Does anyone else get a workout when

[Pearce Pastures]

I've had a few workouts! We tied ours at first, then I actually had to have DH hold them in his lap practically upside down to get at them when they were older. Then, DUH, we built a milk stand and never had much of a problem after that. When we got to the back legs, they were okay so long as we pushed the leg up and back, kind of folded it under them like they would if they were lying down, and gave them support for balance that way.

 

[jlbpooh]

I built a milking stand for my wethers ( I have no females.), so now I just put them on the stand and trim away. Yes, there is still some kicking especially on the back hooves, but it is so much easier than trying to tie them up the way I used to. I trimmed the hooves on all four of them the other night, and it only took about 20 minutes total. The only blood I drew was my own too.

 

[willow_top_farm]

Although new to this, I've trimmed all the goats' hooves in the yard and although it requires moving around with them a bit, it's SO much easier than trying to trim them in the stanchion. When I touched they're hooves in the stanchion, they both freaked out! But when I straddle them in the yard, pull their legs through mine, they move around a bit, but then let me trim away. One of my does usually ends up flipping over and goes into a trans-like state or falls asleep. Trimming the kids' hooves have been the most challenging so far.

 

[kstaven]

Be sure you aren't pulling the leg to the side when lifting. That will get an immediate reaction.

 

[arabianequine]

It does go back and not to the side till she starts freaking out.

I will try and get some feed she can eat on and hold the leg more up and under in her.

Thanks!

 

[M.R. Lops]

Hoove trimming isn't too bad for our small herd. Not all of our goats are tame, so for some of them it takes a while to catch. But, usually we have 1 person hold down the goat or hold it still, and another person trim the hooves, and sometimes a third person to help out. And we don't trim our goat hooves too often, just if they look really long or if they have foot rot or if the foot seems to be bothering them. We had one year that our herd kept getting food rot and we use this green stuff called coppertox, and after we were done putting the coppertox on we'd be all green (and you're not suppose to get the stuff on your skin, oops...)