New guy, new with goats...

[hobbz]

lil update. they are doing good today. still skiddish of me but seem to be settling in. i bought some of those 60' trolleys that walmart sells for large dogs to let them get out and eat while they are settling in.

 

[ksalvagno]

Glad they are settling in. Hopefully you won't have to keep them on the chains for long. They can get tangled up and can be easy prey for predators. But obviously getting out of the fence is not good either.

 

[hobbz]

they are inside the electric fence, so I don't think they have to worry about predators much. I am working midnights this week so I am able to go up every couple hours and make sure they aren't tangled up.

 

[Hillsvale]

my boer goat took a few days to settle in.... now he is boss goat hanging with two lambs

 

[glenolam]

Just a quick note on the natural stream...

I have a stream that runs through the goat yard and cow field. When I first got my goats I kept a bucket filled with water 24/7 available, but didn't want to go through that all winter long (hence why I built their yard to include the stream). I would take little walks with them to their stream, but, slowly I "forgot" to fill their bucket and noticed that they didn't seem to gulp it down when I did fill it. Then I just stopped filling the bucket all together, and now they have a clear path to the stream.

 

[hobbz]

update on the goats. they are doing good and settling in. they are all off the chains and not trying to escape. i am going to open up the fence a little more for them this week since they have eaten their patch down pretty good.

 

[Mea]

update on the goats. they are doing good and settling in. they are all off the chains and not trying to escape. i am going to open up the fence a little more for them this week since they have eaten their patch down pretty good.

Good !! Sometimes things (like goaties) just need time.

 

[StormyMoon]

It took about 7 to 8 days for my goats to settle down.
Now we go out and they call us and if we dont get in their yard fast enough they yell at us lol.........
I also had to use ropes to put my goats out at first we used tires in the center of the yard so they wouldnt get tangled up in anything or each other and they still could see each other it also keeps my boy from humping my female.

Through the day as the shade moves we move their tire just to be sure they dont get too much sun but they still have the option to stand in the sun or shade depending what they feel like along with a big wide mouth bucket of water.

We keep their water cool by freezing 1 liter soda bottles with just water each morning we put in a new one when we refill their buckets in the mornings and every night we do it again by morning the bottles are ready.

It gets pretty hot in texas I know people will think I am crazy but they do like the cool water its not ice freezing water of course but its comfortable instead of steaming hot.

Good luck with your new babies.....

 

[apdan]

if you want to get them even more friendly.... mine like horse treats and cut up apples! that's how I "tamed" mine... now they come a running whenever I call them, and we can let them run the yard when we are home and be able to put them back in the pen with ease