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East
Grove Isle
Lane Bicton Shrewsbury SY3
8DY |
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ASHWORTH
Farm Pygmy Goats |
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Quality
Pet Pygmy Goats |
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Feeding&
Housing Feeding
and housing requirements for pygmy goats are modest: a draught free shed
furnished with an elevated sleeping and feeding place. The elevated section
should be slatted to allow for easy cleaning. An attached outside enclosure with
at least 4 ft high fencing will provide the fresh air and exercise that these
active, fun-loving goats need. They are very sociable and are happier with
another goat as a friend. A basic diet of roughage in the form of grass hay,
they also like bark brush and dry leaves, this will need to be supplemented with
grain in the form of a mix This can be purchased at most pet
stores. Goats
are one the most difficult of animals to keep in, so good fencing is essential.
Stock netting 4 foot high is available and should be strained and nailed to
posts no more than 10 ft apart. The post should be well banged into the ground.
Goats will rub against the netting and may produce a bulge in it, this will
enable them to then jump onto the netting and flatten it, so it is wise to add a
straining wire or pole along the top to prevent this
happening. Tethering
is not a suitable method of restraining a Pygmy goat. Pygmies are very active
and could easily strangle themselves on the chain. At no time should rope be
used to tether a goat. Electric
fencing can be used to restrain your goats, they can hear the hum of the fence
and soon learn to stay away. They also learn that no hum means that you have
forgotten to switch it on. A
typical layout for a daytime exercise area, would have 4 foot high fencing and a
shelter in case of wind or rain. Pygmy goats do not like windy or rainy weather
and are likely to become very ill if forced to stay out in it without
shelter. |
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The Herd
| The Rules
| The Pygmy Goat
| The Advantages
| Feeding & Housing
| The Teeth
| Health
| The Feet
| For Sale |
