5 Reasons You Should Have Goats in Your Life

[@liberTvalance]

I bought meat goats years ago to clean up my property and to have some meat. My gf named the goats and I didn't get to eat any. Got rid of the gf and thought I'd get to eat one and got a new gf that was even worse with naming and claiming the goats. 15 years and I still haven't eaten a damn goat.

[@maria18902]

You can't leave us on a cliff hanger like that... What are their 🐐 names?

[@CrimeVid]

Apparently goats are responsible for the desertification of much of the near east and north africa .

[@danyellerobinson5940]

@@maria18902 lol

[@thatsfascinating.]

@@maria18902 Lol....

[@reggaespiritdance]

I just can’t like the taste of goat meat, trust me your not missing much.

[@rohnduke4495]

Goats are the G.O.A.T.

[@gigachad3695]

Indeed . I lv goats

[@fairdinkum9454]

Oooh... nice one man 🤣👍🏻

[@DAKneesy]

Oh my gosh....I have been telling my husband how much I want goats. I don't even know much about them...so this helped! I love them!

[@SD-my9so]

I’ve kept goats for 35 years. I milk them make cheese. Wonderful animals. The kids every spring are so joyful

[@tyo6896]

How hard is cheese making, scale of one to ten? I am learning mushrooms right now.

[@gasperfurman0]

I would say it depends. Soured milk 1-2, Curd 2-4, Jogurt 2-3, "Fresh cheese" (made with lemon juice) 2-4, Soft cheese (with rennet) 4-7, Hard cheese 5-8

[@SD-my9so]

Hard cheese is very time consuming. Worth it if you have time. I make a lot of whole milk ricotta and chevre. Fast easy and delicious.

[@tyo6896]

When the world goes into the next dark age, ima miss cheese.

[@onlyscams]

This dude has completely sold me on the goat thing. Time to get a goat! Beats picking up after dog poop

[@saadaq2005]

😂

[@lilolmecj]

Baby goats are adorable, and in personality they are very similar to dogs.

[@mgwgeneral6467]

I had one for over 12 years. Better than all my other pets.

[@mbisson5816]

Everything this guy says about goats is 100% TRUE!! I've had many goats (not for food) and have to say they're the most fun and useful animal I've ever owned. You'll store away your line trimmer and forget it as soon as you get a few goats. One thing I didn't hear him say though is some goats are good for wool too. I still have one pygora goat and he's still giving us great wool.

[@alessandramariano3663]

Wow, goat wool, never knew, thank you! I love these animals and l plan to get some as soon as l buy land... l draw and paint them too once in a while. May l ask you if goats are not all alike? In the sense that some breeds are more adaptable to certain conditions, terrains and conceivably to different people needs? Here in Italy I have friends that breed them for cheese and milk and keep them in well-defined areas of their properties. But everything is barren and chewed up to the ground and it doesn’t look to me happy and natural to me...

[@mbisson5816]

@@alessandramariano3663 The goats I have had were Nigerian Dwarf and Pygora. Both are small breeds and pretty easy to take care of. The Pygora gives wool, and should be shorn twice a year, especially before summer if you live in a hot climate. Neither are good breeds for meat or milk. Goats will eat just about anything they can and are very good at getting through any weakness in a fence. Give them plenty of land and good fences, clean water and watch out for problems with their feet (hard ground is better, it will wear their nails and prevent rot and long nails). They're super fun and useful. 🐐

[@alessandramariano3663]

@@mbisson5816 thank very much Mark!!

[@EliminateSir]

This is why you need both goats and dogs. Dogs is to protect the goats, detect threats and neutralize them. On the other hand Goats can produce high outputs of benefits for your survival. You can have both. You don't ask traffic police to both protect and carry a politician on a bike. The bullet proof limo is a goat and the escort bike is your dogs.

[@MyName-zd9pe]

Very true, that's why we got 2 Blue Heelers to train before we get our goats. ✝️🙏🇺🇸

[@betkay6684]

Goats are the best gardeners of all time. In Victoria, Oz, moved into a very dilapidated residential rental property so overgrown with blackberries through trees and Kikuyu grass totally out of control. Had goats in Sth Africa, so knew the answer to the initial cleanup process. One beautiful goat ... Sally !! I followed after her and clipped out the denuded blackberry canes - 3 huge piles almost as high as the power lines... council needed to remove them as dangerous for burning !! She was more valuable than any human help I could have employed and happily made my life manageable. AND NO she was not eaten despite the fact that goat meat tastes like lamb devoid of the fat infusion ... Sally went on to another needy home !!

