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  1. SusanHawthorne

    Books on Goat Training?

    That is good to know. Our dog is a little on the plump side, and daughter is one that feeds her. Our dog's ideal weight is around 95 pounds. We got her from the shelter at around 72 pounds. Now she is about 110 pounds. So, I could totally see DD overfeeding the goats with treats.
  2. SusanHawthorne

    Books on Goat Training?

    Thank you all for replying. I had been on the fence on the book just on Nigerians, and I decided to get it. I'm reading the 'ReadItNow" version that came with buying the book on Amazon. We'll look into cheerios and clicker training. Isn't the baby goat in my photo just the cutest thing?
  3. SusanHawthorne

    Getting two Nigerian goats

    Yeah, well, we do have experience from the chickens. We had 20 fully-feathered chickees living in the master bathroom while DH was building the chicken coop. It was much fancier than intended. I had to put my foot down and make him switch to building a small cube coop that we use as broody...
  4. SusanHawthorne

    Books on Goat Training?

    We are getting two Nigerian goats when they are weaned. These will primarily be pets for our 8-year-old daughter and secondarily diary goats. Daughter and I have been busy reading all the goat books at the library. She is very interested in training the goats. Is there a book(s) that...
  5. SusanHawthorne

    Getting two Nigerian goats

    We live in Farmersville. Y'll might be amused by this. Daughter and I are both reading the goat books that I checked out from the library. One of them had a chapter called something like, "What to do with goats?" Daughter thought that was a silly question. She said, "You hold them and...
  6. SusanHawthorne

    Getting two Nigerian goats

    Hi all! We have chickens and BackyardChickens was very helpful. I wish I'd spent more time there before designing the coop. We just picked out two adorable Nigerian doelings, so for right now I'm looking at optimal designs for a portable sleeping shelters and a portable feeding station...
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