Just before a resent cold snap we decided to move the geese back with the bucks so that the geese would have shelter from the cold and the wind. To that end we moved their heated water bucket to the bucks area. While hooking up the power from the bucket, Peter accidentally left the door open the the control panel in the buck barn. The panel houses the controls for the lights, battery charging and the radio. After we finished hooking it all up we left knowing the geese would be fine in the area. While leaving the area, Peter noticed that he forgot to put the radio back on for the bucks. I told him to just leave it till evening chores.
It is now -9, dark and the wind is howling! We get out to the bucks barn and try to turn on the lights. The word here is "try to". The bucks were busy, first they ate the sheet of paper with the battery info on it. In the picture you can see what was left. Then they chewed the wires for the radio and the lights. Thankfully they stopped before they got to the solar controller. We think they got a shock from the battery. Peter tries to get into the tractor barn to get tools to fix it. The locks were frozen solid and the torch would not stay lit. Goat on a stick was sounding very good by now. 45 minutes later, Peter got the lights working. The radio would have to wait for replacement parts before it would work again. The moral of this story is goats love wires and NEVER leave anything open!
It is now -9, dark and the wind is howling! We get out to the bucks barn and try to turn on the lights. The word here is "try to". The bucks were busy, first they ate the sheet of paper with the battery info on it. In the picture you can see what was left. Then they chewed the wires for the radio and the lights. Thankfully they stopped before they got to the solar controller. We think they got a shock from the battery. Peter tries to get into the tractor barn to get tools to fix it. The locks were frozen solid and the torch would not stay lit. Goat on a stick was sounding very good by now. 45 minutes later, Peter got the lights working. The radio would have to wait for replacement parts before it would work again. The moral of this story is goats love wires and NEVER leave anything open!
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