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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 3975338" data-attributes="member: 45773"><p>That's what we did. We bought 4. We already had a good, secure pen for them. 1 of ours was about 3 or 4 months old and 3 were only about 7 weeks old when we got them. They're very easy to care for and the expense is minimal. Lots of great information online. We're already giving them shots and basic care ourselves.</p><p></p><p>You can find recommendations from many online sources as to what's a good start in terms of meds and supplies to keep on hand. We have 20-ish acres so ours have a pretty unlimited food source and we make lots of hay in the summer...so feeding costs in the winter is minimal.</p><p></p><p>Like others have said, good fencing is a must. That's something we don't really have yet. We put up a temporary fence that's about 80'x70' that we can move around without a lot of brain damage. Ours are already very tame...just like little puppies...and they hand out right around the house. I have a few Corgis and when it's time to put the goats up they're a big help. My little girl rounds them right up into their pen/shelter area.</p><p></p><p>About fencing... We've already had a neighbor's dog attack our oldest goat and almost killed her. I left them outside their pen and unattended for just a few minutes...that's all it took. Fortunately she survived and the neighbor is a pretty stand-up guy and took care of the dog issue and the vet bill. I've had one other dog snooping around but a few shots over his head from the AR sent him hauling ass off the property. Having to shoot a dog is the last thing I want to do...but I don't want my goats (or me or my wife) hurt by roaming dogs. So I've come to grips with the fact that I'll do what I need to do next time stray dogs are on the property.</p><p></p><p>We really have a lot of fun with our goats. They will climb on EVERYTHING. If you want to keep something nice, keep it away from goats. They haven't been destructive like a lot of people told us they would be in terms of eating stuff...just climbing on everything. The hood of my car has scratches all over it from little goat paws...</p><p></p><p>As far as livestock, though, they're about as low maintenance as it gets. And they're just a hoot to watch and to play with.</p><p></p><p>Here's a picture of their shelter and pen area right after I built the little enclosure in the corner and before I put down a bunch of straw and pine shavings. It's secure enough to keep pretty much anything short of a bear out of it, I think. Once I put the straw and pine shavings in there and built a hay feeder for them it keeps them safe and also keeps them warm when it's cold. So far it works great:</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]351390[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 3975338, member: 45773"] That's what we did. We bought 4. We already had a good, secure pen for them. 1 of ours was about 3 or 4 months old and 3 were only about 7 weeks old when we got them. They're very easy to care for and the expense is minimal. Lots of great information online. We're already giving them shots and basic care ourselves. You can find recommendations from many online sources as to what's a good start in terms of meds and supplies to keep on hand. We have 20-ish acres so ours have a pretty unlimited food source and we make lots of hay in the summer...so feeding costs in the winter is minimal. Like others have said, good fencing is a must. That's something we don't really have yet. We put up a temporary fence that's about 80'x70' that we can move around without a lot of brain damage. Ours are already very tame...just like little puppies...and they hand out right around the house. I have a few Corgis and when it's time to put the goats up they're a big help. My little girl rounds them right up into their pen/shelter area. About fencing... We've already had a neighbor's dog attack our oldest goat and almost killed her. I left them outside their pen and unattended for just a few minutes...that's all it took. Fortunately she survived and the neighbor is a pretty stand-up guy and took care of the dog issue and the vet bill. I've had one other dog snooping around but a few shots over his head from the AR sent him hauling ass off the property. Having to shoot a dog is the last thing I want to do...but I don't want my goats (or me or my wife) hurt by roaming dogs. So I've come to grips with the fact that I'll do what I need to do next time stray dogs are on the property. We really have a lot of fun with our goats. They will climb on EVERYTHING. If you want to keep something nice, keep it away from goats. They haven't been destructive like a lot of people told us they would be in terms of eating stuff...just climbing on everything. The hood of my car has scratches all over it from little goat paws... As far as livestock, though, they're about as low maintenance as it gets. And they're just a hoot to watch and to play with. Here's a picture of their shelter and pen area right after I built the little enclosure in the corner and before I put down a bunch of straw and pine shavings. It's secure enough to keep pretty much anything short of a bear out of it, I think. Once I put the straw and pine shavings in there and built a hay feeder for them it keeps them safe and also keeps them warm when it's cold. So far it works great: [ATTACH type="full"]351390[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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