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I should have asked about predators as well. We have raccoons and coyotes n our vicinity. For my chickens I had to dig 18" and bury the hardware cloth 360K around them to protects them. I guess goat would be safe from hawks but how would they fare with the mammalian predators? Would I...

Thank you all for the candid comments! I'm learning with every one. ...tho I still haven't heard much about what care they will need. Yes, Devonviolet, I have considered chickens. In fact, I have a small coop and flock and enjoying them is what makes me want more farm animals. Mine are a...

My husband is not enthusiastic about this idea. He was a farm boy when he was a kid and he says goats smell awful. We will probably be selling our house in a couple years and he thinks they'll make it impossible to sell the house.

Thank you, Southern by choice! That's helpful already. I had assumed I'd be better off with females because they'd be more gentle. I won't breed and so, I assume I won't milk. Consequently, the noise could cause a big problem with my neighbors. I hadn't even considered neutered males.

I am 70yo. I live in the Los Angeles burbs on a 1/2 acre lot. I presently have a chicken coop and now I think I want a pair of female Nigerian Dwarf goats. ...only I've never actually taken care of a goat or spent more time with one than taking my grandson to the petting zoo. So.... I...