How to Get Started with Goats

[@growinggringa4956]

the first video i saw from you, you were complaining about flies on your face during filming, the second your dog was trying to interupt,, and now two dogs teasing you. I love it all. Sincere, natural, and real. thank you.

[@bannlaughlin3544]

You spoil your goats, don't take that as a negative. I think its adorable. Thanks for sharing

[@LogginInn]

You are spot on. #1 thing is the fencing. Most sites don't cover that! I just gave away my Nubians because I couldn't keep a fence up that would hold them. Loose, say bye bye to your trees, shrubs, gardens and flowers. They jump over a 5' high fence with barbwire on top a foot more. Looking for some dwarf goats to replace the Nubians/

[@robertveronda4225]

Daniel you forgot to never underestimate a goat and mention that even if you have a good fence they WILL find a weak spot in the fence. the goats will find it and make you look for it and they will test your ability to make a secure repair job. They may act stupid but they are VERY intelligent when it come to escaping. I had one that would roll/push under a section of fence that touched the ground and get out in a low spot on the ground when he pushed on it. It only moved about 2 inches but that's all he needed! He was a Nubian goat full grown and tall but 2 inches was his number to escape. Every day for a week until I finally saw him do it! Should have taped it, couldn't believe it when I saw it. Great information on goats! Have a great day!

[@Diniecita]

Im getting a few goats soon. Dairy and brush clearing are my goals. Meat might be an option if we get too many bucklings.

[@terry320]

Great job of explaining the goat world. We have 12 goats and 2 are bucks. For the first time ever, our two does decided to jump the fence and visit one of our bucks. We are moving soon so didn't want to breed them yet, but love makes a way! We have two donkeys that do a fantastic job of protecting the goats. Coyotes lived next door and they never crossed our fence line. We plan to take our goats and donkeys with us. Another thing to mention about goats is they are such good therapy! If I feel down, all I need to do is go see my goats. They work little miracles in more ways than one. Love my sweet goats💙🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐💙

[@pauladrnec-thompson9496]

Goats'n'Gardening. More please. Love your time mngmt ideas, honesty, and straightforwardness. Most of all love your family members who all are free to follow their own stars and develop their own individual talents and pursue new ones. Everyone supports each other. Particularly enjoy seeing Houston mentored. He has a fertile mind!

[@mechanicmike2858]

I have 2 Male pygmy goats in a 12x12 goat tractor that we pull around with our golf cart and they seem to love it

[@chrissimmons626]

I really enjoy your videos about your goat herd. That's what brought me to your channel and where my interest is. I have learned a lot from you. Keep it up.

[@barnellmarek9912]

I really enjoyed your videos on goat farming. I am getting up in age and find cattle are just a little too much for me to handle any more. I have started with a a small herd of six and find them a joy to wok with. Doesn't hurt as bad for a goat to step on me like when a cow does. thanks for all your insight and advice.

[@johncopeland8680]

We’re new goat farmers, with 2 meat goats gifted from a neighbor who raises them by the hundred. Your videos are very helpful as I work on a meat goat business plan. We have about 27 acres in southwest VA with about 13 acres of pasture and 13 acres of scrub forest and old field growth areas. We want goats to clear the land and sell to make some income in retirement. Thanks for putting these videos out there!

[@catalina121]

Happy Birthday Houston i use to watch all the time my husband then my health went bad i almost died several times but im better

[@ricksaquaticsbyrickferguso4503]

I’m getting my first two goats next week. Thank you for all the good advice. One is a Boer / Nubian cross and the other is a Pygmy. They will be in with our miniature horse. Great videos! Keep it up.

[@brandonputnam6014]

Moved here to Lawton OK and bought a house on about 6 acres. I had goats when I was a child. I'm loving your content. Thank you. I plan on picking up 2 or 3 here in the next few weeks.

