BetterHensandGardens
Ridin' The Range
We successfully used the orange handled hoof shears from Jeffers for the 1st time tonight, and Tinkerbell and Honey have nicely trimmed hooves again.
Funny thing was, they didn't want to stand and have their hooves trimmed, but wanted to sit in my lap while having their hooves trimmed. They were raised the first 4 months by kids for 4H, so that's how they must have had their hooves trimmed in the past.
The way they sat and snuggled up, I bet they've been missing laptime with the kids. I learned that we have some very affectionate goats; however, even if they are Nigis, they are getting kind of big for my lap!
Yep, the girls already have me twisted around their little hooves.
Is it common to trim goats hooves while they're sitting in your lap - at least while they're little? The only hooves I've dealt with before were horse hooves, so I was approaching it from that perspective.
Funny thing was, they didn't want to stand and have their hooves trimmed, but wanted to sit in my lap while having their hooves trimmed. They were raised the first 4 months by kids for 4H, so that's how they must have had their hooves trimmed in the past.
The way they sat and snuggled up, I bet they've been missing laptime with the kids. I learned that we have some very affectionate goats; however, even if they are Nigis, they are getting kind of big for my lap!
Yep, the girls already have me twisted around their little hooves.
Is it common to trim goats hooves while they're sitting in your lap - at least while they're little? The only hooves I've dealt with before were horse hooves, so I was approaching it from that perspective.
Thats great!! Whatever works!! As long as thier content and happy. Makes your job all the easier!! I have a lap goat too..except shes 80lbs at 5mos...gonna be fun when shes full grown...
