Spring Goat Grooming?

[Dreaming Of Goats]

I just brushed my leased goat today, an Oberhasli, she enjoyed it. A little hair came out, just trying to clean her up a bit, too!!! Lots of little pieces of hay hiding... LOL

 

[julieq]

We can't body clip here until late May or early June, but we clip the does hind ends and udders prior to kidding. We use a pet brush with metal bristles to get the undercoat off the goats until we can clip. Makes them feel a little better.

 

[helmstead]

I use a people hair brush (bristled kind) to get the woolies out until it's warm enough to shave them bald. You'd be AMAZED how much you get out...makes ya wanna spin =P

 

[Roll farms]

I brushed (combed) my black Ob today and got what looks like sheep wool out of her coat.
She was turning positively gray from the mohair undercoat.

 

[BellLisaMo]

I brushed (combed) my black Ob today and got what looks like sheep wool out of her coat.
She was turning positively gray from the mohair undercoat.

Oh this is the same thing happening to my buck! He's got a plush fur undercoat! But he doesn't let me brush him for long... he has to flap his lips at me... brat.

 

[RabbleRoost Farm]

These are my first goats, and with them just coming out of their winter coats and into spring I was wondering where all of the little fuzzies were coming from!
Now there's hair collected on every surface that they scratch on... I'll try brushing them tomorrow.

I bet they'd like a permanent brushing station too though. Have to see what I can rig up.

 

[freemotion]

Another thing that they like is one of those welcome mats that is black rubber and has little finger-like projections sticking up all over it. Attach it to the wall with screws and washers, preferable on an outside corner so they can really get at it. Or wrap it around a wooden post that they can rub on. Mine loved it when I had it up. It finally bit the dust after a few years and I haven't replaced it yet. I'll have to look out for one.

 

[RabbleRoost Farm]

Another thing that they like is one of those welcome mats that is black rubber and has little finger-like projections sticking up all over it. Attach it to the wall with screws and washers, preferable on an outside corner so they can really get at it. Or wrap it around a wooden post that they can rub on. Mine loved it when I had it up. It finally bit the dust after a few years and I haven't replaced it yet. I'll have to look out for one.

What a great invention!
Between this and brushes, the girls will have a scratchfest.