[@ricky3015]

This guy has goats signing contracts and meeting quotas

[@kenf3539]

We have raised goats for years. I use three when I am out on a nature photo shoot. I typically do those alone, with the load shared by the goats. They carry the camping gear, food, extra photo equipment and some water. Much easier than hoofing it with a large backpack - and safer too...

[@seanyboyc86]

Do you have an Instagram?

[@zongi700]

That's so cool! I'd love to see some photos, do you have a website or portfolio?

[@JW-bu3xt]

What kind of goats are best for packing? I have about convinced my husband to get some Nigerian Dwarves for milk/meat security, but those are some big boys he is using.

[@anastrawberry8047]

F

[@DavidGalvanwiz]

@@JW-bu3xt any large dairy goat would do. The guy in the video is using several different goat breeds but there's a lot of Alpine in the blood there.

[@KrugerrandFarms]

Six years ago I had 75 dairy does, mostly Alpines and Saanens. We made artizen cheese in the Dutch stile similar to Gouda except from goat milk rather than cow milk. It was a lot of work. It was a 4H project that got out of hand and became a buisines. Agriculture is not for sissies but it is hard to make it pay so I had to get out of it. I kept a few for therepy. It was great to see your pack animals in familliar dairy breeds. Alpine, Saanen, Oberhasli, LaMancha I don't think I saw a Toggenberg or any meat breeds. Good to see your video Marc.

[@marty5300]

Goats are amazing animals. They're intelligent, playful and they really give a bunch and don't need much in return. They would definitely be the best outdoor companion. They can climb over and around anything.. plus they can comfortably hump more gear than humans can while only weighing half as much.

[@William.Driscoll]

Great to see you vibing with the goats. The love is wonderful to behold. Thank you for sharing- Very interesting stuff. Great point, welcoming goats as resource and in symbiosis, in urban areas. And beautiful photography.

[@cherylcarlson3315]

Miss my herd,had to move into town that won't even allow bees! They helped heal my aspire son with milk, company, discipline

[@OneAsteriskRunning]

I have two goats, and they are freaking awesome!

[@miket.9172]

I got 3 goats for landscaping. Time to start taking them for walks!

[@margerybedford4184]

OK....I am back onto goats : ) Thanks for reminding me how important this lovely animal is!

[@jzzisk]

I agree on all of the facts he brought up. I took care of some goats in a summer camp. They are amazing for many reasons.

[@Michael-do2xf]

So about overgrazing: I've lived in sub-Saharan Africa in Turkana and desertification is definitely a problem there that is only worsened by overgrazing due to over reliance by the local populations on goats and other animals as a measure of wealth. Different tribes often compete for grazing land, bandits raid other tribes to steal their livestock and trees never get a chance to fight off the desert as they're eaten as soon as they sprout. Those are specific cases though. Hopeful to own goats some day :)

[@jamboreeAG]

Ive always wanted goats. i grew up in cramped cities of Los Angeles and could never have them. They make so much sense to own. I stayed with my sister in Kansas for some time. Locals there would let you borrow their goats to basically mow your lawns for a few days and their droppings helped the grass in the end too.

[@umiluv]

That’s such a beneficial barter.

[@thehoff4581]

OMG..... I use to make light of goat power.... The perfect apartment security. I am now more curious about them! Thanks man!

[@elizabethsessions4486]

This came in my feed right on time! We're getting ready to get goats.

[@mvpjordan7584]

“Goat’s are great companions and friends.... goats also taste amazing” 💀

[@Satchel_Charge2]

lmfao! True and funny.

[@hardanalljr.3138]

Some goats are assholes , trust me

[@matthewsmith6934]

@@hardanalljr.3138 I know it only too well

[@iamf6641]

@@hardanalljr.3138 IN PAKISTAN THEY CAN BE YOUR TRUE LVOER AS WELL

[@andrewgodly5739]

@@hardanalljr.3138 that's why they also taste great too

[@mattmorris5048]

“Output and outback” is an interesting way of saying “input and output”

[@albagubrath3755]

I love my La Mancha dairy herd! Especially now that's its kidding time here . I find it hard to get my other farm /house chores done as I spend way to much time at the goat barn. Sooo stanking cute

[@meredithmonroe9723]

I have always wanted goats. They just have so much personality! I would never eat one and I have no interest in milking one either, but I would love one as a hiking buddy!

