If you want to find miniature goats for sale, you shouldn't have any difficulty. These cute little creatures make great pets, so breeders keep a steady supply coming. Also, people who have one or more often decide that they would like to find a good home for them, so you can find them that way, too.
The local classified ads are a good place to start, or you can call the 4-H Goat Club, if there's one in your county. This means that any available animals will be relatively close by. You can also go online and search by zip code, which again will keep responses to the search close enough to be practical.
The internet can also help find a breeder who is in the business of supplying people who want pets, have land to clear of brush, or want to show these animals. A breeder can assure you that the baby you see will not grow to a large size; this can happen, since minis can breed with standard goats. It's a good idea to get papers or at least see both parents so you won't be surprised later.
People buy these miniature farm animals because they're incredibly cute when they are babies. They're also attractive as adults, very affectionate, curious, and love to be around people. They are easy to keep in many ways. Their barn can be a large dog house or small shed, they can be tied out if you don't have fences, and they can learn to walk on a leash for exercise. They're natural prey for dogs, however, so they need a safe place for times when no one is around to watch out for them.
They are fine with children as well as adults if properly handled. Never grab a goat by the horns and push. This encourages them to butt, like they do when playing with members of the herd. Even a miniature goat is strong enough to hurt if it hooks with its horns or butts with its head. All animals need to respect humans, so start off right to avoid problems later.
Some of the problems with these charming little animals are feeding and confinement. A mini loves to eat, and it's easy to allow them to get overweight. Many times these little animals get almost as wide as they are tall. It's important for their health to keep them at an ideal weight by resisting the urge to feed them more than they need.
Confining them may seem cruel, but most owners soon find it necessary. These little herbivores will eat everything in your yard, starting with the things you like most. If you want to keep your bushes, flowers, and trees, you will need to either fence your pets in or stake them out on a long rope or chain. This will allow them to eat grass and any bushes you can spare (they prefer brush to pasture) while protecting your valued plants.
Another reason to confine them is to keep them off of your car, as well as those that belong to neighbors and visitors. They love to get up high and can easily jump onto the hood and then to the roof of an automobile. This is definitely not good for the paint job.
The local classified ads are a good place to start, or you can call the 4-H Goat Club, if there's one in your county. This means that any available animals will be relatively close by. You can also go online and search by zip code, which again will keep responses to the search close enough to be practical.
The internet can also help find a breeder who is in the business of supplying people who want pets, have land to clear of brush, or want to show these animals. A breeder can assure you that the baby you see will not grow to a large size; this can happen, since minis can breed with standard goats. It's a good idea to get papers or at least see both parents so you won't be surprised later.
People buy these miniature farm animals because they're incredibly cute when they are babies. They're also attractive as adults, very affectionate, curious, and love to be around people. They are easy to keep in many ways. Their barn can be a large dog house or small shed, they can be tied out if you don't have fences, and they can learn to walk on a leash for exercise. They're natural prey for dogs, however, so they need a safe place for times when no one is around to watch out for them.
They are fine with children as well as adults if properly handled. Never grab a goat by the horns and push. This encourages them to butt, like they do when playing with members of the herd. Even a miniature goat is strong enough to hurt if it hooks with its horns or butts with its head. All animals need to respect humans, so start off right to avoid problems later.
Some of the problems with these charming little animals are feeding and confinement. A mini loves to eat, and it's easy to allow them to get overweight. Many times these little animals get almost as wide as they are tall. It's important for their health to keep them at an ideal weight by resisting the urge to feed them more than they need.
Confining them may seem cruel, but most owners soon find it necessary. These little herbivores will eat everything in your yard, starting with the things you like most. If you want to keep your bushes, flowers, and trees, you will need to either fence your pets in or stake them out on a long rope or chain. This will allow them to eat grass and any bushes you can spare (they prefer brush to pasture) while protecting your valued plants.
Another reason to confine them is to keep them off of your car, as well as those that belong to neighbors and visitors. They love to get up high and can easily jump onto the hood and then to the roof of an automobile. This is definitely not good for the paint job.
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