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The yard area they are in is enclosed by a 5' chainlink fence, so I'm not sure how secure that is. I haven't seen them myself, but rumor has it we have a little pack of coyotes living up in the hills behind our house (our neighbors say they see them occasionally), but I don't know that they've...

We are getting a doe and a wether- Boer x Oberhasli. They're a little over 4 months old and we pick them up on the 20th!

We're thinking we're going to make a door for the big opening on the right, cover the middle row on the left with welded wire, and make a shutter for the larger top opening on the left side. That way when we put them in for the night, a coyote wouldn't be able to get at them. Do you think it's...

So, the people who used to live in this house raised alpacas, or so I've been told. They had this shelter which is not in the best shape- but I think it will do. We figure with a little work it will be our goat barn. Here are the pics of it after a tiny bit of work, nothing cosmetic, just...

Congratulations! Love all the pics, thanks for sharing! :D

They are adorable! :)

I thought your post was funny because I have had so much experience lately with hearing such different answers from so many people I've talked to. :) The farm I took my goat husbandry class from said they have to separate the babies from the herd until they're weaned, because other does in...

I am so sorry. Glad to hear the other one is doing better! I hope she continues to improve. :hugs

Thank you! Perfect info for goat shopping! :)

So, my neighbor is a feed supplier and he is willing to supply us our hay at a lower cost than we could get it at local feed stores- he has alfalfa hay or bermuda grass hay. He says he prefers the grass hay for goats... what do you think? The goats I am purchasing are currently on an...

Thank you so much- perfect time for this info, as I'm trying to compare prices and feeds right now so we can start our supply. We'll be picking up the kids in about 2 weeks. :D

I've read a little about Urinary Calculi- how big of a concern is this? Is it very common, or if you feed them right is it easy to avoid? Thank you all so much for all of the advice and help! I am very excited about our new babies, but nervous at the same time. :)

Thank you! Anything I should look for in regards to health/condition of the goats, since I don't know much history on them?

So, now that we have a deposit in on some Boer X kids, we have a friend call us and say that her friend's goats need a new home and she's hoping we'll take them. She sends me a pic (not a great one) and they look like Pygmys off the bat to me, but I didn't even know Nigerian's existed until...

Hello! I have a deposit in on two kids- a brother (wether) and sister that are Boer x Oberhasli, but I've been having some second thoughts about the wether. The owner of the kids (and many others) says she prefers the girls, especially with my young daughters, because they tend to be sweeter...

They are adorable! Glad you got the twin does you hoped for!

Anyone have one they could show me a picture of? Do any of you use that, or do you not use automatic waterers? If not- what do you use? I was mostly concerned with buckets being easy to knock over and thought auto-waterers would be a good solution... but maybe not. :rolleyes:

They are adorable! Congratulations!

I was wondering what kind of automatic waterers are good for goats? Any that should not be used, etc? Thanks!

Thanks for the reply. It always helps me to hear how other people do things. :)