[@DarkangaelBrokenwing]

Get a wether if you don't want to milk or worry about a randy buck 2 is better they get lonely easy. A wether is a castrated buck fyi. Edited to define and to correct spelling.

[@Yohanan01]

Thank you, bro. Although I don't believed in slaughtering goats for their meat, everything you said is correct. I grew up in a traditional society. I used to own a goat, myself. When you reach a certain edge, it was customary to give you a goat. The one that grows up in the house becomes very sweet, and will follow you. They are easier to feed than pigs, because they will forage on anything chewable. They will keep your grass low without destroying the environment. They don't uproot plants and create mud pits. I am planing to leave the US, go back home, and raise goats. So, I am glad to see this vidéo.

[@richardkremmen7811]

Thanks for the info. Very long time goat keeper here. So goats don't chew things up? I must warn anyone who reads this that they will in fact chew up, as in defoliate and debark, most plants they come upon. How are they "loving pets"?. They love each other maybe but we at most can establish a dignified, symbiotic relationship with them. They are livestock and treating them as lovey dovey pets yields head butts and contempt from these hierarchical herd animals who expect their human keepers to be "head billy goat" so to speak. That is, they require firmness and a bit of distance. Just research like crazy, be sensitive to their needs and provide for them abundantly folks and you'll probably have a good experience with them.

[@davee5384]

You might wanna go back to husbandry school and learn how to properly raise goats. Cause if thats the kind of goats you are dealing with, you failed.

[@elizabethblane201]

Exactly right. And I would love to hear how he justifies allowing horns.

[@skkabir8220]

Wow! You just change my pet habit! Thanks

[@paulgrogan8032]

This demonstration made such a impact on me that when I purchase my 20acres I will build a goat pen/barn immediately 🌟🌟🌟🌟🐐🐐🐐

[@PackGoatscom]

So cool!!

[@James-cr5mc]

I actually just got a baby goat. He was born about 2 weeks ago and his mother wanted nothing to do with him so we offered to care for him. He is litter trained (he pees in the litter box poops wherever he feels like it) He is fun as hell and he is so loving. He wants to lay on your lap at night, likes to go for walks. Only real complaint is he likes to climb on EVERYTHING. Fix for that is weve been letting him outside to play, making sure he can climb up and down on whatever.

[@heldforeverbygod]

Amazing to see your goats in a line following you up a trail!

[@gregpeterson1272]

In total agreement, I've camped with goats in Mn for 20 years, mostly winter camping with the big boys pulling sleds around 70 lbs while I ski or snowshoe.

[@scaira60]

Being an Italian American when I grew up my grandparents had goats & chickens. As you said the goat milk is good & of course we used to make goat cheese & butcher the animal for meat as well as chickens for eggs & their meat. I’m going to get a goat when I move in a few months.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇨🇮🇨🇮🙏🙏👨🏻‍🦯

[@OmegasBillys]

Dude wrong flag

[@ronanryan9472]

Lad that's the ivory coast flag wtf

[@isasilver6315]

🇮🇹🇮🇹this is our flag 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@seandonahue87]

We have 3 Nigerian dwarfs as pets. We take them quite frequently on walks with our 2 dogs in the woods 🐐🐕 they love it

[@jean6453]

Please don't eat them, even if as this guy says - they taste good : (

[@seandonahue87]

@@jean6453 lol, only if I was going to starve

[@DarkangaelBrokenwing]

Goat tastes wonderful but I will probably keep nannies not bucks

[@MikfinityPog]

@@jean6453 why

[@klynn1009]

Great information on goats. Prior to adding goats to my mini farm, I was battling all kinds of predators killing my chickens. I added goats for milking but the added bonus of predator control has been surprising. My Cane Corso loves them in-spite of being perplexed when they playfully head butt him. Interesting note, the goats follow my dog on walks. He leads and they follow.

[@saifullahsubhan5044]

You each word is true and so valuable about goats... they are most lovely animals and most profitable also...

[@tyo6896]

More people need to be open minded. Love it man, and I love hiking, goats can hike!

[@yoopermann7942]

they also provide cashmere for the hand spinners out there, it is also warmer then and not as itchy as sheeps wool

[@JoeGo101]

I want to get a goat now 😃😃😃 great video 😎👌

[@VGrillone]

I wanted goats BEFORE I saw this!! 🐐

[@imnotagoodperson4446]

My neighbors have goats. Sadly they don’t let anyone interact with them. Still, it’s cute when you catch a glimpse of them wandering around their yard.

