1. When you meet someone who knows what he’s
doing, in two years he will be completely out of the goat business.
2. Goats take a terrible toll on people’s
health; there are more people who have to sell their herds for health
reasons than any other type of business we’ve ever seen!
3. One of our plans to finally make a lot of
money is a television show, "Are you smarter than a goat?" We intend to
video people building fences our goats can’t escape!
4. When people say, "We don’t pamper our goats"
it’s a lot like "we believe in God". It seems to mean something a little
different to just about everyone.
5. "We don’t supplement" translates into "we
have a lot more pasture than goats" or "we’re too stupid to feed them
when they run out of stuff to eat!" We are primarily a forage operation, but
doggone it when there’s no browse, we don’t let them starve either.
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6. Catch pens and working chutes are time and
money well spent. Chasing them thru the brush is no way to work them.
7. When you figure out how to get rich raising
goats, share the secret with us!
8. No matter how bad it seems today, you might
as well put on a big smile - cause it’ll be worse tomorrow.
9. Probably the only rule with goats that we’ve
ever seen that doesn’t have an exception is, "If it really makes sense
before you try it, it won’t work"!
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10. If you plan to make your truck payment with
part of your profit, get a real old one!
11. Now that we need a psychiatrist, we can’t
afford one!
12. Why play golf when you can spend all day
Saturday fixing fence?
13. A pretty much unbroken rule is that someone
is usually ready and willing to pay 20% less for your goats than what you
paid.
14. Grumble, grumble, grumble - I guess we like
raising goats. Just wish we knew why!
15. It takes an experienced insurance adjuster
to tell the difference between hail damage to your truck and damage caused
by goats jumping on it!
16. Some breeders mislead you truly without
meaning to and without even knowing it. Example: Ask us and we will assure
you that our goats don’t need their feet trimmed. We never do it! Is
it our goats or maybe it’s our rocks!
17. Along the same line, what works for one
person won’t for another. Just because someone else worms once a year may be
more the climate than the parasite resistance of the animal.
18. Herbicides are no match to a goat. We
sprayed during some hot, dry August summers and watched the Shumach and
Poison Ivy flourish. One summer of goats and you have to look pretty hard to
find any.
19. Watching new babies play and climb on the
rocks is better for your blood pressure than anything other than long, slow
horseback rides.
20. We do admit, our goats enjoy heat and air;
heat in the summer and lots of cold air in the winter!
