We brought my 3 ND adults home in the back of my CRV with the seats down. I laid down plastic and towels. They had a 4 hour trip and didn't pee till I opened up the back at my house. The first one went, then the other two followed. I thought, "wait one more second"!!!! It was kinda funny. They looked at me like "ahhhhhh." The plastic and towels held everything fine.
Bringing Home New/First Goats
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MsLadyChickens
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Hahhaha!!! That is too funny! I have a close call! I opened the back and immediately she flew out and relieved herself lol! They fit nicely in the back of my Escape so I was very happy about that. Still need to clean the carpet in the back from the "nervous pee" she had when she first got in...oh well lol!Jenni said:
drdoolittle
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Well, I found out my mini-van can hold 4 dog crates quite nicely! I put a couple of sheets down and put straw in each crate.
jarvisqh
Chillin' with the herd
pics ? 
i put a (not yet sure what she is .. but nubian /alpine size goat ) in the front of my single cab dodge 1500 truck she jumped right in layed down in the floor board and didnt want out when i got her home !! lol i also put colar and leash on her .. usually i put them in a big dog kennel in the back of the truck but .. didnt have it .. wasnt expecting to bring home a new member of my goaty herd ( now i need more )
i put a (not yet sure what she is .. but nubian /alpine size goat ) in the front of my single cab dodge 1500 truck she jumped right in layed down in the floor board and didnt want out when i got her home !! lol i also put colar and leash on her .. usually i put them in a big dog kennel in the back of the truck but .. didnt have it .. wasnt expecting to bring home a new member of my goaty herd ( now i need more )
This is how I transport my sheep when I take them places. It is a bull mastiff-sized kennel (back when we had a couple) bungee corded to the back of our truck. Sometimes we put straw in as bedding, sometimes we don't (just depends on if we have any or not). I have transported up to 280 lbs worth of sheep in it and the ride is roughly 15-30 minutes when we go places. They are not crammed in there at all, they both fit very comfortably (next time I transport them both I will take a picture).
Whenever you bring an animal home from ANYWHERE--auction, breeder, vet, petting zoo--quarantine them! Have a separate area just for them where they can go and not transmit any diseases between existing animals and/or infect your pasture. (All the pens in our barn have concrete floors. I like that because once we take up the bedding, we can burn it and then thoroughly disinfect the concrete without worrying about any bacteria/viruses leeching into the ground if it were a dirt floor.) Usually my sheep just go to school or carnival petting zoos and they are the only ones of their species there, so when we bring them back, we quarantine for a week. This past September, I took my sheep to the fair for an exhibit on wool. Well it POURED down rain, the tent got flooded and they were 'evacuated' to the sheep barn. (This happened overnight when I wasn't there.) But they were penned next to two ewes with soremouth lesions on their face
so I had them quarantined for a good 5 weeks. Luckily they didn't get soremouth. (We are a soremouth-free flock & farm.)
Whenever you bring an animal home from ANYWHERE--auction, breeder, vet, petting zoo--quarantine them! Have a separate area just for them where they can go and not transmit any diseases between existing animals and/or infect your pasture. (All the pens in our barn have concrete floors. I like that because once we take up the bedding, we can burn it and then thoroughly disinfect the concrete without worrying about any bacteria/viruses leeching into the ground if it were a dirt floor.) Usually my sheep just go to school or carnival petting zoos and they are the only ones of their species there, so when we bring them back, we quarantine for a week. This past September, I took my sheep to the fair for an exhibit on wool. Well it POURED down rain, the tent got flooded and they were 'evacuated' to the sheep barn. (This happened overnight when I wasn't there.) But they were penned next to two ewes with soremouth lesions on their face
so I had them quarantined for a good 5 weeks. Luckily they didn't get soremouth. (We are a soremouth-free flock & farm.)
Tapsmom
Loving the herd life
When we got our goats the kids carried them home in their laps
Of course, they are Nigerian Dwarfs so size does make a difference lol. When we have had to take them anywhere we put them in a large dog crate in the back of our van. If I am taking just one they fit in a smaller dog crate in my car
Of course, they are Nigerian Dwarfs so size does make a difference lol. When we have had to take them anywhere we put them in a large dog crate in the back of our van. If I am taking just one they fit in a smaller dog crate in my car
lapiloto
Chillin' with the herd
I just brought my three home in the back seat, they were really good, lying on a blanket and my lap- granted the trip was only about 20 minutes- no messes.
