Anybody in the sheep or goat industry understands the value of a guard animal. \u00a0Here at Kelln Livestock, we have a GARP–Goat And Ranch Protection. \u00a0He is a neutered 7\/8 Pyr & 1\/8 Komondor male. \u00a0He is a DGD–Dang Good Dog. \u00a0I have seen the use of llamas, donkeys and really mean dogs. \u00a0In some cases, all of the above are needed. \u00a0However, today, I saw a first.<\/p>\n
If you know me, then you know that I love a good story. \u00a0And this crappy blog will never do justice to being a witness to this event. \u00a0But, I have a story. \u00a0How good? \u00a0Decades from now, the kids that I was hauling today may not remember why we were near Quitquae, TX, BUT they will always remember the Attack Chicken.<\/p>\n
So, I hauled a pickup load of dang good kids to some CDE contests on this butt-ass cold Saturday. \u00a0We first traveled to Clarendon College. \u00a0We left there and headed to Turkey to eat lunch. \u00a0We had about an hour and a half spare time before the next contest started at the Valley School. \u00a0I told the kids, “Hey, I know a guy near here. \u00a0Let’s go look at some goats.” \u00a0They asked, “Does he have more goats than you?” \u00a0I explained that I have 50 does and this dude has 850. \u00a0“WHAT? Are there babies?”<\/p>\n
Now, we pull into this piece of goat heaven. \u00a0The owner is not there. \u00a0I call him and he is gone delivering a sold goat. \u00a0I make sure that it is okay for the kids to walk through some young goats and nannies. \u00a0Of course, he says yes. \u00a0This is where the fun begins.<\/p>\n
I love this pen at Helms. \u00a0I have so many stories from this pen. \u00a0First time that I saw JO86 (now I40), first time I saw Rumour Has It, Braden’s OYE grand goat, Bree’s lone star elite wether, Vanilla, people taller than Helms or I walking into the overhead electric fence, JBone, etc. etc. etc. \u00a0were all in this pen. \u00a0But, this was wicked fun!<\/p>\n
While in this pen of about 30, 40 or 50 nannies with two week old babies, one of the girls is trying to pet the llama on the other side of the fence. \u00a0I’m on the phone. \u00a0The other kids are petting baby goats. \u00a0All of a sudden there is a squawking, yelling and running–all of which stemmed from a sophomore girl. \u00a0I first thought that the llama had spit on her. \u00a0NOPE! \u00a0She had been attacked by a chicken. \u00a0Pecked her in the shin. \u00a0“It dead-legged me. \u00a0I thought a momma goat had hit me in the shin. \u00a0Like a bowling ball was thrown at me!” \u00a0Her words. \u00a0Drama.<\/p>\n
At this point, goats were moving. \u00a0I spied a cool little one. \u00a0I’m now trying to read an ear tag. \u00a0Actually, I’m trying to catch the goat, then read the tag as I am loading him and we’ll see if that Helms dude even misses him. \u00a0And the kids (humans AND goats) \u00a0all take off running. \u00a0This rooster is chasing them again. \u00a0He ran them right out of the pen and back to the pickup. \u00a0One of the girls even took video as she was running from this Battle Rooster. \u00a0The commentary on the video from the kids is awesome. \u00a0I loved one of the comments, in a Hispanic accent “Crazy Chicken”. \u00a0I cannot do justice to this story. \u00a0You have to know the kids, the facilities, my mentality, the weather\u2026.you just had to be there. \u00a0And I was dang glad that I was.<\/p>\n
Irregardless of the chicken attack, this was a fun day. \u00a0We were treating this day as a workout and we got to see lots of stuff at two different contests that are way more in depth than what we see in OK. \u00a0There were PILES of people in Clarendon for this contest. \u00a0The Valley contest was well ran. \u00a0And it is very apparent that a lot of Texas schools will spend some jack to paint a school activity bus. \u00a0They were fun to look at.<\/p>\n
We were in this pickup of mine, with me driving, of a morning, with my music. \u00a0A kid or two were asleep in the back seat. \u00a0About 7:00 am this morning, we stopped at Shamrock. \u00a0I went in to get me a Mountain Dew. \u00a0Came back out. \u00a0A freshman boy had awoke from his slumber. \u00a0“I feel like I was dreaming that I have been to a rock concert.” \u00a0Yes, yes you had. \u00a0Just not a live show.<\/p>\n
And now that I am home. \u00a0I have a lot of thoughts.<\/p>\n
1–Dang people! \u00a0I had a fun trip today. \u00a0Great kids.<\/p>\n
2–WTH? \u00a0No Dairy Queen in Clarendon or Shamrock? \u00a0I thought every TX town with more than 500 people HAD to have a DQ.<\/p>\n
3–Remember the story of me loading a goat into the back seat of a Cadillac? \u00a0That story ain’t crap compared to the one I read about today. \u00a0#dealertags#100poundbuck#beinthenewsuburbanovernighteatingoutofthefloormats#WTH? \u00a0I really don’t understand the pound signs or hash tags but just trying to be cool.<\/p>\n
4–How did that damn Helms know that he needed a Fightin Chicken to keep me from stealing that goat? \u00a0He didn’t know that I was going to be anywhere near the greater Turkey\/Quitiquae metropolitan area.<\/p>\n
5–If he can train a chicken like that, why is he raising goats?<\/p>\n
And don’t shit yourself. \u00a0I may not be as good as I once thought I was. \u00a0But when it comes to spying a young prospect, in sub-par conditions—yeah, I like my chances. \u00a0I may only have one good eye but I read that tag#.<\/p>\n
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If any of you had a day half as good as I did, well then, you had a DGD! \u00a0Peace out and have a great one. \u00a0I did. and do.<\/p>\n
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