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Subject My pet goat.

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You probably shouldn't get a goat.  But that said, here's how it works.

Goats are herd animals.  So unless you are able to be with the goat 24/7, you need at least two goats. They will either scream day and night or stop eating entirely if they are left alone.

Goats are also not house broken.  So they are generally outside animals.  Not something to keep in an apartment.  If you have a large yard, and understanding neighbors, you might be able to do it.  (Goats are probably illegal if your in an urban setting.  So your neighbors have to agree with you getting goats or the police will come and take them away.  - The goats, not your neigbhors.)

You can buy all their feed (hay, alfalfa pellets, grain, etc) at a pet store.  But you will need a place to dispose or compost their droppings.  (Community garden?)

Goats are picky eaters, despite what people claim.  But they do have favorite foods.  If it's pretty and you want it in your garden, they will destroy it.  Rose bushes are their favorite all time food.  Next would be whatever vegetable your neighbor is growing, and next is wild blackberries.  Even though they are happy to destroy your garden, they may not want to touch the hay and grain that you buy them.  They may also get bored with their food, and want you to buy them something different.

They will be eating your neighbors garden, because goats are natural born Houdinis.  If they can get under, over, or through your fence, then they will.  Especially if your neighbor has a tasty rose bush or apple tree.  I've seen heavily pregnant does (female goats) break into holes that are just big enough for a chicken to walk through.  They must be part snake, being able to unhinge all their bones to get through holes.  (No science behind this, just what I have seen.)

Lastly, if you still crazy enough to get goats, pick a pair of small ones.  Nigerian dwarfs of pigmies would work, since they are the smallest.  Make sure to only get females or castrated males, since intact males smell like a high school locker room when they are mature.

I only have about 35 of these monsters, and can't imagine life without them.  But they are not for everyone.
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Original Message I want to raise a pet goat. What type of goat is best for an urban setting.I read that dwarf goats are good but what type would be good for the city?

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