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02-27-2014, 08:23 PM
The Rendy is what we make of it. Historically we had a service projects like land improvement. This area we are going to will be good for hiking. With luck we will have some trail veteran goats and goat handlers attending these hikes. It allows new goat owner to see how people handle their animals and see different gear and supplies we carry. The service projects served the same purpose, we all got together and worked on some thing that involved using our goats. Again these projects allowed an opportunity for everyone to see how our goats worked. We all learned from each other. I have not heard if Carolyn Eddie is coming. She wrote the book on goat first aid and she has for years graciously offered to teach us the basics. So we need to come up with a list of desired subjects to have taught, discussed, or demonstrated, (hopefully we don't do the castration demonstration again, yuck! However, I can always go for a walk.) Then we need to find willing volunteers to teach. This thread is 11 pages long. It did start out with a number of events suggested.
Regarding the microchips. I brought my goats to the dog vet, it was cheep that way. It has been accepted as permanent ID in several states. I do not have look at ear tags and did not have to tattoo my black eared Oberhasli goats. My mobile goat vet ran the device that reads the tags over my boys and their number comes right up. She has micro chipped her mules and horses.
Regarding the microchips. I brought my goats to the dog vet, it was cheep that way. It has been accepted as permanent ID in several states. I do not have look at ear tags and did not have to tattoo my black eared Oberhasli goats. My mobile goat vet ran the device that reads the tags over my boys and their number comes right up. She has micro chipped her mules and horses.