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Griff · 10-22-2005, 06:38 PM

Hmmmm... that could be a strike against. Any shot of getting the goat aquisition through parliment?

slang · 10-22-2005, 07:37 PM

Here's a goat for ya Griff. Sorry to tread on your thread here but just thought I'd throw this little Nigerian goat at ya.

He's probably going off to eat some wood.

wolf · 10-19-2005, 12:47 AM

Just because she's okay with Slizzie, don't assume that SWMBO will be as enthralled with something that needs regular grooming and that you have to run after with a shovel.

I find the idea of being able to spin yarn and then knit a sweater somewhat attractive.

Tonchi · 10-19-2005, 12:54 AM

Not a shovel, Wolf, actually a dust pan is what those 4H'ers at the Fair used.

But goats DO eat snakes, V, (they eat just about anything except the tin cans that the cartoons show, or at least stomp on it pretty well). The minis I saw at the Fair were no larger than a Maine Coon cat, maybe they were still rather young, but I don't know what kind of temperament they have. The ones I saw just looked afraid of being stepped on

LabRat · 10-24-2005, 12:03 PM

thanks!

Griff · 10-24-2005, 05:32 PM

*napkin and pencil* 660/4 =165'x165'=27225sqft that's a fair sized lid

BigV · 10-24-2005, 05:36 PM

Maybe just an overhanging rim, on the inside so the fence is L shaped in cross section. Well an inverted L would be more like it but this keyboard doesn't have that key, so we'll all just have to use our imaginations.

Have they anything to climb on on the fence? Is it all verticals? Like planks versus grid-like wire?

Griff · 10-24-2005, 05:41 PM

It's 4"x4" page wire pretty good stuff actually but the terrain makes for a couple touchy spots not to mention that we came up about 15 feet short and had to cob two sections that will eventually be gates. The goats are quite pleased with their new space.

So when you getting the little fellers?

Tonchi · 10-24-2005, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

Maybe just an overhanging rim, on the inside so the fence is L shaped in cross section. Well and inverted L would be more like it but this keyboard doesn't have that key, so we'll all just have to use our imaginations.

Have they anything to climb on on the fence? Is it all verticals? Like planks versus grid-like wire?

LOL I had this image flash through my mind of a concentration camp with the top of the fence bent inwards and coils of barbed wire strung around it

Griff, maybe you can tie a bowling ball to a rope strung from their collars. Well, it works on Australian Shepherds....

BigV · 10-24-2005, 11:43 PM

I eeeeaaaaased into this topic, I said to SWMBO, "Hey, can I show you a cute picture?"

"What?"

"Look at these adorable little goats."

"...and?"

"Aren't are they cute?"

"I used to have a goat."

"As a pet or as a farm animal?"

"A pet, a pygmy goat."

"Cool, I was just thinking they'd make cute pets."

"I don't want any more pets that have fur or poop."

*silence*

I have decided to make a tactical retreat. Maybe when DaughterofV moves out, we can trade in the cats for goats. Still thinking.....

xoxoxoBruce · 10-25-2005, 11:15 AM

If Mama's not happy.....ain't nobody happy.

BigV · 10-24-2005, 05:53 PM

Still dreamin'. I **loved** your remark about shrubs being gone day one. I laughed out loud (that's lol to you internet whippersnappers out there). SWMBO loves her rose bushes, and I think that the 10 or 12 we have in the back yard wouldn't tide the little nippers over for too long. I'm still thinking of how to swing the deal. Still thinking. And the potty training/litterbox thang is appealing. I wonder how a baby/pygmy/mini would do in the house. Ok, I thought about it for a minute and that's probably not a good idea. I already have to chase one kid off the back of the couch as it is. I wouldn't want to have the little goat corrupted, so, outside.

You mentioned leashes. Do you walk them? Would they cooperate/enjoy it?

Like I said, I'm still thinking.

Griff · 10-24-2005, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

You mentioned leashes. Do you walk them? Would they cooperate/enjoy it?