[@dirk480]

Goats are a very socialable animal. We have 16 goats and 3 livestock dogs.

[@leonardocastro6660]

Enough to be able to make life easier, thank you for your time and knowledge Sr 🐐

[@nathanieldiazrua]

We had goats on our farm in the Dominican Republic. I grew up with them around the house on the farm. Had so much fun and they are so great as pets!!!

[@tmbergeronff]

I have 3 of them and they are great. Only con is they are all the bushes and trees in the yard.

[@EthanBares]

Thank you for convincing me I need a goat now

[@bryanmcdermott4204]

Also, goat videos are highly entertaining.

[@하앙-h8s]

Lol its real....

[@josesousa272]

I had a goat, about 30 years ago. It was a good experience. It was a nice animal to be around and latter tasted great!

[@DropForgedSurvival]

*Now I need to grab some Goats!* 🐐

[@trackerbuckmann1627]

Be careful. They kick.

[@nahomeassefa9503]

And headbutt

[@FirstStrikeAthletics]

Awesome video. Very informative and great editing!

[@peterking5372]

Thank you for an eye 👁 opening and heart warming video . You have encouraged me to start doing research into which goats 🐐 would work best on the South East coast of the UK 🇬🇧

[@judahthiem5487]

They’re also great for clearing brush and weeds

[@ELI-vm9yf]

I would definitely get a goat but live in the city limits and they would come for it once they find out. They look like a super cool animal!

[@lcjennah1]

OMG...after the video. You are so smart and sensible.

[@paulab2242]

I worked on a goat dairy in college - I love and ride horses and currently rescue cats but I've always thought goats combine the best traits of horses, cats, dogs, and cows into one efficient package. They're able to work like horses, give milk like cows, are independent and self-sufficient like cats but very sociable and trainable like dogs.

[@pendaofmercia7892]

Goats are my spirit animal.

[@The411]

I'm sold. My first one will be Goaty McGoatface. And being a herd animal, my laws don't require me to pickup the poop.

[@schweizerbergnomadin1054]

In Switzerland you are allowed to have goats even in yout town garden

[@SuperDiagnostic]

Wow great ... always had goats about when I was young but as you say not now? Thank you 🙏🏼

[@marthathompson2012]

Most people can’t deal with companionship animals and meat animals being the same creatures. That’s not a bad thing.

[@rosstemple7617]

Wow I was expecting one point is they are great at eating back weed pressure. Great video.

[@sonnydayz2118]

I live in Ridgecrest, CA & goats are great for holding onto, during an earthquake. 🤣

[@raymondperez8558]

Bro my wife been talking about getting a goat or 2 for weeks

[@JW-bu3xt]

This wife too, I even got permission from the in laws to keep them in the country for us 🤣

[@raymondperez8558]

@Shadow.dragon D hahaha true

[@raymondperez8558]

@@JW-bu3xt nice man good for you👍

[@maysyummy5267]

I have one goat,I love her so much!she is so beautiful!

[@Boomerangguy100]

They can be destructive. When they are using your truck as a climbing gym. 😂

[@boonedog4460]

heheh

[@missyrabbit5250]

Worse when they break in through the screen door and trash the house while you are at work......

[@vatolocooperations6111]

I know nothing about goats, but my Mexican family raised me on eating them, I just know the meat is great with hotsauce. But seeing this makes me reevaluate it.

[@JaiHylRubis]

Top man, thank you for this, your knowledge is an answer to questions over the last few days about keeping goats. Blessings from the Mtns of Eire 💖🙏🌻

[@TenerifeHorseRescue]

We love our goats too :)

[@TigerLilyGzzTLRoars]

Always wanted a milk goat but now I see even more reasons to get a pair and raise them. Super vid. New sub.

[@PackGoatscom]

❤️

[@effeojnedib7208]

Reason #6, the poo makes good fertilizer. Having spent the first 40 years of my life in Texas, I can say that goat meat is great. Also had the milk, great too, so is goat cheese. Is it Angolas that also grow a fine wool ?

[@YSLRD]

Angora

[@waribangentertainment6009]

Very agree, i start to breed goats, in my empty fields in indonesia, Start 15 female goats, after 1 years become 85 goats. Now i will keep breeding them, once i need money i will sell them, instead of taking my saving account.

[@hollywood84660]

Would you be able to ask him where he found the information, that you can survive off of goats milk as a sole food. I'm interested in reading that.

[@monopolythesecond]

You can survive but not thrive

[@bobdobalina838]

In Austria we use them as living lawn mowers. :-) Hey, you get your property mowed for free by adorable little buddies.

