Am I jumping in too soon?

[dhansen]

I would also suggest finding someone local that has goats that you can go and visit and talk to. All goat people that I know LOVE to talk about their goats and usually have lots of stories to tell. It's always good to see how other people set up their goat areas/farms and if nothing else, learn from their successes and failures.

 

[SkyWarrior]

I would also suggest finding someone local that has goats that you can go and visit and talk to. All goat people that I know LOVE to talk about their goats and usually have lots of stories to tell. It's always good to see how other people set up their goat areas/farms and if nothing else, learn from their successes and failures.

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[OneFineAcre]

I know in you OP you said you were leaning toward experienced does, but like some of the other replies I think you should consider disbudded kids. If you are waiting until spring 2014 there should be spring kids available.

In the meantime concentrate on making sure you have adequate housing since your fence is taken care of. Also, since you are on 1/3 of an acre make sure you secure a good hay supply, since you will need this.

 

[SillyChicken]

I chose nigerians too... for milking and size manageability... Not sure I'd want to be managing them while I was pregnant or just having had a baby though.

They can be fun though.........my little buckling hoped up in my lap the whole time I was mowing (safer than having him follow me around)... You can't help but laugh at them the whole time you know they're causing trouble and more than likely, more work for you!