Little Bo Boop Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 anyone have any experience witth them? I'm thinking of getting a few. A friend of mine raises them out in the hill country, and she really likes them. Says they don't get into trouble, as in testing fences, getting out etc...as regular goats. I thought they'd be a little change to put in with my hair sheep. Plus I could harvest a little mohair on the side ; -) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fosher Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Goats that don't test fences. Tee hee. That's a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mona Howard Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I agree with Bill. Make the fence as tight as you can. Stand back and throw a pail of water at the fence. Anywhere the water goes through so will the goats................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 goooooaaaaatttttsssssss groan....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Bo Boop Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 hmmm so no angora goats eh? What if I got young kids, wouldn't they just hang with the sheep? and behave I actually do have pretty good fence, its horse no climb fencing...of course I guess I ought to take into consideration that goats climb all over stuff too, don't they? and would prolly eat the wiring or the paint off of my tractor (I've heard horror stories about that) well maybe I've answered my own question LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Ok...I have goats...yes they hang with the sheep. But they will climb anything. Can slip through alot of stuff. And when you move your flock if you are taking them wit you..well...lets put it this way..they don't herd like sheep. But they give alot-o milk...so thats why I keep them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Bo Boop Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Well a friend of mine bought several of those, what the heck are they? little, Nubian goats? look like little devils ;-) tiny little things, (Liz LOVED working them) but they got out of everything (granted my friend has sucky fence) but they were always getting out on the road, so he finally sold them off. Guess I'll just have to think on it ; -) the angora's sure are cute though....I know! just think about the paint on my tractor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthfieldNick Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 What gives?!? Our goats don't test fences! We have lots of hotwire, and they stay in. My experience with angora goats is that if you look at them funny, they fall over dead. If the wind blows, they fall over dead. If the sun shines, they fall over dead. And if not, their fleece gets stuck on something. And they fall over dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsnrs Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Our trainer had goats and they were great to start our dogs on. They were extremely dog broke. She does have good fences though. We used to have dairy goats and they never tried to escape as they were contented to stay on their side. N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fosher Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 I was going to mention how good angora goats are at croaking. It's their one redeeming quality, IMHO. But maybe in Betty's climate they are a little less fragile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 I have to admit, our goats fencing is no climb woven wire. But not hot wired. Our stock fencing seems to be the last thing that gets fixed around here. The big predator stuff gets priority as you can imagine! And our goats were taught to chase dogs! I think I told the story of when I went to pick them up, I noticed the lady had a dog but didn't use it. I hadn't brought my dogs because I figured we'd use hers! (Won't do that again!) Her dog was easily intimidated. I had two experiences with that! I'll tell the other story some other time. We had to load the dang things ourselves! And they were kinda wild then! After we got home my dogs taught the goats proper goat behaviour. And I do browse the goats loose which at least with these goats is more challenging than my sheep. They do not flock well. But they are WAY better than when they came! So although I love what my goats produce. I have one doe who gives 1/2 gallon for three years after kidding. I like my sheep better to browse loose! I love that comment.....'they drop down dead! I had a friend that raised Angora goats and she said that EXACT same thing! Poor goats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAC2 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 We've had goats for several years angoras and crosses of spanish, kiko, boer and nubian. Angoras are the most laid back of the goats. Of course they need to be shorn too. If there is a single bramble in the pasture, they will find it, nibble it down and manage to get the thorny stem woven/felted into the mohair. Their feet are also softer and need more frequent trims and parasite resistance is limited, but if you are in dry areas of Texas they do very well there. Goats love to climb, many are escape artists, particularly spanish and pygmy. Electric fencing or hotwire at 10" and offset from top of woven fences also work. Intact males - bucks - STINK during fall rut; does and wethers have little/no smell other than that "lanolin" woolly type smell --- even though it's not lanolin per se. ~ Tru Laingcroft www.freewebs.com/laingcroft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtimedog Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 We've had goats for several years angoras and crosses of spanish, kiko, boer and nubian. Angoras are the most laid back of the goats. Of course they need to be shorn too. If there is a single bramble in the pasture, they will find it, nibble it down and manage to get the thorny stem woven/felted into the mohair. Their feet are also softer and need more frequent trims and parasite resistance is limited, but if you are in dry areas of Texas they do very well there. Goats love to climb, many are escape artists, particularly spanish and pygmy. Electric fencing or hotwire at 10" and offset from top of woven fences also work. Intact males - bucks - STINK during fall rut; does and wethers have little/no smell other than that "lanolin" woolly type smell --- even though it's not lanolin per se. ~ Tru Laingcroft www.freewebs.com/laingcroft Ditto to the feet and fleece. My Angoras do not climb. The pygmy gets out of EVERYTHING!!!! IT looks like a concentration camp back there with all the stuff I've tried to barricade with, but except for the chain link pens, they STILL get out. Not the Angoras though. And the Angora bucks do NOT stink. My Pygmy buck will drop you at 200 yards! I've worked the angoras with the sheep and I have to say mine are pretty slow....I feel sorry for them and don't usually work them. But I do think angora goats are more like sheep than goats. I LIKE mine!!!! Lil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtimedog Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Well, maybe I should qualify that a bit. The Angora doe will get out every chance she gets, the buck will never go through a hot fence. Neither will push on regular fencing. Guess they're just individuals. My Alpine will never test a hot fence but she'll stand on field fencing and pull it down, the pygmy likes to walk around on roofs..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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