Goats are A M A Z I N G!

We bought our first goats in 2009. Further and Sorellina - pictured here with her kid Diana.  I find them so much fun and amazing - why?  Well they jump in the air and do a 360 degree turn in midair and so many more acrobatic feats.   They are very into human company and companionship which I experience every time I herd them onto pasture.  Like horses, they dive bomb grain or any other treat so be careful with this in your hand.  They constantly struggle with each other for dominance,  You see it from the time they are kids.  And they are good mothers.  They also are just funny and playful so they will uplift me every time I am around them.

I think more people should have goats as pets instead of mowers - although they choose jumping on trees as much if not more than grass so they may not be right for every landscape.  They have done a number on several of the trees pictured here in the background.  But they can be tied on a long lead rope or fenced to restrict access to areas off limits.

Fencing required is 4 ft redline goat fencing- sturdy enough to hold the weight of them jumping and leaning and restricts their jumping capabilities.  Goats are able to get out of fenced in areas - more so than horses - they are both pretty hard to contain.  Provide a large enough space with varied terrain and grasses, brush, trees - they do not become bored easily.  Be sure to  return them to shelter in hazardous and inclimate weather.  A neighbor lost a cow to lightning - don't think it can't happen.  And bringing them in at night saves them from would be predators.  We bring ours in every night and  most days several times during the day.