We Saved a Fawn But Ouch!
Sitting outside during dinner hearing a strange cry we think is some odd bird noise. But after at least an hour, I went in and looked out the laundry room window and saw one of the twin fawns stuck inside the arena with his mom and sibling on the other side of the wire fence. He was pacing, trying to find an opening and crying. Then the doe and her fawn walked off leaving him. We had opened the gate last time we were here to allow for animals to get in, but never dreaming it would trap a young one since the opening is on the opposite side from where he was. I took off running with our friends Randy and Alisa and we marched through the tall brush to move him towards the open gate. It worked! However...we were now all covered in stickers from the dried bushes. Normal response? To brush them off, of course. Apparently each sticker has a sharp little needle-like barbs that burrows into your skin s...