[@deepbeeps]

We are picking up 5 Kiko does that are 5 months old next Tuesday. I sure wish you were still doing your goat videos. I have watched every one you ever made and learned lots and lots from them!

[@lanasizemore9122]

Yes please more on goat's. We have two and not sure how to care for them. One that is so sweet and one not so sweet. Thank you

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

Yes please Daniel , more goat videos . We love you Bear and Bella , Happy Belated Birthday Houston !!!!!!!!!

[@padlockadventure7728]

Awesome video! +1 for electric fencing and donkeys! The 2 major insurance policies I rely on!!

[@ImprovUnedited]

Discovered this channel yesterday. Enjoy watching and look forward to time during the day between things to watch more. Thanks for making these videos.

[@KeepingItDutch]

Great video, very informative. Your the goat man on KZbin we need more goat videos please..oh and thats a awesome shirt you was wearing..

[@MooseZ71]

Will you do a video describing the timeline with goats? How long do you keep them, what do you do with them, etc.

[@jamesonwade8381]

I have a different reason for wanting goats, kind of working backwards...… I feel that Hank, my Anatolian Shepherd/Great Pyrenees needs something to do. I've got about an acre and a half fenced off for him. At about a year old he figured out how to scale the 5.5 foot privacy fence. I rebuilt it MUCH taller with some modifications and now he just mopes around. He's miserable. I'm thinking his DNA is looking for something to guard. So, I'm pretty much just looking to get 3 to 6 goats or so to keep him occupied. I'm confident that the fence will keep them in, I've already built a good sized shelter and I'm working on a good water source. If anyone has any suggestions I'd greatly appreciate it, otherwise; I'm just going to go for it and do my best.

[@mattclark9287]

Hey Daniel, Really like watching you and your family doing stuff all the time. Our families are very much alike lol I also live in Oklahoma and also in Law Enforcement. My wife and 2 daughters just got back from their yearly Vac from FL. Anyways we just bought some goats to go on our cattle ranch in northern Okla. Your videos have helped me out alot with different things about owning goats. I would like to see you talk about the Shots you give to them and how often you give them. I did watch the one video you posted about what types of shots you gave them that was good information but just need to know how often and at what times are good to give certain shots. Thanks and keep the videos coming. Matt.

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

Well that's pretty cool Matt! Thanks, and I'll see what I can do.

[@1Life2Live007]

Aww I miss having a goat. My family & I use to live on a ranch and The owner lived far away in Mexico so she had a ranch hand taking care of all her goats and animals. Well, one day we noticed all the goats being mean and trying to hurt this one little new goat. So my sister-in-law jumped the fence and got the billly goat(the big main goat) away from this little guy finally and brought him to our house. We took him to the vet and he had all kinds of problems broken leg and his insides were messed up. All kinds of stuff. From the other goats hurting him.It was so sad. That little goat was the best pet ever. He healed from everything. He was SO AWESOME he went from cabin to cabin hanging out with everyone living on the ranch and he’d play with all the kids and dogs. He was so cool. We had an old swing slide laying up on an old big tree and the goat would slide down by himself with my son every day. He would jump in our lap like a dog. I can’t wait to get some more.

[@h.matherbennett7356]

Thanks for another goat video. I've got 6 now and a guard llama and hoping to get some more soon. Keep up the good work on your videos.

[@snankoo4055]

DANIEL GREAT JOB THANK U FOR THE EDUCATIONAL CLASS OF GOATS I'M GOING NUTS ABOUT YOUR VIDEOS. I GROW UP IN GUYANA LOOKING FORWARD TO RETIREMENT LOOKING TO FIND SOMETHING TO DO STAYING BUSY .

[@gregkahle9046]

Nice video Daniel; excellent info! No way, had no idea about donkeys being used to guard livestock...frickin cool!

[@eibue]

Great video! I can't wait to get my goats!

