Goats are AWESOME! I LOVE them! When growing up with goats I learned from a young age, the hard way, that goats should never ever be tethered. I'm glad you covered so much of the dangers and how to do it safely. Never leave them unattended even for a minute to run in to grab some water! Goats and sheep are born looking for ways to die, unfortunately. You mentioned providing shade but I didn't see any form of shade/shelter in the driveway where you had them. Probably just out of view of camera I'm sure but be sure, especially on gravel, they don't overheat. Best of luck friend!
That’s what we do in our small yard. We have one of our baby bucks 5 months old kept jumping the declining fence. He had a dogloo he jumps on and another hill. He is tethered near our block wall and has a good 12ft lead he just can’t jump the deciding fence. Has full access to hay and his water. He’s happy and gets free time in the main part of our yard off the tether. I’m so glad that you are showing this and giving a psa to do the tethering carefully.
You did not mention it but you did demonstrate it. The tether should always be in a clear area where they can't wrap it around something. Slowly advance into the brows and cut off the striped branches before the next move. Some individuals will quickly learn to manage the tether and some won't and are not suitable for staking. We did a lot of staking of our different animals but the goats not so often. horses and cows will graze for hours but the goats were done in less than an hour and ready to chew the cud or "get into mischief" So with a large number of them, one of us would take them for a walk for an hour then shut them back in the pen.
My grandparents had goats once and they put their three goats on one tether and then the tether broke and they ran down a small ditch but the chain stayed in the top and when they came back out the three had hung themselves
Muscovy ducks do fly. Here in Florida we have a pond and in the spring between 3-7 Muscovy fly in, mate, raise their little ones and fly out. They are a pain! Very dirty, their crap is like glue and sticks to everything. They have rather huge claws that tear up screen pool enclosures they insist on landing on. Their eggs draw raccoons and possums, once the ducklings hatch they are targets for soft shell turtles, bass and gators. Out of 12-20 ducklings only about 2-3 survive.
This actually eases my mind about getting goats... maybe... sometime... ha! We are only five months into owning our acreage. We are long time Permaculture followers and have always practiced the "observe" step before adding anything (livestock OR plants). We have a ton of infrastructure to play with... However, I'm a huge believer that we shouldn't own an animal that doesn't have a purpose or earn their keep. Even my toy poodle has a purpose. ;) ... it's to be a well behaved (non-shedding) lap dog and she nails it every day. ;) Just because we have infrastructure doesn't mean we need to utilize it right away. No need to get in over our head. With all the being said... I'd like to rent a couple of goat for the last few months of summer to help keep my pasture down. =)
#askhomesteady How does calf sharing work? Do you milk once or twice a day? Doing my homework for starting our own homestead when we find a the right place in the country to move too! So excited and can’t wait to start! 😁
winterbeauty1991 I’m obviously not them, but I can tell you how it works! Usually the calf is separated from mom at night (one they’re old enough of course) so you get a nice full udder in the morning. You milk just the once and let the calf have all the milk it wants during the day. At night, separate again. Hope that helps!
I appreciate it, I’m shooting for even a little more detailed , and I’ve watched their old vids on it and I’d like to know when they started separating at night and did they ever need to milk more than once and how did they know when they needed to and when they didn’t! But I really appreciate the comment! 😁
#askhomesteady we have a large area on our small acre that is taken up by weeds. I would like to get a couple Pygmy or Nigerian Dwarf goats but worried about the goats eating something poisonous and dying. Will they know what is poisonous to them and leave it alone?
NO, they will not! Austin and Kay learned this the hard way, they lost some goats to poisonous plants because the internet said the goats would avoid them but they didn't! Here, I found the video where Austin talks about it, and how they tried to treat the goat that was poisoned: th-cam.com/video/606QoxmTWgc/w-d-xo.html
Hey Aust, you know how your daughter wants a donkey, well that might help your goat problem. My dad has had goats for a long time and he always had a herd of 20 too 40, but he has cut down to two and they are really loud BUT only when the horse isn't with them, they have bonded to the horse and are quite with him and loud without him. I'm sure that your goats would bond with the donkey too and stay quiet. Just a thought...
