Re: Goat barn and pen info

Posted by RN on March 25, 2012 at 14:18:54 from (75.128.248.96):

In Reply to: Goat barn and pen info posted by goat on March 25, 2012 at 13:43:50:

Knowing what kind of goats would help- Cameroon dwarfs/pygmy can usually be kept in by a 6 foot fence while Boer goats need 8 foot- and "Usually" doesn"t mean "always" kept in. A large dog house sized 4x6 foot, 4 foot high, slant roof with most of east side open will handle couple knee high dwarfs, 6 foot high x8 needed for waist high Saanen and chest high Boers. Dwarfs can give some milk and fit in large barbecues - depends what you want them for after girls name them. The dairy goats breeds give more milk and wethers make cabrito tacos and the getting popular Boers are more meat type,roasts and chops at end of season life. How big are your daughters? A 125 pound Boer is about a match for 150 pound guy and if mad will knock down and stomp 90 pound female- who can usually handle a 50 pound dwarf. A 90 pound Nubian milk goat will need a 40x40 foot pen and 1/4 bale of hay plus a armfull of weeds from garden patch and be happy- give a quart/gallon of milk morning and night, be halter broke and tethered to fence post in ditch to act as ditch weedeater every other day, come when called after first couple weeks when you shake halter chain. A pair of goats is good idea- they can keep each other company and won"t get as flighty- pairs of any herd critter means less imprint/confusion with humans. A couple acres brushy hill slope pasture will be good for them- goats are browsers more than grazers although the milking breeds have been bred to use more grass in diet. Your location will determine how well insulated, weather proof you need to make shelter- Wisconsin a open barn door with a wind break all winter and dozen sheep , 2 horses for company meant everybody warm enough even in snow storm. A large dog house with a mongrel for company meant neighboring single 4H goat survived winter- but he did climb snow bank over fence to visit other herd a lot. Check local herds, determine if you want a milker or a 1 year meat project, have daughters wrestle a full grown version to ground of what"s available to determine what they can handle. You could also check Fawteen for Shetland sheep or Jacobs sheep info. RN

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