Goat/Sheep Keeper

[daphigone]

Hi! I'm an apprentice zookeeper at a large facility in CA--I'm assigned to our contact yard with pygmy, nubian, and boer goats as well as Blackbelly/Khatadin sheep. This forum looks really useful, I'm glad I found you guys!

 

[Beekissed]

Welcome to the forum! We'll be looking forward to any info you can share!

 

[glenolam]

ETA - since you're a zoo keeper you might find this particular thread funny....or at least I hope you do! We all had a good laugh about it!

Goat Trama Org

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

Its kinda like a zoo here sometimes!!

Welcome!

 

[michickenwrangler]

 

[savingdogs]

Welcome! I bet you will have some interesting stories for us!

How are the goats used at the zoo? Are they in a petting farm? Are the breeds displayed individually? Do you have a buck on display?

My goats are afraid of strangers, I suppose zoo goats would become pretty accustomed.

 

[daphigone]

They are in a contact/petting yard, all mixed in one group. We have 6 males, 5 females, all of our males are castrated. Our goats are definitely not afraid of people! The sheep are much shyer, but are becoming more tolerant.

 

[warthog]

What a lovely job, I bet it is a pleasure to go to work.

 

[savingdogs]

Well, that is quite the little herd. What do you hand out for the folks to feed them?