Getting Goat kids

[chickens really]

Alllll that rain...must get very sloppy. I hate when my pasture for the goats gets sloppy, and I just told my hubby I wanted it rotated. That was last week. He said..it’s going to snow like crazy...guess he was right...I drive him nuts.

My pen is sloped so it's never going to be a mud hole. It's on a hill.

 

[Lisa-Lu]

how often do their hooves need trimming? sorry for the 100 questions....

 

[chickens really]

We have gotten massive amounts of rain lately, we got 4.5 inches last Thursday-Friday and its raining again now. Chicken run is a soggy swamp, as is rest of the yard.

Do goats take shelter in rain?

Definitely they hate being wet and wet grounds.

 

[chickens really]

how often do their hooves need trimming? sorry for the 100 questions....

I do mine when I get my horses done. Every 8 weeks or so.

 

[chickens really]

Ozzy pushes his way past me and chased my chickens! He really is a bugger!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

We have gotten massive amounts of rain lately, we got 4.5 inches last Thursday-Friday and its raining again now. Chicken run is a soggy swamp, as is rest of the yard.

Do goats take shelter in rain?

Goats believe that they will melt in the rain, so mine run in a panic at the slightest drip.

 

[Duckfarmer1]

We have gotten massive amounts of rain lately, we got 4.5 inches last Thursday-Friday and its raining again now. Chicken run is a soggy swamp, as is rest of the yard.

Do goats take shelter in rain?

Lol...lol...lol...goats HATE rain!!! They are very very very dramatic! They hate new feed, they hate a new barn, they hate change. They hate when hay falls on the ground, so be prepared to use it for bedding of chickens or something...lol. They are wonderful, so don’t let me scare you! But they are soooo funny! Everyone says they eat everything...it’s so not true! Everyone says they make great lawnmowers...they eat what pieces they choose...they are very loving, sweet, gentle but rowdy at times...Our land gets hit with tons and tons of snow this time of year...then it melts and is a swamp. They hate that. What can you do? Keep up on hoove trimming. Watch for worms more often. Feed more hay. If you can free range down the road at some point...great. If not...can you rotate pasture? It’s kind of a must with goats anyways at some point because the worms will get resistant to the to the dewormer. My older girls are free range. My newer ones are penned for now. In spring I’m hoping the original ones will teach my kids and new goats the ropes and everyone can free range. The way we taught them was to tie up one goat. surprisingly...they don’t leave each other. We had three at the time. We tied up the buck, for obvious reasons. Once he was sold, the girls just knew to stay in the same area. It was just that easy. Obviously at night they all went in the pen, for safety. We have a smaller goat barn for the summer months..and a barn for now. The goat barn doesn’t need to be fancy, just something to get them out of weather and heat....etc. ours is about 12’ x 20’.

 

[Duckfarmer1]

how often do their hooves need trimming? sorry for the 100 questions....

It’s totally fine! If they are just on grass, about 4-6 weeks. If you have a lot of stones to walk on, less...but you’ll need to check often at first until you know your own goat. I have one who tends to need more often.

 

[WVduckchick]

@WVduckchick
What are they? Boys or girls? One of each? What are their names?

Two boys. I plan to wether them in a few more weeks. I wouldn’t mind having milk at some point, but thought starting with a couple wethers would be easiest for me.

Names I haven’t totally decided yet. I’ve been testing out Dinky on the smaller one, and Dexter on the larger one, but we’ll see if those names stick or not.

how often do their hooves need trimming? sorry for the 100 questions....

I appreciate the 100 questions. I have watched quite a few YouTube videos and such, but I love being able to ask knowledgeable folks here, as I’m still learning as I g

 

[chickens really]

Seriously you learn your own monsters and trust me trying to outsmart them is a endless battle..
Fancy my Doe is absolutely fantastic without real issues other than she can jump up on my 10 foot high pen to come and find me. She is very attached to me.