A pet goat. I know this might come off as a little strange but I have decided its the best idea I've ever had. I'll call him nubs and he'll live in my back yard I think. Does anyone else have a pet goat ? If so what kind?
How does one NEED a pet goat? I used to live down the street from "Goat people" hahah thats what everyone called them. Seemed like the best purpose they serve is you wont have to mow how ever much lawn you fence in for them.
Well, a goat has nipples and you can milk nipples....goat milk, goat cheese, etc. :D Sounds like one helluva idea.
Goats take a bit more work to keep alive than you may think and, since they are very social herd animals, it is best if you have more than one. They can't really eat "anything" and, as a matter of fact, there is quite a bit of stuff they can eat that will kill them. I would suggest doing minimal research as it will save you some headaches and possibly money.
I have 4 goats, wifes idea, 2 pygme, 2 nygerian dwarfs. They free roam my yard and pasture during the day and kennel when told to. They poop alot, but goat fights are pretty cool just like the big rams do rear up and full blown head shots. capt. crunch with my dog and the 2 nygerians.
Sheep aren't tall enough. Tom you out of everyone should appreciate that. My mother said that they had one growing up and she said that she would shoot the goat the first time it climbed onto her car when she comes over. I think that they just need a little encouragement and guidance.
I dont know if this has ever been proven true or not but it has worked for me. My grandfather always said keep a goat in the pasture with cattle and you will never have to treat for ringworm. We raise show cattle and keep a goat in with them. Never once treated for ringworm which is highly contagious and always at the cattle shows. Supposedly the goats eat the fungus on the ground which is attributed to ringworm. Goat is much cheaper than loosing a high dollar calf to a fungus!
I too lived down the street from goat owners and like Kyle said they were called "the Goat People" also. They had them out back in a field staked to the ground with a 25' rope. As kids we would see how close we could get to them without getting bucked usually unsuccessful!!!!
I had a pet goat in Hawaii. It was at the training area on the big island. The camp was at 6500 feet with lava fields everywhere. We'd load everything on ships and go there every 6 months or so. It was the only place in the islands we could shoot our big guns. Anyway, we capture a wild goat. A baby... what is it a kit or whatever. Anyway, he was down right domesticated almost immediately. He had this habit of coming up behind people, raring up on his hind legs and driving his head into the back of your knees. He knocked down more than one person. We were out training for a couple days and when we came back he was gone. We were having a running fued with the grunts and think they ate him. Either that or the platoon sgt who had the goat poop in his slippers took revenge.
