[peak]

Am I the only one that enjoys pictures of others packgoats? I doubt it. Post your pics here for us all to enjoy....these are my best pics of my only goats (so far...probably two more coming next spring/summer). currently about 10 months old...

 

[sanhestar]

Hello Jeff,

nice pictures.

Please don't take it wrong but from my point of view you should place the halters better. The noseband is too much down on the soft part of the nose and the neck band should be higher up towards the ears. If it won't stay there you can secure it with a small forehead strap.

 

[sanhestar]

and, in addition, some of our packgoat fotos:

more later, I have tons on my laptop that need to be uploaded.

 

[feederseaters]

Attached is a link to Picasa. The two bucklings in the picture are Birch and Acorn. Accordingly, Birch is the White one and Acorn is the Brown one. These pics were taken when they were just a few days old, but still remain some of my favorite pics. More Pics to come soon!
http://picasaweb.google.com/shoelessjoesweb/Goats#

 

[4-Hgoats]

Eveyones goat are very nice here! Sanhestar- I really like the coloring of your black and white goat? It is an alpine right? I saw ont that belonged to a kid at the fair, and it looked just like yours except dehorned. Everyone was stopping to look at it and I thought it was pretty cool too. I am hoping the guy that i'm getting my goats from will have a nice structured black and white one

 

[sanhestar]

Hi,

actually he's a mix of Boer, Saanen, maybe Holländer Schecke (a painted goat breed from the Netherlands)

 

[4-Hgoats]

Hmm. I have never heard of that netherland goay breed. Oh, I just noticed he has brown feet too! How cute!

 

[sanhestar]

Hello,

I don't think that you will find Holländer Schecke in the US. I'm from Germany and even here (and in the Netherlands) they are rare.

 

[Catahoula]

I know this post is old but I thought I'd add couple pictures. Unfortunately my first reason for getting goats was not because I want to pack with them. I keep making mistakes...even after I decided I want to pack with couple of my goats. Anyway, I have three Boers and two Alpines. I think only one of the Alpines would make a good pack goat. The other is a shrimp...who I hope is just a slow grower.... First picture is all my goats. Second is my pack goat prospects.

 

[tmas]

Well mine technically aren't "pack" goats yet, but this was their (and my) first ever goat hiking trip. Martin is the brown one, and Abe has the white spots...

 

[Nanno]

Abe's little blaze face and big speckled parachute ears remind me so much of Cuzco when he was that age! This was Cuzco right after we got him:
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[vigilguy]

Rufus, my packgoat, after climbing 4000' and covering 9 miles of trail. Ben Lomond Peak is the location.

Otis, teaching Chester a thing or two about crossing streams.

Festus, my 6 year old trail buddy, leading the herd...

Heading into one of the basins in the Wind River Range at 10,500 ft elevation.

All loaded up and ready to head back to the trailhead.

climbing back up to the pass...

 

[SMaxwell]

Nice pics, nice goats! I like Festus, (may steal the name from you also for a future packer). What kind of goat is he? Are those Kiko horns?

 

[vigilguy]

Thanks.

Festus is a Saanen/Alpine from Carolyn Eddy.

 

[WhartonFarms]

They are beautiful!

 

[Deschutes Dawn]

Nice bunch of boys. 9 miles climbing with a load. I'm impressed. If the T-storms ever quit, I will be getting my boys in shape for bow season. Actually, me too!

Char in central Oregon

 

[Huckleberry]

Very nice looking crew! Can't wait until all our guys are well seasoned on the trail.

 

[WhartonFarms]

packgoats

Beautiful looking packgoats everyone.

 

[gina]

3 month old Aspen at the back door.

 

[gina]

Little goat how are you looking into the window?