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Wow. Sweet! (Ugh, what is it with me and the 80s tonight? Sheesh). That is a gorgeous set-up. I want one of those.

Yes, the OP would be the original poster, and that would be you. :lol: And that's my bad (yikes--did I grow up in the 80s, yes I did!), because I am fairly new on these boards (though not-so-new on the BYC boards) & didn't remember or bother to look to see who the OP was. Sorry! Thanks for the...

LOL--I was talking to the OP, but I'd love to hear advice & see plans from anyone who has good ideas for simple, cozy goat shelters I can build. My goats are actually pretty happy here, and pretty spoiled--they go for walks like little dogs, get good quality hay & grain, goat minerals and their...

Wow. My goats are wondering if they can come live with you? They live in an ancient metal shed with a tarp over the top to keep the rain out. Except during the day when they are in their portable pasture with a plastic dogloo for shelter. Of course, we have a much milder climate here in...

Chiming in really late here, but I just wanted to add that goats really are very hardy. Mine haven't been sick once in the year-and-a-half I've had them. However, one of them did find a fishing hook and embed it in his lip. We weren't able to take it out ourselves (it was a really nasty...

Congrats on all the planning--that's wonderful! I only have two little wethers & a pretty basic set-up, but I wanted to suggest you try Premier 1 Fencing's website (take out the spaces, add a dot com to their name...). They've always been VERY helpful to me, and they have wonderful on-line...

I don't have a ton of experience, but I love our two little Nigerian dwarf wethers, and want to get a ND milking doe soon. They are sweet, funny, and easy to manage. As someone else said, I am a small female without a lot of muscle power, but I can pick one of my full-grown boys up and carry him...

Thank you very much! Is Goat Rancher the go-to periodical for goats? My caprines are just pets, so I haven't taken the time to learn all the resources. Thanks so much--I will look up Dr. Pink and Dave Sparks. I appreciate the offer to share email addresses--I will probably take you up on that...

Hello, I'm a regular contributor to the Backyard Chickens forum (same user name there as here), and thought I'd join in over here as well. I'm also a professional writer and gradually building a portfolio in the rural living genre. Right now, I'm working on a proposal to a magazine for an...