#askhomesteady what is your favorite goat breed for meat? Also what is the place you mentioned before that you would get chicken feed non gmo back in Connecticut
The "greenest" weed eater ever. I have kept goats for 40 years and I have always tethered with supervision. If I milk them, I just don't tether when they are in milk. Muscovy are fantastic on flies, and all sorts of bugs too. They also love a mouse or 2 along the way. I have 12 now, and 2 moms brooding new nests.
Yess!!! Gizmo is a totally awesome name😊 and not because I helped suggest it😉 love your channel and can’t wait for more videos! Seriously it’s addicting! #askhomesteady are you more like Ian Malcom or Alan Grant🤔, although with all those fecal tests it sure seems like Kay is most defiantly Ellie😂
OK I am curious, I am fairly new to your channel and you may have explained this in other videos that I can’t find by the titles. What is on top of your orange cap? Is it a manufacturers tag?
If she can't handle biting ducks, forget about donkeys. They bite, kick hard enough to break bones, and are bigger than you are, and can be downright ill tempered at times.
Have you thought about training your Shepherd to just do basic tending with the goats so they don't need to be tethered? Wouldn't need to be stellar herding technique, just gather and hold (which are generally the easiest parts). The downside there I guess would be your dog would be immensely tired afterwards most likely.
Our neighbor a mile down the road does this! He has three German Shepherds that keep watch on his goats, chickens, and donkey. They are so much fun to watch... His German Shepherds are super well trained. Every morning about 6:45am I can look out my front window and see them walking their acreage. It's like they are doing a morning inventory. At first I thought it was a fluke, but nope, every morning, same walk. Ha! He doesn't have any fencing up, just keeps the German Shepherds out there. He doesn't always leave them out... so maybe they are overjoyed with the abundance of yummy grazing grass and don't wander off.
The Shepherd doesn't belong to Kay and Austin, he belongs to Kay's parents (who live about a hundred yards away from them, in the big house) and is apparently the farm security system. Austin won't even tell us the dog's name for that reason! :'( So I'm guessing he's not the sheep/goat herding type of Shepherd. Although I wonder if Austin is considering getting a livestock guardian breed when they get more goats and cows, or if they ever get sheep? #AskHomesteady
It's his fishing license. He laminated it and pins it on his hat so he can easily go fishing and not have to worry about digging out the license every time.
I say do as you please, your farm your goat! You seem to have done you dew Diligence, have the answer know the things to watch out for! They will learn what they can and can’t do!
When I get my homestead started I am getting goats regardless of what anyone says I absolutely love goats I will have goats before I'd have a cow though their mini jerseys are adorable but I feel goats are multi functional milk and meat not that cows aren't but I could have say 3 females and a male vs one cow and I could have a constant supply of milk and meat I think I could buy a cow or half a cow cheaper than buying a cow and feeding it and paying to have it processed I'm going to be a small family one man operation
Goats probably would talk to a cat how dogs bother them because they aren't a best freind. And a cow about how their not a war animal for the risen, and called lazy, talk to small snakes about how Satan was involved in their species, and types of bugs about how they were demon symbols, and frogs were too. And they talk to the donkeys about how non-ready God rode one. They all gather in the barn to vent their species shaming, and rodents called gross, and animals like them called gross, foxes and wild dog came too. They all had vented all the shamed species crowded together away from the loved species
They all said "I know, Cat, they made this pussycat song." The Goat said, look what they did to me "sheep go to heaven goats don't" the cat wow that's just mean to your species
You ABSOLUTELY cannot put the tethers where either goat can touch either goat, UNLESS you want to go stark raging mad untangling goats lol. Watch out BEAR berries.
God even shamed this species as the evil people. The goats if they could talk probably attack a grazing sheep because of this bad name and good name the sheep got.
The only think I really disagree with is having Gizmo lose with Lacey while she is tethered. Even if you are right there she can get caught up in the line and get hurt if Lacey spooks if if anything were to happen.
