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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: laurelrus on May 12, 2015, 08:05:03 am

Title: How many pgymy goats make a happy group?
Post by: laurelrus on May 12, 2015, 08:05:03 am

We have two pygmy goats (castrated males) who we've had for exactly a year now. I'm wondering how many is the right number for goats from the perspective of being happiest?
thanks very much :goat:

Title: Re: How many pgymy goats make a happy group?
Post by: gillsta on May 13, 2015, 08:31:05 am

I have twelve wee pygmys and theres always room for more. Started with two girls and in a blink of an eye we gathered more from far and wide.  ;D Theres always the pecking order but thats to be expected.  :excited:

Title: Re: How many pgymy goats make a happy group?
Post by: devonlady on May 13, 2015, 08:36:54 am

As many as you can manage and makes YOU happy is just the right ammount ;) :goat:

Title: Re: How many pgymy goats make a happy group?
Post by: Anke on May 13, 2015, 02:07:47 pm

You can never have too many goats.... :eyelashes:

Title: Re: How many pgymy goats make a happy group?
Post by: mojocafa on May 13, 2015, 03:02:13 pm

The most I had at any one time was 34 pygmys  that was when 10 girls had 19 kids, now down to a manageable 14

Title: Re: How many pgymy goats make a happy group?
Post by: laurelrus on May 14, 2015, 08:07:12 am

Thanks very much!
We're getting two kids soon so I hope four will be a happy group!
Any advice for when the two little ones arrive regarding bullying/establishing pecking order?
All advice is much appreciated   :)

Title: Re: How many pgymy goats make a happy group?
Post by: Melmarsh on May 18, 2015, 12:43:50 pm

As long as you have more than one which is a sorry number and a big no no! I think whatever number you feel comfortable with. If you buy more to go with your two, you will have a bust up at first whilst a new pecking order is decided, worth thinking about if your two are happy as they are. :sunshine:

Title: Re: How many pgymy goats make a happy group?
Post by: Bramham Wiltshire Horns on May 18, 2015, 02:10:10 pm

hi
how many pigmys can you have on 1 acre
thanks

Title: Re: How many pgymy goats make a happy group?
Post by: cuckoo on May 18, 2015, 02:29:44 pm

I work on 6 to an acre - but pygmies only small and depends if you feeding them all year round - could have more if gave hay etc.  Need careful pasture management. I would split into 2 half acre plots and alternate them every 4 weeks to try to break the worm cycle