Posted by Mike (WA) on January 02, 2012 at 17:19:12 from (174.31.195.75):
In Reply to: GOATS posted by JR FRYE on January 02, 2012 at 16:26:25:
Have had goats off and on since I was a kid. One of your better barnyard animals.
To avoid 5 inch horns, just disbud them with an electric iron, when they're little. 30 seconds on each side, rolling the iron around, and ignore the bleating. If they already have horns when you get them, put them on the ground, knee on side of head, and saw them off with a handsaw.
For grain, just buy the cheapest cow grain you can find, and with grass hay (doesn't have to be very good), will be fine over the winter. They prefer brush to grass, which fits in nicely with most of us, who prefer grass to brush. Woven wire will keep them in. They like people better than most any animal other than dogs, and are ideal for grandkids.
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