Anyone Want a Goat?

[kragore]

I've been reading about the girl who has my life up in VT (except she's a vegitarian into sheep, and I'm a carnivore into cattle.)

http://coldantlerfarm.blogspot.com/

She has to get rid of her pack goat. I don't know why (sounds like a neighbor or landlord problem), but I've read about her raising him, and you'd be getting a sweet little leash-trained goat.

Any interest, vist the blog and let her know.

Comments

[termofart.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD YOU ARE KILLING ME!

I <3 goats!!! Nowhere for the litle guy to go, yet.

:(

[kragore.livejournal.com]

DON'T READ HER BLOG.

I know you. You are like me. And together we sit here going "Wow - if she can do it...."

It's only a matter of time before I have one of these:
http://www.greenchickencoop.com/Our_Coops.html

I'm looking at the Briar Tractor....

[termofart.livejournal.com]

You know how sometimes when you're out to eat, the server brings your food and says "Be careful, the plate is really hot?" Well, I always, *always* touch the plate when they say that. (It's not because I don't believe them, it's really so I can agree with them. "Wow, that IS hot.")

So, I totally looked at that blog and now I want goats even more. (And more dogs, of course.)

Foo. And don't think I haven't been considering chickens. Lots (and I mean lots) of raptors around here, but it seems like a waste of space NOT having them. (And there's the remains of an old chicken coop out back. It taunts me.)

[kragore.livejournal.com]

I know, I know. I sat down and read her whole blog of the weekend. And I want to get her book.

Raptors aren't a problem when you have a self-contained unit like the one I linked.
Not that I'm enabling you...

[termofart.livejournal.com]

Right right. The coop keeps the mean birds out. And if I move it around... then it's good for the grass, yes?

What does one do in the winter? Put the thing up against the garage for more shelter? Of is there some other plan. I worry about the weather for the wee birds. :(

I really, really do want chickens. Just a few, for eggs.

[kragore.livejournal.com]

It is good for the grass - they eat the bugs. It's why I like the wheeled designs.

As far as you're other questions -
http://www.backyardchickens.com/
Is the best place I've found for answering them. Put them in a more sheltered area and give them a heat lamp seems to be the consensus.

- K.

[embermwe.livejournal.com]

At work they have some chickens that are being raised in cooperation with the residents and a local farm. They put them out in a huge field with a large a-frame unit like that for foraging. It seems to work great! Keeps both raptors and ground based predators off em. (Both of which we have a fair amount, if you are a chicken...)

I should perhaps mention this to the folks who help out at the farm that we cooperate with... They might be VERY interested in a leash trained goat...

[simoon.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming you're okay with me sending your post and the link to a friend... who raises a couple of companion goats. (Gosh, I don't really know what to call them, except that it's my understanding that they're less "barnyard animals" and something closer to pets/companion animals.)

Boosting the signal is good, right?

[kragore.livejournal.com]

(i understand)
Yes. Besides, her blog is a good read!
- K.