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi...... Daniel, thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍

[@drewbakka5265]

>that billy in a Jurassic park cage "Oh hes not mean. He's just... strong"

[@1liamstar]

I’m in the uk, and I know one thing is the toggenberg buck I had, he was a nightmare I had a 6ft fence made of wooden rails and metal roofing sheets, he broke out once a day at the end, and bent allot of roofing sheets beyond repair, he’s now gone for meat and I’ll never have another Billie like that! Plus the smell travelled for about quarter mile, never again haha, got 2 saagen nanny kids now, will be breeding next year, maybe milking not sure yet, it’s all fun

[@gregormiller4037]

Great post, great info. Looks like you're up to your Arms in goats! Yeah, had to, i'll let myself out....My only problem, is trying to not become attached. I use to bird hunt, game hunt...until 5 or 6 years ago geese and duck started flying into my back pond area. Now I feed them, and stopped hunting. Still love a good fresh chicken and goat feeds, just not sure I could raise them.

[@HiddenMeadowFarm]

Good info. We love our goats here at Hidden Meadow Farm. We raise ours about the same as you do yours.

[@masr1965]

An idea of price ?

[@BoisDArcKikos]

I raise Kikos on Northeast Texas & Anatolian Shepherds Great videos

[@lbsmith83]

Great info but as a goat owner I think the subject of worm control is a very important subject because as you know worms can kill a goat in a matter of a day. Thank you for the information. Love from NC

[@lanasizemore9122]

Lynn Smith It would be nice to get more information on the worm control.

[@rsoubiea]

In my future dream home I would love two dwarf Nigerians or Nubians as pets but thats most likely not going to happen. They are very entertaining and cute. The garden, a few fruit trees and some chickens is doable!

[@StoneyCreekHeritageFarm]

Good info for people just starting out. I just got back from Georgia this weekend buying a New Zealand Kiko buck that came all the way from Virginia.

[@GalaxyPawz]

Hi! Could you do a video on meat goats? Your videos are so helpful! I'm getting started with boer goats and I would like to learn more about kidding, the butchering process, and what to feed them.

[@salliestewart620]

Love watching your videos are getting to know your family and I love the goats and the dogs Bella and Bear

[@jomama5186]

Two questions: Are worms an issue? Do you just treat them monthly? And do they need their hooves trimmed? If so,How often? Awesome! Chock full of information !!! They are too cute !!!

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

Worms can be a big issue with some breeds. Luckily Kiko's are very worm resistant don't need their hooves trimmed very often.

[@KG-yi4cn]

My mom just paid the down payment on the two goats we’re hoping to get, they’re two wethered saanen bucklings that are debudded, and we really need to know how to take care of them properly, so videos like these are really helpful

[@usn1988]

Thank you for all the information, following your page and studying a lot of your wisdom. Looking at starting a heard at home and greatly appreciate the knowledge and warnings.

[@theflyingdutchmanlofts4527]

If I had a dollar for every time I heard "ugh bear" I could buy a registered alpine

[@deliastanley3921]

😂

[@jackywaldon359]

You sure know a lot about goats Daniel. I enjoyed listening to you talk about them. It was a quick 16 minutes video time went by fast.

[@starocean44]

Great vid! How Bear and Bella love you! 👍

[@notsheeple2019]

Do you see a problem with 5 strain barbed wire with electric fence on the inside? Normally keep the electric 18 to 24 inches off the dirt. (stop the climbing and the head through the fence). Second how well do they handle the coyote issue? Since your in Oklahoma what vaccines you having to use to protect them from our local pest.

[@genevievegreene1595]

Please avoid barbed wire. A friend lost a doe when she put her head through and a barb got her in the neck. She bled out. The fence had been there a while, the goats were accustomed to grazing there, it wasn't the first time she or others tried to get at something on the other side. But accidents, and freak accidents, happen more often than we would like.

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

I wouldn't try the 5 strand fence personally. I have never lost a goat to coyotes and we have plenty of them around here. My dogs do a good job of keeping them away from the goats. I have a video that shows all of the medications I give my goats and what I keep on hand.