Yeah, there's a slight risk to it, but I think it's better than having Gizmo tethered, too, cuz then they could get tangled around each other and Gizzie could get a broken leg or worse! 😢
Oh, I actually didn't even know Gizmo was tethered, lol. I thought she was just sticking around so close cuz she's younger and wants to stay beside Lacey. But yes, I know we can trust that you are very careful with your animals' health and safety, even demon gremlins animals! ;)
Goats are AWESOME! I LOVE them! When growing up with goats I learned from a young age, the hard way, that goats should never ever be tethered. I'm glad you covered so much of the dangers and how to do it safely. Never leave them unattended even for a minute to run in to grab some water! Goats and sheep are born looking for ways to die, unfortunately. You mentioned providing shade but I didn't see any form of shade/shelter in the driveway where you had them. Probably just out of view of camera I'm sure but be sure, especially on gravel, they don't overheat. Best of luck friend!
I don't believe in tethering either.
Goats are literally satan.
That’s what we do in our small yard.
We have one of our baby bucks 5 months old kept jumping the declining fence. He had a dogloo he jumps on and another hill. He is tethered near our block wall and has a good 12ft lead he just can’t jump the deciding fence. Has full access to hay and his water.
He’s happy and gets free time in the main part of our yard off the tether.
I’m so glad that you are showing this and giving a psa to do the tethering carefully.
East Tennessee uses goats for hwy maintenance of weeds. It's pretty amazing stuff...
You guys are doing a great job! I have tethered goats. Just need supervision!
Love your channel and your family even four legged ones. Ty
You did not mention it but you did demonstrate it. The tether should always be in a clear area where they can't wrap it around something. Slowly advance into the brows and cut off the striped branches before the next move. Some individuals will quickly learn to manage the tether and some won't and are not suitable for staking. We did a lot of staking of our different animals but the goats not so often. horses and cows will graze for hours but the goats were done in less than an hour and ready to chew the cud or "get into mischief" So with a large number of them, one of us would take them for a walk for an hour then shut them back in the pen.
My grandparents had goats once and they put their three goats on one tether and then the tether broke and they ran down a small ditch but the chain stayed in the top and when they came back out the three had hung themselves
Muscovy ducks do fly. Here in Florida we have a pond and in the spring between 3-7 Muscovy fly in, mate, raise their little ones and fly out. They are a pain! Very dirty, their crap is like glue and sticks to everything. They have rather huge claws that tear up screen pool enclosures they insist on landing on. Their eggs draw raccoons and possums, once the ducklings hatch they are targets for soft shell turtles, bass and gators. Out of 12-20 ducklings only about 2-3 survive.
All I could think about was Jurassic Park.
5:52 to actually get to the question about goats
This actually eases my mind about getting goats... maybe... sometime... ha!
We are only five months into owning our acreage. We are long time Permaculture followers and have always practiced the "observe" step before adding anything (livestock OR plants). We have a ton of infrastructure to play with... However, I'm a huge believer that we shouldn't own an animal that doesn't have a purpose or earn their keep. Even my toy poodle has a purpose. ;) ... it's to be a well behaved (non-shedding) lap dog and she nails it every day. ;) Just because we have infrastructure doesn't mean we need to utilize it right away. No need to get in over our head.
With all the being said... I'd like to rent a couple of goat for the last few months of summer to help keep my pasture down. =)
Renting goats is a great option in some areas! That is a great idea! Your permaculture approach is well worth the wait! Great job!
Heidrun is a goat that sit on top of the world tree, eating it as any goat would, and from her udders she makes 4 types of Alcohol.
Well tell her to pour me a White Russian.
Goats milk can help supplement some pet and livestock feed.
#askhomesteady How does calf sharing work? Do you milk once or twice a day? Doing my homework for starting our own homestead when we find a the right place in the country to move too! So excited and can’t wait to start! 😁
winterbeauty1991 I’m obviously not them, but I can tell you how it works!
Usually the calf is separated from mom at night (one they’re old enough of course) so you get a nice full udder in the morning. You milk just the once and let the calf have all the milk it wants during the day. At night, separate again. Hope that helps!
