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Thread: Cricket doesn't like hiking
Post: RE: Cricket doesn't like hiking
Thanks Nanno! I will try this. Do you think the whip would also help with the running around behavior of the other two goats- my other problem on the trail is that Tito, who's just a big mommy's boy, ... |
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Training at Home and On the Trail
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11-13-2023, 09:09 AM |
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Thread: Cricket doesn't like hiking
Post: Cricket doesn't like hiking
Want to know the key to having a great pack goat herd that will follow you anywhere? Have a lead doe who is bonded to you, well-trained, and will follow you, and the rest of the goats will just follow... |
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Training at Home and On the Trail
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11-11-2023, 03:51 PM |
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Thread: Cull or not to cull
Post: RE: Cull or not to cull
My friend has a Nubian/Toggenburg who is a similar screamer: she bellows angrily at us, FEED ME, starting in the morning, and when I am working on this farm I pretty much have to revolve my day around... |
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Dandelion |
Goats at Home
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11-02-2023, 08:04 AM |
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Thread: would anyone be interested in a book about goat packing?
Post: RE: would anyone be interested in a book about goa...
You are totally correct. :) |
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Dandelion |
The Campfire
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10-25-2023, 02:08 PM |
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Thread: would anyone be interested in a book about goat packing?
Post: RE: would anyone be interested in a book about goa...
Target audience: Anyone, really: I'd like to keep it light and entertaining, and I'll try not to use swear words (though this can be difficult of course when you're speaking to goats). |
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The Campfire
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10-24-2023, 10:20 AM |
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Thread: would anyone be interested in a book about goat packing?
Post: would anyone be interested in a book about goat pa...
I'm a writer and I can tell when a new book idea is brewing...do you guys think people would be interested in a story about life on the trail with goats? The story may be low on human characters, as I... |
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The Campfire
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10-23-2023, 02:25 PM |
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Thread: Baby pack goats
Post: Baby pack goats
3 2 month old pack goats, Toggenburg/Nubian/Alpine, horned. Pictures coming soon. Bedrock, CO, you pick up. Very calm, come from a great male Togg who has produced wonderful, calm babies. They are:... |
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Classifieds
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06-20-2023, 12:16 PM |
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Thread: Toggenburgs
Post: RE: Toggenburgs
Toggenburg milk is the best I've had (we also have Nubians and Alpines), sweet and creamy, high producers and very easy to milk (at least the ones I have are). The broad backs are great, and I think t... |
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The Campfire
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05-20-2023, 01:56 PM |
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Thread: Toggenburgs
Post: RE: Toggenburgs
Interesting, I really have no idea. I know Boers have a reputation for being big and lazy (I have no experience with them), Alpines are buttheads, Toggenburgs are big and calm...could be they all bala... |
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The Campfire
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05-18-2023, 08:33 AM |
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Thread: Toggenburgs
Post: Toggenburgs
I am wondering if there are any other Toggenburg fans out there? I have been breeding and working with them the past couple years. I think they're great, and underrated as pack goats. I use a Toggenbu... |
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The Campfire
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05-15-2023, 07:58 AM |
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Thread: taking orders for spring baby goats
Post: taking orders for spring baby goats
My two goats are pregnant and will be giving birth around March. Taking orders now for the babies- milk goats and pack goats- mothers are Alpine and Alpine/Toggenberg mix, and father, Andre, is a pure... |
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Dandelion |
Classifieds
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11-26-2022, 12:47 PM |
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Thread: Are Toggenburgs really that different?
Post: RE: Are Toggenburgs really that different?
I have Togg cross baby packers (with some Alpine and Nubian parentage), and I have nothing but good things to say about them. They are all very sweet and friendly. The 3/4Togg/1/4Nubian boys, Andy and... |
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Dandelion |
The Campfire
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07-10-2022, 04:02 PM |
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Thread: anyone used pellets or compressed hay bales?
Post: anyone used pellets or compressed hay bales?
Hey, I was wondering if anyone had experience feeling alfalfa pellets or compressed bales? It wouldn't be my first choice, but my area is experiencing hay shortages due to bad weather conditions. I am... |
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Dandelion |
Goats at Home
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07-02-2022, 01:02 PM |
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Thread: Do nubians ever quiet down?
Post: RE: Do nubians ever quiet down?
So glad to hear that wethers are the quietest (since 5 of my 8 goats are wethers)! |
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Dandelion |
Training at Home and On the Trail
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06-30-2022, 03:03 PM |
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Thread: Do nubians ever quiet down?
Post: RE: Do nubians ever quiet down?
I don't have Nubian wethers- 2 of my wethers are 1/4 Nubian, and they are only loud when they first see me when I come home, they come running to me baaing with their ears flapping up and down adorabl... |
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Training at Home and On the Trail
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06-30-2022, 10:12 AM |
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Thread: Making $ from goats?
Post: Making $ from goats?
Does anyone have any ideas on how to make money with my pack goats?
I have 5 baby wethers, obviously it will be 3 years before they are ready to pack, and I need to make the decision of whether to ... |
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Dandelion |
Goats at Home
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06-27-2022, 10:50 AM |
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Thread: Do nubians ever quiet down?
Post: RE: Do nubians ever quiet down?
As far as my experience goes, no. |
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Training at Home and On the Trail
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06-27-2022, 10:19 AM |