Why We Have Goats
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ต.ค. 2016
- What were we thinking? We have thought long and hard about the decision to have goats at our new homestead. In fact, for the past year, goats have been the topic of quite a few conversations at the old suburban place. So, why are we getting into the goat business?
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Love them! At around 6:40 when they both jumped on the picnic table. lol. Can't wait to get out there! ~ Becky
Get out here! Can't wait to show you around
I urgently advise against naming animals on a farm. My grandfather once returned from a livestock auction with a goat and pretty much gave it the run of the farm. My brothers and I and the cousins named it shadow because it was so friendly it followed us everywhere. Very bad decision when it showed up on the menu. Back then there were two choices when sitting down to the table, take it or leave it. I lost a bit of weight before all of that goat was finished off.
Love the one with the white stripe. Very pretty.
They are so cute - loved the goats frisking with the dog, it made me so happy :)
That is too cute, My boyfriend and i plan on having our own mini farm one day, hopefully soon with chickens and goats and this just made my day cause for someone who's (somewhat) new to having farm animals ya'll are doing a great job!
Congrats, on the goats
He is SO cute!
They are so darn cute. Loved that jump on the table together thing. 😂
Great looking pasture. Looks like a goat heaven. Best wishes on your learning process.
goats have sage mode ☺
Prayers for your speedy recovery. Pigs can be very mean, a boar really tore into my brother when we were younger. Mom had to go down and beat the boar off my brother, after that she wouldn't let him feed them unless he took a board with a nail driven thru it so he could smack them on the snout if he tried anything again.
awesome...great vid.
New sub here & totally lovin it & I never knew that goats climbed trees until my grandfather got some. Hello from TX to SSL family
We used to keep goats but we got rid of them after we got heartbroken from the death of our favorite little boy who we had to put down due to him getting his front hoof caught in the v of a tree while we were at work. The vet said there was nothing that could be done to fix the leg. My advice is to make sure you don't have any crooks in any trees where a hoof could get stuck. They like to stand on their back legs and lean the front legs against the tree while they eat the bark. According to my vet, it happens all the time. The foot slips into the crook of the tree and the goat panics and pulls but it just grabs the leg tighter the more he pulls.
+Michigan Homesteader that is aweful. We will keep an eye out for that, I appreciate the heads up!!
No problem!
cool! 1st I've seen of your new homestead too! looks big!
Check out the tour I did last week if you want to see the whole thing. We absolutely love it out here in the sticks!
will do! watching you guys move the coop now.. haha, your wife was laughing too hard to help when the run fell on ya...classic.
Im jealous of the space and freedom you have lol
nice farm
You should name him Tumnus. He's very cute.
The bark on the tree. A goats preferential food is brush. Cut a few brush sticks for them and they will wolf it down. Food preferences are brush 60%, heavy weeds 25% and grass 15%. Milking goats require a balanced grain and mineral mix as well and salt. IMPORTANT: If you ever get sheep you cannot feed the sheep mineral mix designed for goats or cattle. It contains to much copper. Copper is toxic to sheep. Same goes for salt licks. Salt for goats and cattle are one colour and for sheep are a different colour. Both sheep and goats however need additional selenium other wise birth defects may occur.
God Bless Joe
some of my disbudding done by a vet has failed when that happens they grow scurs they usually don't get very big one of mine is about 1/2" and the other about 2 1/2"
SSLFamilyDad, I would like to know what kind of water filter (if no water utility there) your home got fitted with and could you share some light on how to pick and choose right filtering system.
I've always wanted goats. Especially the Pygmy ones or Nubian Dwarf. I know they don't give as much milk but I would start out with them. I never will be able to have any but I have three hens. I'm almost 60 and have a painful back and Fibromyalgia so it's not a good idea. I can move to have them. Right now we are not zoned for goats.
Name that dude Buck (fitting for what he actually is), but the Kill Bill reference is applicable here as well. :D Since he indeed is here now for.... reasons.
I've never tried goat's milk but I like goat cheese. I hope the goats work out. It's starting to look and sound like a real farm.
I can't wait to make some cheese with the goat's milk, that is one thing I was interested in with these little noisy things:)
love the videos how often do u upload
I try to upload at least once per week but sometimes I get more time I get three up in a week.
My mom had a goat that the burn didn't work and a horn came back like mutant horn all curled and so we called him Lucky and rubbed the horn for luck he was a dam nice goat.
So I am Suggesting Lucky as A name.
Do you know the dimensions of that pasture?
the horns won't grow back if the disbudding is done probably. If they grow back you didn't burn the root of horn
+William Galloway correct
goats are not grazer they are in the deer family so really do not eat grass more of a leaf /twig eater loads of fun i used to sprout oats in winter or feed hydroponic let get 12 inches tall then feed also sitting with goat is very relaxing
Welcome to Goat life. Our male goat is a huge jerk. But it can be fun.
+SkinnyMonkie lol, yeah we have heard that can be the case. Little Adam is still young, playful, and pretty cool so we will see what happens as he gets older
Looking at your fencing wire, I think you're going to have problems with your little billie. He'll get his head through that and get stuck.....won't be able to back out. Hope you plan to remedy it with either getting a vet to properly dehorn him or get a hot wire around the interior to keep all of them off the fences. Do they have any protection from coyotes coming into their pen?
