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🤦🐐 stubborn goats and new barn
I started rescuing goats from people who no longer wanted them, about 9 years ago.. they have always been in an open barn, open to the south for sun to warm it up in the afternoon..we just finished our new barn and it's a beautiful barn, with stalls, hay feeders and hay catcher so hay won't be spoiled by the goats walking on the hay and of course pooping in it. The new barn is attached to the old barn, we cut an opening for them to go inside on their own.. but 🤦🐐 stubborn goats act like something horrible will happen to them. I wanted to make sure that none of the goats have bad experience in the new barn BUT HOW DO YOU GET THEM TO GO INSIDE 🤦🐐 I had no idea that they would be wary of this new barn..has anyone else has this experience with GOATS🤦🐐😁 little knuckle heads.. please advise 😬
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Nope. Never have had the experience. But with our goats when we built a new barn we just herded them all in there. I guess my goats are just a little more curious then yours lol.. they thought it was quite interesting and were investigating everything. Could you coax them in with feed? And I’m sure if they won’t go in today they will get curious enough to go check this “new thing” out
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Anything new with goats, they are either shy about it or go to investigate.
You can try to feed them their favorite treats in the barn and some hay so they get use to it.
Anything new with goats, they are either shy about it or go to investigate.
You can try to feed them their favorite treats in the barn and some hay so they get use to it.
I am so sorry 8 haven't had a chance to get back on this site..my entire family caught COVID and we are pretty sick.Nope. Never have had the experience. But with our goats when we built a new barn we just herded them all in there. I guess my goats are just a little more curious then yours lol.. they thought it was quite interesting and were investigating everything. Could you coax them in with feed? And I’m sure if they won’t go in today they will get curious enough to go check this “new thing” out
Yes, I tried luring them in with hay, they just seem to think something bad is going to happen to them. My brave little boy Timmy comes right in.
I have one Nubian Champ and he refused to come in even though I had the hay in the bins..I do have larger goats that can be bullies..we usually separate the bullies from the smaller goats so that they eat enough.. the little guys were wary but finally came inside and ate Champ refused to come inside. I can't see them now, I have a friend feeding and cleaning up the barn until I can get back to them. I guess I just have stubborn goats
Thank you very much I appreciate it.. I'm still not sure how to navigate this site, guess I will learn soon😅Debra P I merged the posts together
What we are doing and we've been feeding my goats this way for a long time.. I feed what I call the bullies on one side and I am just feeding the smaller goats inside the new barn. And what they don't eat they can go back inside and eat the later. Have you heard of caprine challenger? My vet said it won't hurt my wethers, but I still am a bit wary giving grain to my wethers, I know people know how to figure out protein ratio etc But I have no idea how to figure that out.. if I put grain in the new barn.. I think they'd forget it's new and run inside 😁 they do love grain, but I'm very careful with it.. thanks very much I do appreciate any ideas ❣‼‼
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