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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Isla on March 09, 2016, 01:03:08 pm

Title: Hindsight
Post by: Isla on March 09, 2016, 01:03:08 pm

Dear goat keepers,

Thank you so much for sharing all the tips I've found on here:  mineral licks, hay racks, feeding...  If you could go back to when you first started, what advice would you give yourself?

I have read lots of books and articles, visited local goat keepers and think I have bought all the equipment I need for the arrival of my first goats in a couple of weeks.  Two goatlings so alas won't be kidding and milking until next year.  Would be interested in showing them though.  I gather that I could do with an older female to lead the herd, but just can't find any for sale in my area just now.

Title: Re: Hindsight
Post by: Buttermilk on March 09, 2016, 03:36:58 pm

Goats can reach twice as far as you think they can.

Title: Re: Hindsight
Post by: DavidandCollette on March 09, 2016, 04:12:16 pm

Goats can move faster than you think they can :goat: :roflanim:

Title: Re: Hindsight
Post by: little blue on March 09, 2016, 07:45:32 pm

and however long and hard you think about making their space "goat proof" ... they have ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT to think about and test where it isn't!

Title: Re: Hindsight
Post by: Dogwalker on March 09, 2016, 08:04:29 pm

You'll never have any 'spare' time again.

There'll always be something needs doing and if there isn't a goat will need stroking, talking to or just watching.

And make the goat house twice the size because soon you'll have more goats.

Title: Re: Hindsight
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 10, 2016, 12:39:57 am

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