We only used a leash to lead them from the shed to an overgrown fenced in garden. I think they'd get the hang of it right away,though. The rose bush situation could be a deal breaker unless you could do some fencing that isn't an eyesore.

BigV · 10-25-2005, 11:40 AM

Amen.

HoF. Natural Law. The Way Things Are.

lheene · 10-26-2005, 10:12 PM

Those are very cute goats that you have there.

10-22-2005, 06:38 PM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Hmmmm... that could be a strike against. Any shot of getting the goat aquisition through parliment? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-22-2005, 07:37 PM	#2
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Here's a goat for ya Griff. Sorry to tread on your thread here but just thought I'd throw this little Nigerian goat at ya. He's probably going off to eat some wood. Attached Images

10-19-2005, 12:47 AM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Just because she's okay with Slizzie, don't assume that SWMBO will be as enthralled with something that needs regular grooming and that you have to run after with a shovel. I find the idea of being able to spin yarn and then knit a sweater somewhat attractive. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-19-2005, 12:54 AM	#4
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	Not a shovel, Wolf, actually a dust pan is what those 4H'ers at the Fair used. But goats DO eat snakes, V, (they eat just about anything except the tin cans that the cartoons show, or at least stomp on it pretty well). The minis I saw at the Fair were no larger than a Maine Coon cat, maybe they were still rather young, but I don't know what kind of temperament they have. The ones I saw just looked afraid of being stepped on __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.

10-24-2005, 12:03 PM	#5
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	thanks! __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

10-24-2005, 05:32 PM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	napkin and pencil 660/4 =165'x165'=27225sqft that's a fair sized lid __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-24-2005, 05:36 PM	#7
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Maybe just an overhanging rim, on the inside so the fence is L shaped in cross section. Well an inverted L would be more like it but this keyboard doesn't have that key, so we'll all just have to use our imaginations. Have they anything to climb on on the fence? Is it all verticals? Like planks versus grid-like wire? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not. Last edited by BigV; 10-25-2005 at 11:43 AM.

10-24-2005, 05:41 PM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	It's 4"x4" page wire pretty good stuff actually but the terrain makes for a couple touchy spots not to mention that we came up about 15 feet short and had to cob two sections that will eventually be gates. The goats are quite pleased with their new space. So when you getting the little fellers? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-24-2005, 11:43 PM	#10
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	A setback... I eeeeaaaaased into this topic, I said to SWMBO, "Hey, can I show you a cute picture?" "What?" "Look at these adorable little goats." "...and?" "Aren't are they cute?" "I used to have a goat." "As a pet or as a farm animal?" "A pet, a pygmy goat." "Cool, I was just thinking they'd make cute pets." "I don't want any more pets that have fur or poop." silence I have decided to make a tactical retreat. Maybe when DaughterofV moves out, we can trade in the cats for goats. Still thinking..... __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-25-2005, 11:15 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If Mama's not happy.....ain't nobody happy. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-24-2005, 05:53 PM	#12
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Still dreamin'. I loved your remark about shrubs being gone day one. I laughed out loud (that's lol to you internet whippersnappers out there). SWMBO loves her rose bushes, and I think that the 10 or 12 we have in the back yard wouldn't tide the little nippers over for too long. I'm still thinking of how to swing the deal. Still thinking. And the potty training/litterbox thang is appealing. I wonder how a baby/pygmy/mini would do in the house. Ok, I thought about it for a minute and that's probably not a good idea. I already have to chase one kid off the back of the couch as it is. I wouldn't want to have the little goat corrupted, so, outside. You mentioned leashes. Do you walk them? Would they cooperate/enjoy it? Like I said, I'm still thinking. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-25-2005, 11:40 AM	#14
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Amen. HoF. Natural Law. The Way Things Are. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-26-2005, 10:12 PM	#15
lheene Resident Denizen Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 60	Those are very cute goats that you have there.

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