HOW did I not know?

[jen74145]

Well, genius me discovered something today. Goats have no upper teeth!
I don't remember reading that in a single book I read, so imagine my reaction when I discover little Molly's state of toothless-ness. Yeesh.

[DocM]

It still hurts when they bite, that's why! They do have a hard plate on their upper jaw, and in the back, trust me, lowers AND uppers - I have had stitches to prove it.

[Loda Farm]

I swear, I just about fell outta my chair. That is so funny. I promise, I am not laughing at you, but with you.

This reminds me of something I did as a 19 year old kid. My first car had an oil leak, so every week I had to put in a quart or 2 of oil. As I got older, I bought my first "real" car, a ford escort. I had had the car for about a year, and went to pick my dad up from work as his car was being repaired. As we are driving home, he asks me how long I have had the "tapping" noise in my car, I am not sure i replied, about 2 or 3 months. He flashes me a dirty look, and thinks awhile, and then asks when the last time I had changed my oil was. I look at him funny and reply "You have to change Oil?"

I swear, I thought he was going to stroke out right there in my car. LOL He read me the riot act all the way to the instant oil change place. I meanwhile was totally flabbergasted. My comment to him was "How was I supposed to know, no one ever told me i needed to change the oil, all you ever said was I better never run out of gas without having my tennis shoes in the car, because you were NOT coming to pick me up if I did"

Same thing, no one EVER told me about changing oil (yeah, I know the million and one oil change places in every town and city SHOULD have been my first clue) so how was I supposed to know?

Laura

[pookshollow]

Neither do cows, sheep, deer, camelids . . .

Reminds me of a story in, I believe, Harrowsmith Magazine. A young man was starting work on a sheep station in Australia. The old-timers told him to unload, from a truck, all the sheep without top teeth. After about 42 sheep, he went to the old-timers, who looked at each other and chuckled "that must be a record".

[BlueHeronFarm]

I, fo sure, am not laughing at you - I had the same a-ha moment a couple weeks after we got our first goats. You are right - I read 5 books and none of them thought to mention it.