runforyourlife 361 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 We got these pigmy goats last week to eat back the vegetation around the house...(4 months old) It was pretty funny at times and at one point they jumped the fence! They stud on a tree stump and jumped on, and then over the fence, it has a 6ft drop on the other side!! Trying to catch them was a task as they were in the garden with all the plants we didnt want eating..... Anyway they have now settled in and no longer trying to escape. They run to see you when ever they hear you coming. Once they eat back the area we want, we will get some chickens... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richie10 345 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Is it curried goat then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hannah4181 260 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Pygmy goats are ace, i had loads as a child. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevin from bristol 95 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 i had one for two years for the same job call him shotgun eric because of what comes out of them did him self out of a job in the end an went off to a goat retirement home but he was a real charicter if the dogs got to close they would get butted didnt take them long to give him a wide birth haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stanleigh 135 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I need a couple , where do you get them , what price are they please ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
runforyourlife 361 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 i had one for two years for the same job call him shotgun eric because of what comes out of them did him self out of a job in the end an went off to a goat retirement home but he was a real charicter if the dogs got to close they would get butted didnt take them long to give him a wide birth haha Yeah it was really funny.... we picked them up in a van, which they didnt like!! When i got them home and on to the land, 2 of my lurchers were out. One went to play but the other was hanging of the back of the brown one! Once we had freed it and got them to their encloser, i gave him a bolloxing, and he understood. A few days later we let the dogs into the goat field, after a run around with them and a bit of barking, they all settled down... The dog which had had a grip was sniffing around and turned his back on "FRANK" who put his head down and ran and butted him up the arse! The dog shit it, yelped like hell and legged it. The missus and i were crying laughing, it really was funny to see.... Anyway, now they all get on things are well. The white one is called "levi"... Hannah they are smart animals, bring alot of laughs too. Stainleigh, put them into google, they range from anything from 100 quid upto 400.... I just happened to pass these while out walking, and landed lucky, they are 4 mths old.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hannah4181 260 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 They certainly are, my dad built i humungous climbing frame for our ones, and they loved it! They also tame up brilliantly and the nannies especially are very affectionate, i spent many an hour chilling in the orchard with the goats! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
runforyourlife 361 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Yeah, we have a log pile for them to climb on... bet they did some damage in the orchard, lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jac 12 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Love them. love goats but dont know much about keeping them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hannah4181 260 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Yeah, we have a log pile for them to climb on... bet they did some damage in the orchard, lol. They destroyed it! But it was a small one that wasn't used for fruit yield, so it wasn't a problem. I hand reared loads of the kids when they needed it, used to ride my horse and the kids would all run along behind . . . . . . my parents were SOOO tolerant of my animal obsession. The kitchen was always harbouring some kind of animal, injured, orphaned or abandoned, ranging from piglets to owl chicks, i was a magnet for anything in need! :laugh: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
runforyourlife 361 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Yeah, we have a log pile for them to climb on... bet they did some damage in the orchard, lol. They destroyed it! But it was a small one that wasn't used for fruit yield, so it wasn't a problem. I hand reared loads of the kids when they needed it, used to ride my horse and the kids would all run along behind . . . . . . my parents were SOOO tolerant of my animal obsession. The kitchen was always harbouring some kind of animal, injured, orphaned or abandoned, ranging from piglets to owl chicks, i was a magnet for anything in need! :laugh: lol, that made me laugh... Animals need people like you... I Care about conservation and the health of animals... I also respect my quarry very highly... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jac 12 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 me too. i love all wildlife and only hunt Rabbit to eat. and i will save anything that needs saving that i cant eat lol respect for quarry is very important IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob190364 2,594 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 don't they faint if you clap your hands or something odd like that? or am I thinking about something else?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,497 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 don't they faint if you clap your hands or something odd like that? or am I thinking about something else?? Your thinking about Fainting goats mate totally different Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hannah4181 260 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 don't they faint if you clap your hands or something odd like that? or am I thinking about something else?? :laugh: Funny as f**k to watch . . . . but really quite sad! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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