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[ronott1]

Yeah, I'm starting to see some wear in mine. I'm careful. Even slice up apples and am careful not to bite into anything.

We have a chance to get a half Nubian, half Dwarf Pygmy wether from a friend of ours.Would have to find him a friend. He wants to get rid of him as he is pushing his pregnant does out of the feed bucket and stealing their feed.

We have never owned goats before but have been talking about getting a couple of wethers as we have areas in our property that would really benefit from a few goats grazing the brambles and weeds down for us.

Okay, you goat folks, sell me on the idea! He said this goat doesn't eat a lot, is good natured, etc. We have a barn that would provide them with a stall and small pen. We could use hot wires to contain them where we want them to graze along with barbed wire.

How much work can two goats be. Seriously, how much work are they. I know, feet trimmed, wormed regularly, vaccinations....what else?

Frankly we would rather do goats than mow and chop brambles, lol.

The claim is that chickens are the easiest so goats would be harder to raise.

Likely quite a bit harder since they are said to be prone to killing themselves!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

If he doesn't eat a lot and he's good natured, yet they're getting rid of him for pushing pregnant does out of the feed...

Don't do it.

I wanted goats for brambles, too. They preferentially eat anything but the brambles and the poison ivy. They don't want to be tethered, they want to roam free, and be with me. They want to eat my ornamental plants, or my garden. They want to be on the front stoop, pooping.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Yeah, I'm starting to see some wear in mine. I'm careful. Even slice up apples and am careful not to bite into anything.

We have a chance to get a half Nubian, half Dwarf Pygmy wether from a friend of ours.Would have to find him a friend. He wants to get rid of him as he is pushing his pregnant does out of the feed bucket and stealing their feed.

We have never owned goats before but have been talking about getting a couple of wethers as we have areas in our property that would really benefit from a few goats grazing the brambles and weeds down for us.

Okay, you goat folks, sell me on the idea! He said this goat doesn't eat a lot, is good natured, etc. We have a barn that would provide them with a stall and small pen. We could use hot wires to contain them where we want them to graze along with barbed wire.

How much work can two goats be. Seriously, how much work are they. I know, feet trimmed, wormed regularly, vaccinations....what else?

Frankly we would rather do goats than mow and chop brambles, lol.

I never saw it as work, i totally enjoyed my goats and they are great brush cleaners. Do it!

 

[CapricornFarm]

The claim is that chickens are the easiest so goats would be harder to raise.

Likely quite a bit harder since they are said to be prone to killing themselves!

I had lots of goats and only had one accidentally choked herself on a hay feeder. The most likely thing to kill a goat is worms. Yes, they do require fencing.

 

[ronott1]

I had lots of goats and only had one accidentally choked herself on a hay feeder. The most likely thing to kill a goat is worms. Yes, they do require fencing.

I expect that goats will be in my future!

I have to move though. Can't have them her in the City

 

[pennyJo1960]

Poor Maddy fell in gym and busted her front teeth. DD is on the way from the school to the emergency room with her now and her dentist is meeting her there. More info as I receive it.

last post before out to clean coops feed dogs but darn yup I am in the club front two top broke the enamel stall door that was my height then glad I have dentures now

 

[bruceha2000]

She saved the piece that broke off so I guess they just glued (bonded) it. Roots were not damaged

What a trooper!!

 

[microchick]

We are probably going to do it but need to get the stall built in the barn, and a paddock.

Does electric fence work with them or do you have to use wire fence or barbed wire with a hot wire?

 

[chickadoodles]

Dh got his MRI done today and we just read the report on the hospital's website.
He has 4 bulging disks lumbar 1-4.

 

[perchie.girl]

Dh got his MRI done today and we just read the report on the hospital's website.
He has 4 bulging disks lumbar 1-4.

Cra P..... They do heal some on their own... but dont know how much...