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My family is thinking about getting a baby pygmy. We have friends that breed them and i am researching on the internet how to care for them....could some one recommend a good website and also let me know the best place/ enclosure they need, things they like to eat and recommended care. I want the best for my baby...i need to go to city hall first to make sure i can get one....i have plenty of room for one. Thanks, Krystal

>>My family is thinking about getting a baby pygmy. We have friends that breed them and i am researching on the internet how to care for them....could some one recommend a good website and also let me know the best place/ enclosure they need, things they like to eat and recommended care. I want the best for my baby...i need to go to city hall first to make sure i can get one....i have plenty of room for one. Thanks, Krystal

Hi Krystal -

We have a couple of pygmies that run out with our horses. I do have to pen them up at feed time though because they are feed thieves For such little things, they have no problems running our appaloosas away from their feed buckets! Ours live predominantly on grazing/browsing, and then a small amount of horse feed to keep them happy in their pen while the horses eat. You can also buy goat feed from the feed stores that is made specifically for them. Browsing is an important part of their diet though so be sure if you don't have plenty of stuff for them to browse on, to provide them with some good hay - stalky hay is fine. You'll need a good fence to keep them enclosed, they are very smart and will go over, under and through anything that isn't very stout and can hold them!

Good luck with getting your new baby!
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PH Cody
HorseHobbyist Site Coordinator

unless you have a horse for it to run with. Goats are a herd animal and will be unhappy alone. If you are not planning on breeding, whethers would be fine. They are usually cheaper then does and you would get the same enjoyment out of them. Do not get a buck unless you have a sizeable herd that you are planning to breed.

Hey Cody, just passing through.

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>>Hey Cody, just passing through.

Hey! You should pass through more often

Speaking of little mischief making goats...my two are getting into the doghouse of late...sneaking into the hay barn to eat the cat food. Now mind you, we have 160 acres they can roam freely on with more grazing and browsing than they could shake their horns at but oh no, they have to sneak in to get the cat food...rotten goats!!!
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PH Cody
HorseHobbyist Site Coordinator