OK, this time my goat kidded. PICS!

[Llysse]

I have Nubian goats, and they are very easy in comparison to most livestock. Just as what's been said here before, the biggest chore is hoof trimming, and it's really not much of a chore at all. How iften you have to do it depends on how soft your ground is and how quickly their hoofs grow. I usually trim mine about once a month or so. I find they're easier to do if you trim them frequently.

Some people will tell you that goats don't need any care: all they need is to be staked out near a patch of multiflora rose, and they get everything they need from their grazing. That's NOT TRUE. Just like chickens, they need to have a clean, draft-free place to shelter. They need fresh hay and water and grain every day. But if you can manage those small requirements, they are such pleasant, affectionate, playful creatures, you will fall in love.

 

[Birdgardengal]

TheBigWRanch,

Keep us in mind for the future. We diffently want to get our granddaughter a couple of babies for her to raise. You are so close to us and yours look so healthy and sweet. We have to build our pen, with a house and play area. This will be a really fun project. I saw one pen that had boxes for the goats to climb and play on. How big of an area should their pen be? Also do you heat their house during the winter or just keep it dry and out of the wind? And do you pen them up in their house part at night or let them go in and out of the run area when they want to? I am so afraid of cayotees or other things bothering them. This is going to be fun!

 

[TheBigWRanch]

I don't heat their barn, and they do fine. I'll look at how much space they need, I used to have a paper that told me, I'll have to find it. I don't pen mine up at night, that's just a personal decision. I've heard from a friend of mine that a pack of coyotes jumped her five foot fence, and then ran off with a goat in their mouth. So that can always be a problem, but I have a 4 foot fence, and nothing has come in yet.

 

[helmstead]

Very cute! I love the spotted ones. The doeling on the left looks just like my Annabelle when she was a baby!

 

[TheBigWRanch]

OK, it says you should have 12-15 square feet of barn space for an adult goat, and 25 square feet of outside living space per adult goat. It doesn't say if the square footage needs to be the same for the smaller goats or not, but I would say they don't need as much space as large breeds.

 

[Llysse]

But the more outdoor space, the better. Goats tend to be escape artists, and since they're browsers (not grazers), they love to eat your landscaping and your fruit trees if they have a chance.

 

[happyhens]

Awwww They are adorable! I especially like the brown and white one.
I just read your previous post about your other doe

I am so glad that this kidding went better. Congratulations on the beautiful kids!

 

[In His Service]

I love the one of the baby trying to jump on mama's back.

They are just too cute!