[@notsheeple2019]

thanks for the reply. I guess I will have to separate some of the 50 acres with field row for the goats. We want both goats and cattle. When we lived in GA we just ran 2 stains of electric since we didn't have coyote problems. Here in OK I cant kill them fast enough.

[@wyllamendoza8866]

Happy Birthday, Houston...🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@kumara5492]

Such a valuable information. Now I know how many goats to keep and where to get them from, I subscribed Thank you,

[@ericseif5578]

Super Helpful. Love your goat videos. You have great camera presence sir! Like chatting with a friend

[@tedoakley5600]

man I love these videos!! I've always dreamed of having a little farm but currently live in the $$$ northeast but have been saving to get outta here in hopes of a simpler life. Anyways, thanks for inspiration and you now have a new subscriber=)

[@kendraleigh3061]

Just started watching your channel!! Great info! We are getting our goats at the end of this month...cant wait!!!

[@jerryanimations2591]

Kendra Leigh peen

[@JF-mq8tp]

Great videos. Do you have a video about goat horns? Do all breads have horns? What is the up side and down side of removing the goat's horns? How are goat horns removed?

[@defaultcatch]

Have you seen or used high tensile electric? We are doing a batch of pigs in the spring again and thought about mixing some goats to help with the brush the pigs don’t eat. Our fence is going to be a 8 strand electric as we used the premier one net last year.

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

I have not tried that kind of fencing.

[@dusty265]

Hey Daniel, is there one breed that is better then another for brush control? We are setting up our homestead in eastern Tennessee, so our land is not really flat, okay it's Mountains, I am just looking for something to control the undergrowth at the bottoms of the mountains, any thoughts? And yes they are very steep grades 40 to 60 degree incline is common,

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

I really like my Kiko's for that purpose. They don't have worm issues and don't need their hooves trimmed.

[@kastnostones]

I just started following your channel love the info. I will post my new additions soon.

[@vs74ralph]

Looks like vacation time again, the beard. Good go on the goat lesson.

[@NorthCountryOffgrid]

Have any of your goats been cut significantly by the barb wire?

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

No. Skid had a big cut on her back recently but she was way to short for it to been the barbed wire

[@geribrandon7057]

The picture on here of that goat is beautifull. Love that color. I would love some goats but dont have a fence.

[@rebeccamccord2369]

Thanks for sharing...I was wondering how high to make your fence I don't want mine jumping out when I get them.

[@DaybirdAviaries]

Lots of good information here. Thank you for sharing.

[@stevesammut499]

That was really interesting. Can I ask whether you milk them and periodically cull n eat them? Happy birthday Houston!

[@miinyoo]

Guard Donkey. Would probably make for a good animated story anthropomorphizing what happens when you're not looking.

[@catsamazing338]

That was excellent. Thanks So if you let them free range, how far do they wander ?

[@jameswhite3843]

Happy Birthday Houston.

[@daviddionne1688]

Thanks... Great video. Answered many of my questions!

[@jennienniedots]

yes please more goat info. How do you know if your goat NEEDS more during the winter, how do you know when you are feeding them right - you said they do really well on xyz, but what does that mean? how do you know if your goats are doing well and if they are not doing well?

[@codybrown6886]

Keep up the goat videos! I've got 4 and getting more soon

[@karenhernke1981]

Man if only I lived closer. I would buy some of yours. We are getting some next Spring. First time. Totally want kiko boar cross. Can you do a video about when to breed them? How long before they have there babies? What the weight is when you butcher them? Thanks Daniel!! Great info. Thanks for sharing. Watch you daily here in Wisconsin. 😊 Happy Birthday Houston!!!

