This was a close call.
I share this just to be honest and hopefully help others. It's obviously not an attempt at making me look impressive. Take it for what it's worth.
PIRATE SHEEP VLOG
A CLOSE CALL
Thankfully, this turned out alright. About two weeks back, I noticed that the horns on Buckington, our Shetland/Finnsheep ram, were growing closer to his head. I figured I'd have to keep a close eye on the growth. In just about a week, I missed it and the horn grew right into his head. His eye had gotten cloudy and it looked infected. I was amazed at how quickly it happened.
With animals like these, which live out in a pasture, we have less interaction. They eat what grows and as long as they have water, they are fine. Though I was trying to monitor this ram, the actually event happened quicker than I thought it would, and I missed the opportunity to prevent this issue. I even thought that this ram would end up blind. It's not that I'm against trimming horns on the livestock, it's just that if I don't have to, I might as well not.
Thankfully, once I trimmed the horns on Buckington, it only took a few days for his eye to uncloud. At this point, his vision is even fully restored. For a while, when you shined a flashlight at him, only one eye would light up. Now, both eyes shine. I share this story with the hope that it helps others keep a close eye on their livestock. Apparently horns on animals can growing very rapidly, so you've got to monitor them closely. Thankfully, I caught this issue before too much harm was done, and in the end the eye was restored.
As always, I'm 
and here's the proof:
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