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Posted: April 11 2006 at 2:11pm | IP Logged Quote lilac hill
We are getting pair of pygmy goats, wethers, to brouse down the area between the pasture and treeline for the summer.(Multiflora rose is an invasive species which had been planted with the hopes of providing a reliable living hedge--fast forward many years--the bane of our fields!)
We have strung 4 strands of electric and will be building a shelter and a covered feeding station for their hay, minerals, baking soda and water.

Any suggestions? Anything obvious that we might miss, especially since so much of the literature is for larger scale operations than ours.

Poor Rick (lucky me), marrying a woman who wanted to move to the country. He's found himself stringing electric wire in a hill, in the woods when he's the only one to get poison ivy, no matter the season. He has had to make shelter for sheep, cows, meat birds, and hens. I am still eyeing ducks or geese and maybe a natural clutch of eggs for the hens. Fortuntely our friends are doing pigs this summer. He has also had to haul endless trucks for manure for composting and bales of hay for my hobby.    Ths from a man who would like to build boats , sail, and mess about on the water!

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Posted: April 11 2006 at 3:48pm | IP Logged Quote Louise
We have a few Nubian goats.
lilac hill wrote:
Any suggestions? Anything obvious that we might miss, especially since so much of the literature is for larger scale operations than ours.

The only thing I can think of is to make sure there aren’t any cherry trees around as well as oak leaves, rubarb leaves, milkweed, hemlock, mountain laurel, and locoweed all of which are poisonous.

My dd (the goat expert here) suggest this book.
Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats
Although it is for dairy goats it is still a very usefully book for any goat owner.

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Posted: April 11 2006 at 4:03pm | IP Logged Quote Kim F
Ths from a man who would like to build boats , sail, and mess about on the water!
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Oh LOL! My dh was indulgent with me and my animals too and now he is hooked. He spends all his free time now working around there. We have some dairy goats and love love love them. My favorite site is http://fiascofarm.com/ Whenever I have a question or problem that is the first stop. Enjoy them!
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Posted: April 11 2006 at 5:25pm | IP Logged Quote lapazfarm
We don't have goats right now, but have had them in the past. They sure do make wonderful weedeaters!
Only thing I would add is to make sure they have something appropriate to climb on. They do love to climb and will end up on top of their shelter and feeder if possible. Plus, they are notorious escape artists, so watch that fence.

Oh, and my poor dh is in the same boat. He is gone right now hauling a load of shavings for bedding in the barn, God bless him.

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