And seriously, look at that! She’s sticking her tongue out at me!!!!!
Nancy in Iowa says:
Little Rascal Rotunda!!!
On April 17, 2010 at 1:26 am
Nancy in Iowa says:
Would any of these goat avatars work on your site? https://www.jeboavatars.com/Goat_Avatars_189_1.html
On April 17, 2010 at 1:28 am
Suzanne McMinn says:
Thanks, Nancy! What I need are some goat emoticons, which are hard to find! The avatars don’t work (as smilies).
On April 17, 2010 at 8:23 am
princessvanessa says:
Rotunda, Rotunda, how ever did you get “unda” da fence? teehee
On April 17, 2010 at 2:13 am
Lynn says:
Love the pic!!!!! She is so funny, she’s laughing at you! 😆
On April 17, 2010 at 8:56 am
Carmen Smith says:
LOL, your furbabies sure have alot of character:) Maybe she just found a cookie crumb she missed??
On April 17, 2010 at 8:59 am
Tracey In Paradise,Pa. says:
:snoopy: How stinking cute is that!! :snoopy:
On April 17, 2010 at 9:27 am
CindyP says:
😆 😆 😆 😆
On April 17, 2010 at 9:33 am
shirley says:
😆 She has her mama’s attitude.
On April 17, 2010 at 10:40 am
Michele Messier says:
Nutmeg looks so sweet! :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:
On April 17, 2010 at 10:41 am
Phyllis Ryan says:
“So, plan did not work. Back to drawing board for next mode of escape.” pronounced Nutmeg, and she remembered the taste of that cookie and decided that another would taste even better.
On April 17, 2010 at 11:19 am
Barbee' says:
I just had a thought, and it shows how little I know about such things. Suzanne, does it cost you money when we use these little emoticons? ??? Love the post! That Nutmeg is one smart “cookie”. Maybe, her first baby should be named “Cookie”.
On April 17, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Suzanne McMinn says:
Barbee, no, it doesn’t cost me anything when you use the emoticons, don’t worry!
Maureen, that’s the plan, to move her up closer to the house, but we need the fencing–which 52 is working on today!
On April 17, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Valerie says:
Nutmeg has 24/7 to think up ways to escape. Poor Suzanne is so busy with so many other things on her plate, I fear that Nutmeg will prevail Just like my escapee donkeys. Can you say “hotwire”?
On April 17, 2010 at 2:08 pm
whaledancer says:
I think Nutmeg has figured out that it’s a game: if she can get out, she wins a cookie. And like most games, once she wins at one level, the next level is more challenging. 😆
On April 17, 2010 at 7:40 pm