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05-12-2015, 07:02 PM
Hahahaha! Great video, Saph!
I'm with Dave... some kind of jungle gym setup would encourage them to play and exercise. Our electric co-op gave us a bunch of spools for free, all different sizes. We also have stumps and ramps and even a teeter-totter. The goats love this stuff and it helps keep them active.
Oh wow...
Your treadmill comment just now gave me an incredible idea for a new goat toy. If we sunk two posts in the ground with a crossbeam between them and suspended a large electric spool on the crossbeam, we'd have a great goat treadmill! Last year Phil and I laughed as Finn jumped on a spool laying sideways and rolled it around the yard. We wanted to leave it that way but then realized he could roll it into the electric fence, or the wind might take it across the pasture. I never thought of mounting it so it can't roll away! Thanks for the great idea!!
You might also think about walking your goats out in your neighborhood. We lived in town for four years and we took our goat, Cuzco, out for a walk every single day. You'll need to use a leash, of course, but walking goats on a leash is excellent training. I personally think it's fun to walk goats in town. Pavement and gravel do wonders for their hooves, and townspeople almost always love to see goats on their streets. If people are uppity about the droppings, bring a small whisk broom and brush it off the sidewalk or into a baggy. The goat can even carry it in a small pack.
I'm with Dave... some kind of jungle gym setup would encourage them to play and exercise. Our electric co-op gave us a bunch of spools for free, all different sizes. We also have stumps and ramps and even a teeter-totter. The goats love this stuff and it helps keep them active.
Oh wow...
Your treadmill comment just now gave me an incredible idea for a new goat toy. If we sunk two posts in the ground with a crossbeam between them and suspended a large electric spool on the crossbeam, we'd have a great goat treadmill! Last year Phil and I laughed as Finn jumped on a spool laying sideways and rolled it around the yard. We wanted to leave it that way but then realized he could roll it into the electric fence, or the wind might take it across the pasture. I never thought of mounting it so it can't roll away! Thanks for the great idea!! You might also think about walking your goats out in your neighborhood. We lived in town for four years and we took our goat, Cuzco, out for a walk every single day. You'll need to use a leash, of course, but walking goats on a leash is excellent training. I personally think it's fun to walk goats in town. Pavement and gravel do wonders for their hooves, and townspeople almost always love to see goats on their streets. If people are uppity about the droppings, bring a small whisk broom and brush it off the sidewalk or into a baggy. The goat can even carry it in a small pack.