I like letting everyone out for a run in the pen every day if possible. I only have 10 seniors and 3 pens so it's not too hard. Most will tolerate a two hands under the paws lift out and gently hop out of my arms and back home. A couple stinkers get the scruff of the neck treatment both trips. But geez, my two holland bucks have no sense. They can't decide how they want to come out. Squirm and kick and fight like I was taking them directly to the stew pot. I don't dare use the scruff of the neck because they kick so violently I envision snapped spines. On the way back they will fight and try to tear away jumping into outer space. Tonight my smaller buck rocketed into his cage and bounced off the walls 8 or 9 times like a firecracker in the bathroom. You'd think I'd thrown him into the fireplace with all the commotion. I want them all to have a nice run but it's damn near impossible to safely put the boys back and frankly not worth the potential injury to them or the bloody scratches on me.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?