Katrina Anon

I would look at CZ. They make some of the best anywhere and are usually a bargain especially when the stock guns shoot so well. The clones are really good too.

Overseas markets do not seem to care whether goats are banded or not. Domestic meat goats are preferred banded.

Male goats have a disagreeable habit urinating on there faces to attrach does in heat. Mine do it all the time. The does love it, my wife is appalled.

I tell people at the petting zoo never pet a goat with a wet face!

Goats love bamboo.

After 2 weeks of testing, and some minor modifications I have been able to adapt the Moultrie Directional Feeder to feed my small goat herd.

You must make modifications to the feeder because Moultrie originally used the feeder to disperse dry feed the size of corn or peas. Sweet grains are somewhat stickier and can jam up the feed system.

Truly it would work better if it were 12 volt instead of 6 volt and they made improvements in the impeller design but as soon as the goats hear the sweet grain going to the trough they are there. 21 seconds at high speed in the morning and 15 seconds in the evening is more than enough grain.

I but in alfalfa pellets which I think helps the feed system but I am cutting the amount back. If you use pelletize feeds that are dry very little modification is neccesary or modification may not be necessary.

The clock in the system is not properly compensated and can drift in minutes. I guess that is not important in a game feeder. Considering how uncomplicated the design is, some cheap PLCs would make the system far better.

The hopper design does not favor sweet feeds. If you wanted to attach to a more sweet grain hopper the simplicity of the motor mechanism is so simple it is really probably still worth buying the entire system and throw away the hopper!

I customized a feed system with PVC pipe. After build it to tolerate the goats shaking the feeder system it working pretty good.

Remember with .22 LR quality ammo is a major concern.

Banding older nubian goats. How old is too old?

Alternatives to banding?

ANSWER:

You can band an adult buck and how cooperative the adult buck will be depends on the buck.

However, the scrotum might be too large for the bander. There are a number of banders that will work with a adult goat or cow.

One of the cheaper but effective solutions is called a California Bander ($30-$50 depending on configuration). Still cheaper and less taxing on the buck.

You can find videos about its use and application on YouTube. Search for California Bander.

One thing that is not in the video is the reaction of the buck. 5 minutes after applying the band the bucks reactions were all normal. Less then an hour later he was acting like I had put the brain around his brain!

He was on the ground fussing about it acting like he was near death. By evening feeding everything was fine. By the next morning you would never know he was banded. All behaviour normal.

Some of the videos do not call attention to reaction by the buck clear and only mention it in passsing.

Consult your vet for professional advice.

That buck is fine today and is one well behaved goat.

Rushing Reality

For an app, onX Hunt. It won't show you what is available,but it will show you the parcel and who owns it.

Really if you are just doing yard work hydro is fine. You you are doing farm work shuttle shift is better.

I am doing farm work and I am happy with shuttle shift.

Thank you very much

Thanks for the information. It is better than some provided thus far.

2 weeks. Setting up yard now.