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06-29-2022, 09:37 AM
If you're interested in renting out goats, my best suggestion would be for you to call Clay Zimmerman of High Uinta Packgoats.
Another idea is to teach them to pull carts and charge money for goat cart rides at community events in your area and offer them for birthday parties, etc. The only problem here is that you have to put money into equipment (carts, harnesses), and there is no insurance to be found anywhere on goat carts. You just have to offer uninsured rides. Most people don't care, but some do.
That said, it is hard to make money off packgoats and the effort will probably not justify the expense of keeping extra goats you don't need. Keep the ones you like best. Selling two goats to a new good home is emotionally difficult when you're bonded to those babies, but most packgoat prospects find very good homes where they are happy and well cared for. They may even be happier and better off with someone else who actually has time to invest in them. It can be hard to put enough of yourself into each individual if you have more goats than you can use, and then the ones you like/use least miss out.
Best of luck with your decision moving forward!
Another idea is to teach them to pull carts and charge money for goat cart rides at community events in your area and offer them for birthday parties, etc. The only problem here is that you have to put money into equipment (carts, harnesses), and there is no insurance to be found anywhere on goat carts. You just have to offer uninsured rides. Most people don't care, but some do.
That said, it is hard to make money off packgoats and the effort will probably not justify the expense of keeping extra goats you don't need. Keep the ones you like best. Selling two goats to a new good home is emotionally difficult when you're bonded to those babies, but most packgoat prospects find very good homes where they are happy and well cared for. They may even be happier and better off with someone else who actually has time to invest in them. It can be hard to put enough of yourself into each individual if you have more goats than you can use, and then the ones you like/use least miss out.
Best of luck with your decision moving forward!