Andy's a Farmer

Warning! This video is not for the faint of heart or anyone who opposes goat birth control. We recently went to Alabama to visit my family and Dad wasted no time in taking advantage of an extra pair of hands on the farm. An innocent walk to the barn turned into quite an experience for one little goat and Andy. If you wondering just exactly what is going on, here is the background. You only have one fertile male in a herd of goats, anymore than that and they would try to kill each other in a testosterone induced battle. So, if you don't give away all the males born to the herd you have to castrate them by banding their your know whats. The process involves a rubber band (specially made for this purpose) and something sort of like reverse tweezers that you use to place it. As you can see it is a two person job. For Andy this is just one of the many joys of marrying a girl from Alabama.

It wasn't all work, we had plenty of time to play and enjoy spending time with friends and family.