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Hello!! I am a new goat (2) owner from New York that came over from sister site - Backyard chickens
Love my new goats!!! They share the 10 acres with two dogs, five cats and 40 chickens
 

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Welcome! Oregon says Hello to you.

I'm glad you love your goats. They can be really fun.

Do you have them for milk or just pets?

I only have 10 chickens right now, but we used to have over 50 of them.
 

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TheSheepGirl said:
Welcome! Oregon says Hello to you.

I'm glad you love your goats. They can be really fun.

Do you have them for milk or just pets?

I only have 10 chickens right now, but we used to have over 50 of them.
Thanks

I think just pets, they were rescues from a slaughterhouse that our friends took in and decided they couldn't keep them. The first vet visit is next week, so much cheaper than a dog and cat, no?
 

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mlw987m said:
TheSheepGirl said:
Welcome! Oregon says Hello to you.

I'm glad you love your goats. They can be really fun.

Do you have them for milk or just pets?

I only have 10 chickens right now, but we used to have over 50 of them.
Thanks

I think just pets, they were rescues from a slaughterhouse that our friends took in and decided they couldn't keep them. The first vet visit is next week, so much cheaper than a dog and cat, no?
NO! :hide
 

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Some of the feed is cheaper and they can eat just as much sometimes.

Vet visits are cheaper, but I think that the overall cost of goat keeping is cheaper than a, dog depending on the size of the dog, of course.
 

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Well, our local Tractor Supply has a vet clinic every two weeks, she said if I let her know ahead of time, she can bring the vaccines for goats and just haul them down there and she iwll comew out to the parking lot and vaccinate them. Will cost about $40 to vacciante both of them per year.................Is that a good deal? I thought it was
 
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