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We have three Boer goats and two of them have long hoofs. We try to trim them down but usually only manage to trim maybe two hoofs as they are a handful and tend to get antsy so the task has gotten almost too much for hubs and me! Those goats are starting to limp a bit and we want to get them...

Well, glad they aren't sick then, but it just seems so odd that they are all so big bellied!! Esp. since they didn't used to be that way. Just 'hay belly' eh? Hehehe.

We have three female Boer goats and they all looked bloated! They are active and eat hay, sweet feed and mostly forage in our woods. They have a big water tank with fresh water available. They don't act sick at all but their bellies are as wide as can be. Should we be concerned?

Wow those are very practical for sure. Not sure where I could get any tho and I am pretty sure my goats would eat one of those. They are currently consuming an old but large wooden chicken coop ... their ONLY shelter at the moment. Stupid goats.

Oh yeah, we'll definitely need a pitch to it in northern Indiana! :)

Got a picture? I am curious now! :D

We have three grown Boer female goats in a large wooded pen. Since we'd like to enjoy raw milk and can't seem to find any around Indiana to buy, we thought buying a cow or two might help. Do cows and goats get along in the same fenced in area or not? The goats have horns and like to 'butt'...

Wow I am impressed! That is SWEET!!! We ended up moving the fence to include & enclose an old large chicken coop with a dirt floor that they can use as shelter for now. Eventually we'll probably have to build something bigger and sturdier tho. The three goats and our 5 weeder geese all went...

Great ideas! Appreciate the input & the great pictures, folks!

Wow that's looks great! I'll show it to my husband and see if he'll think about doing one just like it. Our woods look a lot like yours! We are trying to figure a way to toss in some hay and their food into the shelter without going all the way into the area they are in, but rather be able to...

We have three grown Boer goats that we want to keep in our 'outer' woods/pasture and need some ideas for building a sturdy lean to type goat proof shed/shelter for them. We had built a standard large wood garden type shed when they were in the inner 'pen', which they've managed to eat or break...

Wow, Karin, thanks SO MUCH for all that wonderful information!!! Right now, it seems VERY overwhelming to me, but it will certainly help us make our decision about it. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge!

What do 'regular' cows cost? Milk cows, that is.

Well, they would be in the same large fenced area with the goats ... wouldn't they be suitable buddies? Marci

We have a nice 100 acre 'farm' with cats, dogs, chickens, ducks, geese & goats and are thinking about possible getting a cow one day, preferably a mini one, to keep us in our own supply of fresh raw milk. I guess I need a Cows 101 Course or Cows For Dummies Book! What they eat, what kind of...

Looks like this thread kinda died, but I want to find out where to get a mini milk cow too and I am very new to cows ... got goats tho, but I want to get raw milk for my family. Marci