Posted by LJD on December 17, 2011 at 13:43:58 from (75.251.37.193):
In Reply to: Re: Goats!! posted by Bob Huntress on December 17, 2011 at 11:13:16:
I agree 100% That is why we've had them all these years. Great brush converters. Smart. Devious. Social. Little ones are cute. Good company for horses and donkeys. We only got involved in marketing because having goats of both sexes (Billys, not wethers) - results in lots of kids every January or February. Can't keep them all.
Local newspaper did a few articles on my family years ago when we starting keeping a closed heard of Tennessee Fainting Goats. After that - we were flooded and pestered by private people and public officials. Especially from the local Ag Extension where they were promoting "Chevon for the supermarkets."
Main problem with goats as I see it - is keeping them fenced in woodland. Every time a tree-branch caves in a fence somewhere, they are gone like a flash. They will wonder miles if necessary until they find a city person's garden to ruin. Then the screaming starts! And electric fence? Pretty much useless with many goat breeds.
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