[@stevenchristian6957]

I'm sure you get bombarded with questions but I have a few if you have time. If you covered this let me know. Ive been doing some research and it seems like meat goats are the way to go for me. I keep a small piece of property. The goats will be in a fenced area that is 1 acre. Just got some great ideas with fencing. Think ill do the woven with the two strands of barbed wire. Questions..... my property is pretty scrubby. Lots of Autumn Olives bushes ( an invasive species here in Mi.) , Briars, lot of ground over such as wild strawberries and somewhat grassy. Do these plants pose an digestive or other problems? Will you snack on all of them? Also when people are referring to meat goats I'm sure some people just raise them for meat for their families but I'm looking to sell to buyers. Where do I locate buyers or see if goat meat does well in the area? No clue what to expect. Do most people want them butchered and processed or live? Being a small piece of property obviously 5-8 animals max is gonna be my goal. Im wanting it to be a profitable endeavor. Realize I won't be quitting my day job but would like a little supplemental income. I'm sure the initial investment will take awhile to pay. With barn, fencing, etc. Goal would be to get a quality breeding pair to start but breed more stock for the herd. Eventually adding new bloodlines obviously.

[@lyndiaroot333]

I was researching goats a few months back and the topic of worms & hoof trimming kept coming up. I notice some people in the comments have mentioned that as well. Could you maybe do a video on those topics? Do they need vaccines ect.?

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

Many goat breeds do require frequent worming and hoof trimming but that is why I have kikos. They are super low maintenance.

[@nickkraynek4931]

Thanks for some good starter information.

[@tysonshatswell7502]

Great information. Bear is the star of these goat videos though!

[@madd.iwaddi]

We live on a cottage and thinking about getting two small goats, but we don’t really know much about them, what are some things i should know, because i don’t need as much as someone with lots of goats.

[@galenzook6281]

Did 40 acre 8 barb wires 10 ft on post with stay between, used two barb. It will be there forever my goats and sheep don't even try anymore.

[@richcallison]

I've had goats for a little over two years now. Trained them on four wire electric fence when they were little and have had no problems since. I have Boer, Fainter, and this year added Boer Kiko cross. The only problem we had was actually last week a five-year-old doe first time Mom pregnancy complications. Is there an age when you stop breeding your does?

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

No not necessarily. It just depends on the doe. I've had some that would kid up to 7-8 years old and.

[@joycechivis6317]

Thanks for the information Daniel. That was really interesting.

[@ynotshowme2ur3times]

Yes goats are easy. When we had some my then 4yo took care of them.untill we added a buck then we followed just incase but the buck was fresh 1yo and not aggressive or stupid like a seasoned buck could be

[@heartofthematterfarm3944]

I raise Boer and a couple Nubians. Goats are very good escaping places you would not think they would.

[@lizpurvis2386]

Thanks

[@idahomike100]

I signed the contract today for my 115 acre goat farm/hunting property,will close in a couple weeks,beautiful place has 700 yards of a big creek/river,white and red and water oaks,got wt deer,turkeys and a few wild hogs,now the work begins have to clear some acre for pasture,cut in a 40 ft road to the house site,power company requires 40 foot,will be around 1800 yard road to my house site.going to fence the whole acreage,plus interior fences,think I will fence 5 or six five acre pastures,do you think that will be enough acreage for goats between 20 and 30 acres for the goats,rest of land for house sight and hunting. Putting house on a bluff over looking the hardwood creek bottom and will have views for miles,I want to put in a 5 to 10 acre pond. Since my pasture area will be cleared to the dirt what should I plant to have the best pasture feed for the goats?

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

That sounds really awesome! I'm happy for you. I'm not sure where the land is but if it is in Idaho then I really don't know what to tell you to plant for the goats. I'm not sure what grows there well.

[@idahomike100]

Arms Family Homestead it's in Georgia,I spent the first 37 years of my life in Idaho,next 3 yrs in Wyoming,was a part time licensed hunting guide,full time environmental scientist,then 8 yrs in Vermont,then for the next 17 years divided my time between Illinois and Georgia,then last may sold my illinois house and moved to Georgia full time,I'm retired now and spend 6 months of the year tracking wounded/lost deer for hunters in KY,ga,and Alabama, If you want I can give you my KZbin channel name and you can see my videos of hunting all around the world and videos of some of the more exciting deer tracking

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

Wow you've been all over the place. Is it a different channel than idahomike100?

