can i tie my goats?

[Bedste]

All my shrubs have been destroyed but I still have plenty of grass and weeds for the goats. Is it possible to tie goats while they graze? Are they difficult to keep in one place? Do I need to get halters or special ropes?

 

[Pearce Pastures]

In my opinion, it could be dangerous and I wouldn't. They could get tangled, choked, and would make an easy prey. If it is an option, a portable elctric fence would be better.

 

[Shayanna]

I would only tie them as a temporary thing ( if you need that tree trimmed in that front yard), and make sure that you are there to keep an eye on them. Not only are they great escape artists, but they do get tangled in and around everything. And please bring them in at night.

 

[chubbydog811]

If you tie them, make sure you are around. Also, tie the rope above their heads so they don't get tangled.
I had to tie one that kept getting loose and destroying everything. I tied her to a tree in the middle of one of the fields and she was fine.

 

[verkagj]

We tether our 4 sometimes, but only if we are home to watch over them. We use tires with rims and goats have collars that are loose. They have horns so the collars don't come off. Biggest problem is that they do get tangled around everything, clumps of grass, rocks, twigs, you name it. They can make very creative designs with the tethers in a short time. Water is a problem also as they dump it over no matter where it gets put.
Right now we tether in the mornings and move them into one of the 1/4 acre lots around noon because the sun is so harsh. We've tried tethering them where there were trees but they hated that spot. I think it was because they couldn't see us. It was a constant battle of untangling and complaining.

 

[Bedste]

thanks everyone.... I would like to give my crepe myrtles a chance to recoop and also let the goats continue to graze ..... just trying to figure it out

 

[sawfish99]

I sold a doeling earlier this year to a woman who tried tying her goats. One got the tie around it's neck and died. She needed a new goat as a replacement companion for the other. It was traumatic enough for her and the family that they vowed to never do it again.

 

[ladyh]

I've never had a problem to tie my wether. He never got hurt and he just steps over the dog chain. He has a dog collar as all mine do. I move him around where I want him to browse. I don't do this all the time but it is handy when he wants to bully and I can still keep him in the herd but he can't get to anyone.

 

[Fullhousefarm]

We've had to tie on a temporary basis before. When our neighbor's buck was in an adjacent field and our doe was in heat we tied her when we left and weren't keeping an eye on her. She went in the horse stall at night. (Horse is in during the day.) She can jump the 48" fence, so it wasn't *just* that we were worried about the buck breaking through. She is quite the flirt and we didn't want a Boer/LaMancha cross for sure!

We have our wether tied atm because he has mastered the art of knocking out the electric fence and climbing to the neighbors. Interestingly, it just started now that the buck is next door with several does, including his mom. We have to put up 48" horse fence in the one stretch that we haven't yet. Thankfully, since he's a wether isn't not a huge deal and the neighbor understands. Still, I don't think she wants her goat back on a permanent basis.

Goats and fences- the headaches never end!

 

[PendergrassRanch]

Just make sure you use leather collars so they break if they get hung up. I have heard too many stories of goats hanging because their nylon collars do not break.