Thank you norseofcourse, I live in south western N.Y. state and usually get the same weather as you folks, only about 3 or 4 hours later. I'm new to herd animals, this spring we get 3 goats. 2 nigerian doelings and an alpine/nigerian buckling. The buckling. I banded the buckling at the...
I thanks BlessedWithGoats! Our Buttercup and her sister from the same litter DixieCup are both all Nigerian, we like the size and the milk production possibilities! Not to metion the two girls and Pontiac, our alpine/nigerian mix wether, make us SMILE
Latestarter, I took your advice
"You may consider putting some heavy duty asphalt shingles (or something very rough/coarse) on the ramp to help them wear down their hooves... less trimming down the road for you!"
At first I tried only the shingles idea, to steep an angle they THOUGHT! So I...
Babsbag, thank you I read about the tall fescue toxins and as luck would have it the 50 pound bag of seed I HAD from last year was Kentucky 31, which IS a tall fescue mix!
Thanks for that link!!!
I just figure they know their limitations and HOPEFULLY won't try daredevil stuff. I, at first thought they would climb up and not be able to get down!!!
Yeah I banded Pontiac myself, because he is to large for breeding our nigerian ladies with, and I understand that "intact" bucks smell rather LOUD, and can be bullyish around children. We have a perspective breeder nearby that has a reputable stud nigerian that looks alot like ButterCup, we are...
I cannot tell a lie! The playset IS for them! I just didn't know how you all would react you know safety and all. Providing an unsafe environment is what I thought someone would say. Yes I realize, in the real world goats are very nimble climbers and such, hence the term "goat trail" for a...
Glad to be here, and thanx to everyone for the warm welcome
We hope to get the tan and white nigerian (we named her ButterCup) breed come December, for milking, and MORE GOATS!
They are mainly pets. I hope the little brown and white nigerian ( we named her DixieCup!) Gets a little bigger! She...
I have a number of bare spots in my back yard due to a few small construction projects. Now they are complete I want to plant some grass seed. I have some Kentucky 31 tall fescue that we used last year on the front yard. I understand it's NOT SAFE for goats. Any recomendations, on what grass...
How inconsiderate of me! I reside in beautiful western N.Y. state, the "Enchanted Mountain" region. We get cold, snowy winters, wet springs (when we are lucky!) Good hot summers, and GORGEOUS autumn foliage. It's great to be here on this forum, you all are very kind to us that are justs starting...