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The Relaxed Farming Dairy Goats: Fascinating facts
All about us
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Why keep dairy goats
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Fascinating facts
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How to look after us
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Our offspring
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Relaxed FarmingFascinating facts... (as explored by Pickle). That's me immediately to the right, munching away on willow after which I usually have a bit of a nap.. and here's your first fact: we sleep for just five hours a day, a lot less than you humans so I believe...

  • Let's get the 'weeing' thing over and done with: Read more

  • We were one of the first animals to be domesticated: Read more

  • In the wild, the 'top' goat is a female: Read more

  • We live into our early to mid teens: Read more

  • Male and female goats can have beards, wattles (those dangly bits under the chin), and horns. (I broke one of my horns when I was a kid, it bled like mad and hurt, a lot!! It grew again but with a 'knobbly' end - as the photo shows!)

    We have short tails that point upwards and our pupils are slit/oblong shaped. This means we can see sideways as well as in front of us - it is difficult sneak up on a goat!!!

    Our feet are 'cloven' which means we have 'two' toes: this is the same for cattle, pig, sheep and deer.

  • We are ruminants (and no that's not a pop group!!!). Read more

  • We have eight incisors (biting teeth): Read more

 Gorge, at two months showing off her wattles
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Me showing my 'knobbly' horn
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