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05-10-2017, 11:04 AM
Nice. Once your kids are old enough to enjoy treats, it should be pretty easy to get them to accept having their halters put on. Some kids start liking treats at a month old. Some don't get into them until they're six months old or so.
I once saw some instructions online for making shafts for a wagon, but it was years ago. You could try some Google searches. I know the same article was in an old issue of Goat Tracks, so that might be an easier place to look once you get those back issues in. Some of it is just trial and error and seeing what you have laying around and what's available in your local hardware store. I'm reconfiguring the team pole for my wagon and I'll get some photos sometime.
Depending on the size, a pony cart might work well for a large goat without alteration. If it's slightly too tall, you can usually fix that by buying smaller wheels. If the shafts are too far apart you could probably bend them as long as they are metal.
I once saw some instructions online for making shafts for a wagon, but it was years ago. You could try some Google searches. I know the same article was in an old issue of Goat Tracks, so that might be an easier place to look once you get those back issues in. Some of it is just trial and error and seeing what you have laying around and what's available in your local hardware store. I'm reconfiguring the team pole for my wagon and I'll get some photos sometime.
Depending on the size, a pony cart might work well for a large goat without alteration. If it's slightly too tall, you can usually fix that by buying smaller wheels. If the shafts are too far apart you could probably bend them as long as they are metal.