I appreciate it, I’m shooting for even a little more detailed , and I’ve watched their old vids on it and I’d like to know when they started separating at night and did they ever need to milk more than once and how did they know when they needed to and when they didn’t! But I really appreciate the comment! 😁
Gonna do a WHOLE video on this... stay tuned.
Sweet!! Can’t wait!!
Must get sickening having to explain everything seven ways to Sunday, to all the nay sayers, sceptics and near do wells.
You kids are great.
#askhomesteady we have a large area on our small acre that is taken up by weeds. I would like to get a couple Pygmy or Nigerian Dwarf goats but worried about the goats eating something poisonous and dying. Will they know what is poisonous to them and leave it alone?
NO, they will not! Austin and Kay learned this the hard way, they lost some goats to poisonous plants because the internet said the goats would avoid them but they didn't!
Here, I found the video where Austin talks about it, and how they tried to treat the goat that was poisoned:
th-cam.com/video/606QoxmTWgc/w-d-xo.html
Tethering from above with a harness is the safest.
Nice cable but unfortunatly the coating always breaks off within a year......
Hey Aust, you know how your daughter wants a donkey, well that might help your goat problem. My dad has had goats for a long time and he always had a herd of 20 too 40, but he has cut down to two and they are really loud BUT only when the horse isn't with them, they have bonded to the horse and are quite with him and loud without him. I'm sure that your goats would bond with the donkey too and stay quiet. Just a thought...
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muscovy ducks can fly I learned something now thanks
YES !!!! I stand validated !!! Muscovies !!!!!
#askhomesteady what is your favorite goat breed for meat? Also what is the place you mentioned before that you would get chicken feed non gmo back in Connecticut
The "greenest" weed eater ever. I have kept goats for 40 years and I have always tethered with supervision. If I milk them, I just don't tether when they are in milk. Muscovy are fantastic on flies, and all sorts of bugs too. They also love a mouse or 2 along the way. I have 12 now, and 2 moms brooding new nests.
Call the goat Goaty McGoat face
Yess!!! Gizmo is a totally awesome name😊 and not because I helped suggest it😉 love your channel and can’t wait for more videos! Seriously it’s addicting! #askhomesteady are you more like Ian Malcom or Alan Grant🤔, although with all those fecal tests it sure seems like Kay is most defiantly Ellie😂
Everybody keeps asking him what the tag is on his hat. I think it's a hunting or fishing license
Won't lie, I enjoyed owning goats, but when I gave them away I at the same time didn't miss them either.
OK I am curious, I am fairly new to your channel and you may have explained this in other videos that I can’t find by the titles. What is on top of your orange cap? Is it a manufacturers tag?
Do the miscovy ducks make a lot of noise???
#askhomesteady
never had a duck that would bite....of course, never had a Muscovy.
Our goats ruined our fancy electric netting 😒. Bucks will tangle themselves in it to try and get to the girls.
If she can't handle biting ducks, forget about donkeys. They bite, kick hard enough to break bones, and are bigger than you are, and can be downright ill tempered at times.
Have you thought about training your Shepherd to just do basic tending with the goats so they don't need to be tethered? Wouldn't need to be stellar herding technique, just gather and hold (which are generally the easiest parts). The downside there I guess would be your dog would be immensely tired afterwards most likely.
Our neighbor a mile down the road does this! He has three German Shepherds that keep watch on his goats, chickens, and donkey. They are so much fun to watch... His German Shepherds are super well trained. Every morning about 6:45am I can look out my front window and see them walking their acreage. It's like they are doing a morning inventory. At first I thought it was a fluke, but nope, every morning, same walk. Ha!
He doesn't have any fencing up, just keeps the German Shepherds out there. He doesn't always leave them out... so maybe they are overjoyed with the abundance of yummy grazing grass and don't wander off.
The Shepherd doesn't belong to Kay and Austin, he belongs to Kay's parents (who live about a hundred yards away from them, in the big house) and is apparently the farm security system. Austin won't even tell us the dog's name for that reason! :'(
So I'm guessing he's not the sheep/goat herding type of Shepherd. Although I wonder if Austin is considering getting a livestock guardian breed when they get more goats and cows, or if they ever get sheep?
