WANTED!!
With a covert stakeout through the bathroom window, we determined the shingle-eating culprit to be...Emerson. No great surprise - this conniving escape artist and devilish destroyer of personal property gives new meaning to the word "naughty." Apparently he started eating acorns which fell onto the shed roof from the nearby oak tree, then just decided to keep nibbling away at the shingles. I did some internet research about "goat repellent" and learned that many other goat owners have similar problems, though mostly in regard to valuable shrubbery. You can make your own "goat-away" spray with rotten eggs, garlic and cayenne pepper, though one contributer admitted her goats loved this, voraciously devouring every plant she sprayed. (Maybe she should spray her weeds!) Or, as I did, you can purchase a commercial deer and rabbit repellent from your local feed store (made from mostly the same ingredients). I did spray the roof - we'll see what happens.
My guess? Either he'll relish the taste ("mmm, putrified egg solids - my favorite!") and soon the goats will have a skylight in their house, or else he'll hate it, and since it will have rubbed off on his feet and fur from sleeping on the roof, he'll stop grooming himself and will soon stink as bad as the spray.
One last caution - if you ever use this product, wear gloves - it is nearly impossible to wash the horrendous odor off your hands!!
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