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| I like the plastic chain collars. You can lead with them, but they'll break away, if the goats get caught on something. They come in bright colors, so you can see them in the grass.
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I saw those on a couple of websites, they are something I would want to see in "person" before purchasing, also to get a better idea how they work..
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Well put the collars on the goats, and took them for a walk they didn't do too bad, but part of it was probably glad to be out of the kennel. Hubby was shocked when he came over the hill and I had them on leashes... but hey like I told him, get them used to them now and when I need to move them they will be used to the collars and leashes... If we have a winter like we did the last two years, he may be seeing me put them in the barn this winter....
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| It's like any other animal get them on a schedule and they'll do just fine.
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They haven't eaten the collars off yet Haven't taken them for a walk in the last couple of days, but.. they haven't removed their collars.... they do pretty good when I take them out, although they probably wish they had longer leashes They have been in the barn for a couple of days due to "fall like" weather..
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We just saw this, but what you like is on prefrance. If you want to be able to grab them in the pen go will a collar. But if you go with that I would recommend plastic chain collars so if they get caught in the fence they can get lose. We only use halters on the bucks because I don't weight enough to stop my 300# Boer buck from running away/running me over. They make special goat halters but a calf halter works fine. And we're only now experiencing wattles on a goat(Kikos have now been added) but halters and collars don't really get affected by them. Good luck with your goats!
There are two types of people:Those who can walk away from the farm and those who cannot. Those who can walk away should not walk but run to a much easier lifestyle.
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Welcome Back, I have missed you Finally yesterday it was nice enough to remove them from the barn.. (it takes some work moving them by myself to make sure the dogs are contained) They seem to be used to the collars, took them into the pasture and they met one of the horses and one of our steers.. They are getting used to the collars and come along pretty good. They are still pretty small, but I could see with a buck it would be better to use a halter. Now for the weather to cooperate and build them a bigger pen.. Yesterday was beautiful, but had Graduation so couldn't work on fencing..
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| I have 15 goats and I use collars for everyday use, then halter them for leading any distance. The thing with collars is that you must be careful not to choke them when pulling. I just give a gentle tug, and they usually get the idea.
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| Our Pygmy does, Buttercup and Dumpling, have collars, which helps with catching them, as well as helping with leash training. We use dog collars for them.
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