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We did that! We had a permit to cut our down as well... I was worried about throwing the whole tree out there, in case they ate too much and got bloat....so we took a chainsaw and cut off all the branches and give them branches here and there.

What kind of ball? Like a tennis ball? Soccer ball? I use a standard sized plastic bucket for water right now, since I have to change out the water so often...

Thanks everyone! Based on some calculations, I think I need to give them one more flake. I'll look into a better set up for the water! That solar idea is a great one. A good project for my DH ;) In the meantime, I'll just keep bringing a pot of hot water out and breaking up the ice...it does...

Our goats have taken up residence with our chickens since the start of winter. They sleep under the chicken roost, so the chickens inevitably poop all over the goats. I tried moving a wood palate away from the chickens so they could sleep on that above the ground and away from the droppings, but...

We have 2 Boer goats and 3 Pygmy goats and this is our first winter with goats. Our pasture is totally covered in snow and won't be thawing anytime soon. We normally let them eat the pasture and gave them grain at the end of the day when the pasture was dry. I'm wondering if I'm feeding them...

Thanks everyone! We had about a foot and a half of water in the pasture area they are in. Apparently, the slope of the land causes the water to pool up in this particular area of the pasture during a flood event. we built a make shift pen in our garage with a cattle panel in the corner of the...

Thank you! I think I might need to give them more. They mainly just eat pasture all day. We give them grain in the evening and hay only when the pasture is wet. So I think I should give them more, since they don't have pasture access. And I need to build some sort of feeder, since right now I'm...

The garage has ample air flow...even when it's sandbagged and water-tight...I opened a window for them today to get some fresh air since it's nice out. The mud isn't dangerous at all, just...muddy...;) We have 2 shelters in the pasture- a three sided shelter on the ground and a large shelter on...

We had some flooding this weekend and we built a make-shift pen in our garage/barn for our goats and chickens. They have pallets to be up off the ground, fresh water, wood shavings to absorb the urine, etc. and hay. They have been in there since Friday. Today is our first dry day since the...

We have a small creek that runs by our house. Our house was built in 1858 and has never been flood damaged, but the pasture gets flooded. Not horribly deep from what I have heard (we moved up here 6 months ago and have yet to experience flooding). We have some severe rain storms in the forecast...

It's hard to get them all in one picture, but I got this super funny photo of one of our goats yesterday. My 2 year old son named him "Cow". :) Note my funny little chicken peeking out in the back ground! LOL

All the goats in our area are raised on pasture. We live in a valley of ranch lands and that's pretty much all there is! The breeder I got the 2 Boer goats from has many, many goats on a pasture. I got the Pygmy goats from a woman whose kids were moving on to other animals in 4H and the goats...

Thank you! We got our goats locally and they have only been raised on local pasture. We live out in the country and we "hay" our fields- so that is the source of the dry hay that we bale up in summer and feed them in winter. There are some weeds, shrubs in their fenced in area and I feed them...

I'm a new goat owner and have two 1.5 year old boer goats and 3 5 year old Pygmy goats. We had our first snow of the season and the pasture is wet. It's standard "hay" pasture, but now it's very wet. Will the goats continue eating it or should I be giving them all dry hay? I ask because my 2...

Thank you!!! I kept them in their shelter all day yesterday and went out there 4-5 times and sat with them in the shelter and outside of it. Gave them grain, apples, treats. They are still absolutely terrified of me. They huddled in a corner and put their heads down and tried not to even look...

We have two Boer goats- young, just weaned from their mama. We go them about a week ago. They are terribly nervous and absolutely scared of us. Part of this stems from them escaping the first day they arrived and we had to chase them all over our little town, through 30-40 acres of pasture. I...

Thank you so much for your replies! Of course I can get 2-3 females! How silly of me! (you can tell I'm a novice!) I talked to our local feed store owner and her brother has some goats for sale. I'm going to call and ask some questions... Our shelters are basically sheep shelters- roof, 3...

Hello! We recently moved and now have 10 acres of pasture. The previous owners had sheep which kept the pasture down, but now it's overgrown! We are considering goats and I'm wondering if anyone had advice for me... Couple considerations: 1. I was thinking of getting just bucks/males, as I...