+inarainyplace I was concerned about that fencing also. I will be replacing it with some welded wire with 6 inches squares. As far as predators, no protection besides the fence.
It all takes time to get set up right. One thing about any livestock is to try and prepare for the worst case scenario because if an animal can figure out how to get into trouble you can bet they will. :-) Hotwire and good fences are your friends. Good luck and happy farming.
Male Goat, with horns Will use your leg for a scratch post, BUT they Can "Butt" your knee cap at that size, and its Not good, be careful !!, Looks great!!
get a good Vet and watch the food keep it dry my cousin feed a goat some wet mildewed food and it got bloat and it killed it. Just a warning. have fun with the Rut. you will have one smelly goat.
Soft goat feta
gon be gud
if they tried to dehorn him and it didn't work out then you should watch how his horns grow to make sure he doesn't get scurs.
also if I were you I wouldn't keep horned goats with ones that were debudded because then when they butt heads the goat with horns has an advantage and they could get hurt. if the one with horns doesn't seem to be aggressive then it shouldn't be a problem though
That was my concern also, we will watch them closely and the male will probably get his own place anyway in the end.
SSLFamilyDad Okay that's good. I owned goats before the flood down here in Louisiana but after it I lost three of them and I didn't have the time to care for them so I sold the 4 Nigerian girls I had left. The mother was a Nigerian pygmy mix so she looked very short and fat, cute lol.
Eric, What it takes to look after goats in terms of time and food cost (during winter)?
AquaponicsTravel-Virginia well there are many factors that can change this but I think one of the most important ones is where you live and you will definitely need to invest time into them. If you live in a humid area like me then bloat is something to look out for, lush grass is bad for goats. You can buy them bales of dry hay (this may change depending on the demand in your area but down here in Louisiana last winter it cost me about 7-12 dollars a rectangular bale of hay and that fed them for about 5 or 6 days) and give them some grain as well, but not too much. The time invested into them is mainly taking care of their hooves, deworming them, and making sure they don't get bloated. Again I'm not 100% sure what it will cost you to feed them due to the different prices in your area but I usually got a 100 lb bag of all stock feed for about 12 bucks each and each one lasted me about a month(I had lots of goats back then.) If you have any questions I'd be glad to try to help you, I don't consider myself a professional but I have experience.
I love it already SSLFamilyDad. I'm planning to copy your foot steps from next Jan after I complete home construction on 7 acre property. I do have some restriction on what animals I can have there but planning to have goat as pet (or just call it pet). Are you planning to expand your aquaponics to commercial level (or semi-commercial) to gain some revenue?
One last question if could answer that would be great, property i bought came with old two level barn where roof is started to peeling off. Thinking to replace it with polycarbonate sheets to get sunlight inside and treat it as green house. Let me know if it would work or stupid idea to think.
Barn picture came as cover photo in PEC for its beauty (obviously)...
www.pecva.org/library/documents/Resources-Publications/Publications/Annual-Report/2015-PEC-Annual-Report.pdf
+AquaponicsTravel-Virginia I think that would be an awesome idea for the barn. I had looked at a few properties with barns lik3 that and thought the same thing. I am planning small scale aquaponics for now. If I can build a greenhouse in the next two years I will build a big system
Yea you really have a need for a small tractor with a bucket. I wish you luck with breeding and finally milking. You may want to think about just breeding your goats and not actually owning a male. It's a extra mouth to feed. Although you can rent it out for breeding. You might want to think about fencing of a pasture for the male.
We will just keep the one male to keep breeding with those two females next year but will sell off any males that are born. Hoping that selling the kids will cover the feed costs but I will live and learn I suppose. I can't wait to get a new tractor!
Goats are herd animals and do not do well alone. That little male goat will bleat and bleat until he has company. He could easily be put in with the females or fenced off beside them. Male goats when they come into season stink. The smell is outrageous as they pee all over themselves. The females think it is wonderful perfume however you will not.
God Bless Joe
Name him Goliath. Goliath the goat. Sounds good to me!
We decided on Adam since he is our first male. Should be the father of many goat children, lol
SSLFamilyDad very clever haha I like it
fantastic!
Are you going to keep the male with the females all the time? If so, do you have any concerns about your does constantly getting pregnant or the buck constantly harassing the does and causing them stress? If not, than will you be getting a little buddy to keep with your buck so he isn't alone?
great questions! We are going to put the male in with the females for about 30 days to ensure breeding takes place. If he gets annoying to them we will take him out earlier than that. If they seem to get along we will play it by ear. I do have a pasture right next to their I plan to put him in and I will be getting some pigs that will be in with him. I also plan to put his sons in with him when they are born so lots of friends:)
Have fun with the goats. I like Nubians better, less troublesome. If you are getting a billy, let him breed and stay with the females until just before they give birth. Then take him away otherwise the billy will make the milk not as tasty. Beware, billy's have some nasty habits. I have raised both goats and sheep. The bible says a lot about both with good reason. I sold my goats(meat goats) still looking for a good Nubian for milking. They are great producers, very large and NOT a problem with regards to escaping. Be warned goats will put their heads through the spaces in the fencing. If they have horns they will get stuck. Males are more of a problem with humans that other goats. I prefer my sheep lol. Heat cycles in many mammals are often regulated by the male. They will head but the dog if he gets too close.
Why do you have goats?
8:54 dumbass, watch the video.