El Presidente Hillbillios Posted May 5, 2013 I know this might sound crazy. But i have two goats that are really surplus to goat requirements. Theyre very, very friendly Anglo Nubians and will prolly have babies (or a baby) this winter. They are last years babies so are pretty young, Would be a good start for anyone wanting some milking goats. Im in south west sydney area and would like them gone pretty soon I know they aint seeds or plants, but all part of our unconventional lives LOL 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullit Posted May 5, 2013 hahahah ya sellin your offspring?? jokes i have two goats they r sooo crazy but cool lil lawn mowers!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nemisty Posted May 5, 2013 Just out of curiosity have the goats ever got to your datura patch Bullit ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hypnotoad Posted May 5, 2013 Can you divide them up in to padded post bags for reassembly on arrival? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Presidente Hillbillios Posted May 5, 2013 Can you divide them up in to padded post bags for reassembly on arrival? No, but they will get in the postmans van and eat letters no worries 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quarterflesh Posted May 5, 2013 il take a few legs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitewind Posted May 5, 2013 Just pick em up yourself 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitewind Posted May 5, 2013 Or if you're feeling a bit lazy like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullit Posted May 5, 2013 Just out of curiosity have the goats ever got to your datura patch Bullit ? tru story they ate 1 of my 5 foot san pedros with no reaction?!?! my animals and feral kids r in a different run too my deadly niteshades!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Presidente Hillbillios Posted May 5, 2013 yeah mine have ate plenty of cactus before. they do stand still for a bit after though 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitewind Posted May 5, 2013 Continuing the goat transport theme (sorry hillbilly for spamming your thread)! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Presidente Hillbillios Posted May 5, 2013 Just out of curiosity have the goats ever got to your datura patch Bullit ? Goats stay well away from these plants, so do horses and cows. Unless theyre really starving 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullit Posted May 5, 2013 (edited) goats r a really cool pet aye just like whitewind has shown in his pics sept that 1 u know the bus ride 1 hahaha if i lived near sydney i would take them 4 sure!!! i dont like goats milk but me dogs lap it up Edited May 5, 2013 by bullit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitewind Posted May 5, 2013 Goats are the bomb, highly recommend taking up hillbilly's offer if you can. My family had goats when I was young, was brought up on goats milk actually as opposed to cows milk, it's actually pretty good as long as you keep them away from the plants that taint it. They are easy to milk too, comparatively, and don't need as much land to live off compared to cows. I believe you don't need to keep goats in kid to keep them producing, unlike cows. The meat is better than most too, plus goats are incredibly friendly and make great lawnmowers too. Even the wool can be useful if you are prepared to put a bit of work in. If you like smart, friendly, useful animals, then goats are the ones for you. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted May 5, 2013 My goats eat brugmansia leaves if they get a chance. Lots of them too. never noticed them getting thirsty or stoned from them. goats have pretty amazing digestion and can handle toxins that many other animals can't. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitewind Posted May 5, 2013 Ever tried drinking the milk after a session Torsten? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted May 5, 2013 (edited) LOL^ I personally wouldn't wanna attempt it if they eat as many as he suggests! Edited May 5, 2013 by thed00dabides 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lhb2444 Posted May 6, 2013 My chickens used to devour heaps of brug leaves to without any ill effect. I was really worried the first time they did it, I came out the back to find they'd stripped my brug of leaves so I rushed to suss out chickens reactions to brugs online and found that they too have pretty crazy digestive systems that allow them eat all sorts of shit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted May 6, 2013 How were the eggs? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lhb2444 Posted May 6, 2013 Good question, I didnt even consider at the time that the eggs may contain the brug alkaloids. We we're eating the eggs though and no one had any hallucinogenic effects or sickness. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullit Posted May 8, 2013 yum brug chooks still have ya billies billios?? try gumtree dude or trading post!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Presidente Hillbillios Posted May 8, 2013 nah they went this afternoon, goin to be a milk supply for someone on a remote propety. Pretty glad about the result really 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullit Posted May 8, 2013 o green fields and happy mikers awesum 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted May 10, 2013 Ever tried drinking the milk after a session Torsten? Yes. never got any effects from whatever they ate, so I presume the gut microbes metabolised rather than just goat's nervous systems being immune. The only thing that really seems to come through storng in milk are aromatics. fennel is kinda nice and I used to feed it to some goats intentionally to flavour their milk when I used to milk them. Mint is also nice. I made the mistake of mowing over an apple mint plant in the paddock furing the wet season multiple times - a year later I had about half an acre of apple mint pasture. Camphor is a bit weird. Tobacco bush [solanum mauritianum] is probably the worst - the milk tastes like it has a few drops of diesel in it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
