Relating to goats kept as pets, as opposed to livestock.
Any type of goat kept as a pet, not as livestock. It is helpful to mention the breed, age and sex of your pet when asking a question.
Questions tagged [goats]
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Is it ok to feed my goat kitchen scraps?
We recently inherited an angora goat from a cousin, as she had to move and we have a largish yard (1 acre).
We've been feeding her kitchen scraps, potato peelings, fruit and vegetable leftovers and even, bread crusts (not meat).
I am wondering if…
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How to efficiently move a goat?
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This question is about a tame goat, which is not mine and over which I have no long-term control.
The goat wears no sort of halter, but is completely bare.
This goat somehow managed to get into a double-door system intended to contain it.
I…
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How can I tell when I need to trim my goat's hooves and how do I tell if I've trimmed them short enough?
How can I tell when I need to trim my goat's hooves? I trim them regularly but am not sure if I do it often enough or if I'm being over-zealous. Or maybe when I'm trimming them I don't trim them short enough so I have to do it too often?
Also, when…
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Goat just gave birth and I'm worried
My pygmy goat gave birth about 2 to 3 hours ago. She has passed her afterbirth but she is still having contractions and discharge again and she won't let us touch her because she has always been scared of people since we got her! I'm very worried…
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Are farm animals naturally patient with kid goats, or is it a trained behavior?
Youtube is awash with videos of young and adolescent goats climbing on things, including other farm animals. Obviously temperament will come with an individual animal, but the videos the creater the goat is climbing on never really seems to mind.…
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What breed of goats make babbling noises and spits?
first video on YouTube.
second video on YouTube
Both of the above are babbling and spitting at people.
Are they the same breeds? Are they north American breeds? What breed of goats are these?
What breeds do babble and spit on people in Europe and…
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