[@idahomike100]

Arms Family Homestead ,that's it

[@jgpanta]

Can I have 2 Nigerian goats in a 50 x 25 pen with a little shed out in a forest/wooded area as opposed to an open field? Do I have to worry about ticks? I am in southern NH.

[@jayc4715]

What about using regular chain link fencing?

[@keeliacurtis5910]

Hi! I am new to owning goats. We just brought home our first 4 goats a week ago, 2 bucklings and 2 doelings, all Dwarf Nigerian. I'm interested in adding a Kiko buckling and a Kiko doeling to the herd, but it was brought to my attention that the difference in size might prove dangerous for the bucks during rut. Is there anything I might do or a unique way of penning them that would keep everyone safe and not leave anyone alone ( I understand they are herd animals and need to be together and not alone). Thank you for any help or advise you can offer.

[@deliastanley3921]

Excellent video, thanks! 😃

[@Fit2BtiedAgain]

Nice garden!

[@ohioladybug7390]

Will the electric fence you use around the garden keep out raccoons? We have a terrible time growing corn because of these pain in the butt critters.

[@stalkerpadfoot]

What about health stuff like worm medication? and how often?

[@rhondaholt76]

YEEHAW Goat videos!!! Great video!! Thank you!

[@rsoubiea]

i really enjoy these videos most of all, the farm. how is your damn holding up? i bet you are really enjoying the new bridge. i wish i had room for a high tunnel like yours, maybe someday.

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

Thank you. The bridge is awesome. The damn is fine but the water is pretty low right now so we don't have water flowing over it right now.

[@Diniecita]

At what point does a donkey become a good investment? Is it space to roam vs goats on it or one or the other?

[@juanvalenzuela9090]

How much time and energy does it require to raise a healthy goat? Basically just to have at the farm, eating grass and giving milk for the fam and a few others..

[@Ruffina12345]

Thank you. Very informative!!!

[@christinedechateauvert8762]

Has Lambert and Skip ever been breed? How many kids did they have?

[@treefrog7795]

just watching this being 2018 now..2020.,hahaha,,your growing a beard at this moment,,must be on vacation,. lol. i enjoy watching your family videos..i have learned alot..thanks too.

[@codybalram9314]

You do a great job!!! Whats's the best diary goat?

[@Axqu7227]

I’m not a farmer so this is a totally ignorant question, but would it be easier to rent a buck or rent some time running does with someone who already has a buck than it would be to keep your own?

[@craigstackert4641]

About the goat barn/shed...would you suggest a dirt floor or wooden deck type floor? Do the goats exit the shed to go the bathroom? Thanks for your informative videos.

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

Dirt floor all the way. The goats will pee and poop in there and the wood would get rotten very fast. Just cover the dirt with wood chips or hay/straw.

[@thomaslinden7598]

my county only lets you have 2 hooved animals per acher

[@thanebridges6776]

how much do you get per pound when you sell the meat? or does it work another way?

[@jimf1964]

Sorry for the questions, but I've been watching all your goat videos, and am getting interested in trying them as a step up from rabbits. I live up north, where it can get pretty darn cold. Usual January temps are around 10 degrees, and can go below 0. There is often a cold spell with temps below 0 for a couple weeks, and of course wind can add to that. So my obvious question is how do they handle real cold. Would I need a heated shelter for them, or just an insulated shed they could warm up together?

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

They do very well in the cold. They don't need a heated shelter, but insulated would be great for them. As long as they have a place to stay dry and out of the wind you will be surprised at how well they handle it. You will want to keep them some nice deep dry bedding and plenty of water though.