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  1. oldhenlikesdogs

    I AM GETTING A GOAT !!

    They are very colorful, a nice pair.
  2. oldhenlikesdogs

    I AM GETTING A GOAT !!

    Those are an adorable pair. Congratulations.
  3. oldhenlikesdogs

    I AM GETTING A GOAT !!

    Nice spools, I understand about the chicken coop, never enough chickens, goats will urinate inside the shed and the floor would eventually rot, we have a dirt floor, we have used mulch and hay as bedding, if you feed them hay inside they will waste enough to be bedding.
  4. oldhenlikesdogs

    I AM GETTING A GOAT !!

    Totally understand, such dilemmas is why I don't eat meat, if I did I would want my own as well.
  5. oldhenlikesdogs

    I AM GETTING A GOAT !!

    I would agree with MeepBeep, I have 13 wethers and one doe, the does are more skiddish even when bottle raised, my boys will cling to me like thistles.
  6. oldhenlikesdogs

    I AM GETTING A GOAT !!

    Sounds like a good plan, except the eating part, I'm hoping you change your mind after meeting the kids, they are so cute, but I know it happens but I don't want to know about it. Hopefully you will share your progress.
  7. oldhenlikesdogs

    I AM GETTING A GOAT !!

    Should be, as I said I have had mine on a small dry lot, which is basically a dirt ground area with no grass because they ate it all, I would just rake up the berries as needed. Though you do need to provide hay year round.
  8. oldhenlikesdogs

    I AM GETTING A GOAT !!

    that is a very nice set up for goats.
  9. oldhenlikesdogs

    I AM GETTING A GOAT !!

    she said she was keeping another goat with it.
  10. oldhenlikesdogs

    I AM GETTING A GOAT !!

    We use a 2x4 inch welded wire fencing, 3 or 4 feet high with a single electric strand about half way up, it keeps them from climbing and rubbing on the fence, we also have some wooden fencing as well, yes beware of fencing like cattle panels as goats get their heads stuck in them especially if...
  11. oldhenlikesdogs

    I AM GETTING A GOAT !!

    MeepBeep has given you lots of good advice, I am from camp of don't feed your goats too richly, as far as alfalfa and grains, and never change feeds quickly or give too much or you will have dead goats, get minerals made for goats because they require copper, I personally offer baking soda free...
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