#AskHomesteady
Griswold is a great goat name???
Griswold sounds cool!
You could also go the whole "Vacation" route and use several of the family's names: Clark, Rusty, Audrey, etc. ;)
Sure could!!
Goat Names- 1. Viola , 2. Luna "Moon in spanish", 3.Nanny 4. Leche " Milk spanish"
Luna is their cows name
‘The ducklings have never been outside’....what about the time they escaped outside? 😂
I think as long as you are watching them, I don't see much risk.
Have you seen how some people drive a car these days?
why do you have a tag in your had?
It's his fishing license. He laminated it and pins it on his hat so he can easily go fishing and not have to worry about digging out the license every time.
loved the video
What's on the back of your hat
He's answered this in another video. It's a hunting tag.
Hunting/fishing tag ya
Yay, Gizmo is a great name!
I say do as you please, your farm your goat! You seem to have done you dew Diligence, have the answer know the things to watch out for! They will learn what they can and can’t do!
Sorry I love goats and will always want more goats!😁🥰🤣
Like the name Gizmo☺
I think for the most part people need to realize that they are livestock!
Ducks bite is nothing to a donkeys
You make my resolve not to get a couple of goats waver just a bit with this video. Humn🤔
When I get my homestead started I am getting goats regardless of what anyone says I absolutely love goats I will have goats before I'd have a cow though their mini jerseys are adorable but I feel goats are multi functional milk and meat not that cows aren't but I could have say 3 females and a male vs one cow and I could have a constant supply of milk and meat I think I could buy a cow or half a cow cheaper than buying a cow and feeding it and paying to have it processed I'm going to be a small family one man operation
Goats probably would talk to a cat how dogs bother them because they aren't a best freind. And a cow about how their not a war animal for the risen, and called lazy, talk to small snakes about how Satan was involved in their species, and types of bugs about how they were demon symbols, and frogs were too. And they talk to the donkeys about how non-ready God rode one. They all gather in the barn to vent their species shaming, and rodents called gross, and animals like them called gross, foxes and wild dog came too. They all had vented all the shamed species crowded together away from the loved species
They all said "I know, Cat, they made this pussycat song." The Goat said, look what they did to me "sheep go to heaven goats don't" the cat wow that's just mean to your species
The cat responded "I don't like rugrats, seems tommy is a fantaic" goat: you like fluffy but they made her lurk in the back and never save a baby
Cat: she does like them, Phil likes reptiles and Fluffy would see Phil try to eat or grab one. They didn't do that
Would have had to fight it if spike was gone and only they were there. Then Phil was saved
No offense snake im sorry, that's OK. We reptiles really don't have fur and can only help by being the one to scare people and things away
Have you guys ever thought about getting meat goats?
Why do u have a tag on the back of ur hat? Lol😉
It's a hunting/fishing license
Oh ok,. Lol
getting bit by donkeys hurt more^^
You should name a goat Toriel or Asriel. They're Undertale characters based off of anthropomorphic Nubian goats.
A donkey can be way scarier than some ducks.....just sayin'.
You ABSOLUTELY cannot put the tethers where either goat can touch either goat, UNLESS you want to go stark raging mad untangling goats lol. Watch out BEAR berries.
God even shamed this species as the evil people. The goats if they could talk probably attack a grazing sheep because of this bad name and good name the sheep got.
And now you have camels to eat the weeds!
*Hat
The only think I really disagree with is having Gizmo lose with Lacey while she is tethered. Even if you are right there she can get caught up in the line and get hurt if Lacey spooks if if anything were to happen.
Yeah, there's a slight risk to it, but I think it's better than having Gizmo tethered, too, cuz then they could get tangled around each other and Gizzie could get a broken leg or worse! 😢
We tethered both out of range of each other, if you watch the time lapse towards the end.
We tethered both out of range of each other, if you watch the time lapse towards the end.
Oh, I actually didn't even know Gizmo was tethered, lol. I thought she was just sticking around so close cuz she's younger and wants to stay beside Lacey.
But yes, I know we can trust that you are very careful with your animals' health and safety, even demon gremlins animals! ;)