C.C.T
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I'm getting a goat soon and it's gonna live up at the field with the horses. So, who has a goat or tips for me??? Thanks
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rhino
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Are you only getting one? 
There was a recent thread http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=532387&highlight=goats which might help. I used to have one but he is at 'livery'
as I didn't want him leaving his other goat friends.
There was a recent thread http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=532387&highlight=goats which might help. I used to have one but he is at 'livery'
as I didn't want him leaving his other goat friends.
C.C.T
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Are you only getting one?
There was a recent thread http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=532387&highlight=goats which might help. I used to have one but he is at 'livery'
We may possibly get two, but it depends on how much they are to buy really...they are just kids at the moment and are still with their mum so we won't be getting them for a few months anyway
rhino
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At my old work we used to get 15 (ringed) boys a year at a few days old and hand rear, they were only £5/10 a time. Mostly they'd go on for meat at 6-7 months but we kept a few.
This was mine
I absolutely love goats, though they are a pain in the bum at times.
This was mine
I absolutely love goats, though they are a pain in the bum at times.
trottingon
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Goats love being scratched around their ears/horns area.
They love eating horses' tails, rugs, headcollars, etc.
They also eat anything else within reach, and I mean ANYTHING.
They can climb.
They can jump.
You will need proper stock fencing, with posts on the outside.
Prepare to be very frustrated when they ruin stuff by chewing/eating it.
Prepare to be mesmerised by their characters, they are SUCH good fun!!!
They love eating horses' tails, rugs, headcollars, etc.
They also eat anything else within reach, and I mean ANYTHING.
They can climb.
They can jump.
You will need proper stock fencing, with posts on the outside.
Prepare to be very frustrated when they ruin stuff by chewing/eating it.
Prepare to be mesmerised by their characters, they are SUCH good fun!!!
Mike007
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There is nothing in the world so lonely as a goat on its own. Get two or none please.
C.C.T
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Haha, thanks. They sound like they add character to the yard
Much like shetlands! I think every yard should have a goat and a shetland!!!
C.C.T
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At my old work we used to get 15 (ringed) boys a year at a few days old and hand rear, they were only £5/10 a time. Mostly they'd go on for meat at 6-7 months but we kept a few.
This was mine
I absolutely love goats, though they are a pain in the bum at times.
Aww, it's cute. I can't believe you sent some of them for meat though
I could never do that!
rhino
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Aww, it's cute. I can't believe you sent some of them for meat though
Well they had 6 or 7 months of being well looked after and loved, which is 6 or 7 months more than the vast majority of boy goats get
I'm a long term veggie by choice but am very pro ethical farming, after all no farming = no cute little goats. Sure they could have been 'put down' at birth like all the others, but is that any better?PandorasJar
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I have one, was going to pop it out with my girl and a kid... OH has put his foot down, so still on farm
Be really careful on poisonous plants, ours will have one mouthful of something practically invisible and it's a night down the vets (travelling pet farm). I'd always go Golden Guernseys (very cuddly and will follow you around the field for attention). They are a rare breed so can be pricier but if you buy girls that can't be bred from they're fairly cheap and the boys aren't too expensive.
Pan
Be really careful on poisonous plants, ours will have one mouthful of something practically invisible and it's a night down the vets (travelling pet farm). I'd always go Golden Guernseys (very cuddly and will follow you around the field for attention). They are a rare breed so can be pricier but if you buy girls that can't be bred from they're fairly cheap and the boys aren't too expensive.
Pan