[@joehumble6698]

I could rise goats and love them . I’ll use their milk but can’t kill what I rise .

[@MyName-zd9pe]

Amazing information! Thank you and God bless you. ✝️🙏🇺🇸

[@charlottegoldman3580]

Ive always wanted a goat and seeing your stuff makes me want a hiking goat

[@lcjennah1]

Thanks and God bless you for your work.

[@beckygee1233]

Another great advantage to goats is that you can have young children interact with them without fear of a bite or scratch. An adult or a horned goat should be supervised around children, but even then, you don't have to worry about a child getting trampled or kicked.

[@rjay7019]

My grandma had goat's and we used to play with them all the time. My Grandpa was lactose intolerant so she always had a nanny. Back during the depression he even built a sidecar on the running board of the car for the goat to travel to California

[@davidschmidt270]

@@rjay7019 👏👏👏👏

[@MikfinityPog]

Goats can nip at them, they don't have nails, but it's possible for them to really hurt a kid. Maybe not those tiny ones but any of the ''regular'' goat sizes, you always have to be watching unless it's a doe

[@AxelSituation]

Thank you for this great video. I learned a lot and now heavily considering this!

[@SubliminalD-pm1wy]

My brother's goats are like his children!

[@solac388]

Went to a farm and there was a little goat that escaped. He came over to our table and was generally just a funny little guy. Definitely a lot of personality

[@cryptoronin3073]

Adding to my prepper list. They can carry pack in buyout situation. Hehe

[@JW-bu3xt]

Dude, took the words out of my mouth 🤣

[@maheryahya]

That's what I always thought too. Everyone should have goat at home.

[@teresamankin5863]

I have a question.... I am trained in equine things and I'm wondering can you hitch up goats to pull? For example pull a small tree trunk outta the ground or pull a small sled?

[@PackGoatscom]

Yes.

[@saifullahsubhan5044]

I salute you mr. Marc, you have shared great information, Goats are most profitable and lovely animals... so much better than dogs... love from Pakistan ⚘⚘⚘

[@elektrolyte]

so am I incorrect for assuming that a goat will flatten the flowers and greenery in the garden???

[@tytemind7850]

Well spoken & informative

[@dirtyd9792]

What type of shots do goats need and how often ? I'm looking to get 2 or 3 for my new country retirement home and what type of goat for beginners like myself ?

[@maryellencook9528]

Goats are awesome comedians and great entertainment.

[@sonnydayz2118]

A goat is one of my best friends.

[@mrs8792]

I had no idea goats were used as pack animals! Very cool!

[@smak387]

This man usuing goats like Reindeer.

[@salemthorup9536]

I can attest to everything he says. Goats are wonderful, their poop is easy easier and cleaner to deal with, they are sweet and friendly, their milk is delicious and easy to digest, their meat is delicious, they grow fast, they are easily trainable, they can graze and forage well on many things.... so many good things.

[@magma9138]

Sold! Dairy goats sound perfect for me.

[@Christina_the_Astonishing]

I rescued two male alpine goats from a dairy farm. I would LOVE to go hiking with them but they are super rowdy! And I don't have a trailer to transport them! (I'm in the city! Shhh!!!)

[@peggysueway3889]

Question. If they were from a dairy then "rescuing" is taking them so they weren't sold for meat?

[@Christina_the_Astonishing]

@@peggysueway3889 Yeah! They send the male goats to the livestock auction because they don't produce milk and are not profitable! 😥

[@peggysueway3889]

Can I ask their names?

[@Christina_the_Astonishing]

@@peggysueway3889 Little Puppy and Zebra! 🥰

[@honeybadger8942]

@@Christina_the_Astonishing If you can,please move out to the country.They'll have a great life.

[@WildnisfamilieNetOfficial]

We have goats for fire protection in Portugal, because they are cleaning the land.

[@uzairmodesty]

Relearning is major factor in finding sustainable ways to improve life in this era. Goats are all that is being told in this video, plus goat meat is way more clean and nutritious than pork. Even if goat isn't as fast growing as a pig, just the hygiene and nutrition as well as taste trump's it against pork.

[@billstevens5277]

Will a goat fetch my slippers without eating them?

[@yato329]

The real questions

[@davee5384]

Depends on how stank your feet are :)

[@JW-bu3xt]

🤣🤣🤣

[@elektrolyte]

LOL

[@101AustraliaOffGrid]

Excellent information 👍