TESTING THE MILKING STAND FOR HOOF TRIMMING

This was a good idea for two reasons!

First off, we like to get the most out of our projects. If this "milking stand" can also work for trimming hooves and shearing sheep, then it'll come in three times as handy. Additionally, Daisy was never really that people friendly, so we hadn't checked her hooves yet. It had been on the to do list, and since she was warming up to us with the milking process anyway, we thought it was about time to give her a pedicure.

THE TEST DRIVE!

After some suggestions from other steemians were received, I decided that I would test out a few other methods for trimming hooves besides the razor blade that I used last time. While I will also be testing out some tools specifically designed for the task, I wanted to try these scissors that I found. I got a good deal on them and I figured that they could do the job.

With Monster Truck the Pepper offering some feed to snack on, I was able to get to work. Giving Daisy a tasty treat while we work with her encourages her to have a good attitude and it also gives her something to do and to distract her a bit.

Personally, I think that these scissors did a great job, Daisy took it well, and the stand worked very good too! It'll be a while before she needs another trim, but she sure needed this one. We've got some other interesting goat news to share soon enough, but I'll need to take some photos first. Here are some other photos from this effort, and I think that they speak for themselves. We all enjoy interacting with these animals on a daily basis, and the Hive account@little-peppers are learning a lot of responsibility.