What age to start hiking? packing?

[Dave-Trinity-Farms]

You will need to build up their conditioning and endurance. Dont aim for a set pound amount until you see for yourself what they can and cant do. To much weight to soon and you could potentially damage your goats if driven to hard for to long. Weight should also be determined by the terrain and distance as well. A goats max weight is drastically different on step terrain and over long fast paced distances. A good way to see how your goat is taking the weight is to do a good moderately hard hike. Say 5 miles and stop. If your goat instantly lays down or tries to during the hike, he is over weighted.