07/22/08, 11:21 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 24,108
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Originally Posted by mygoat
Goats are simply not house animals. They might be potty trainable but their natural curiosity, need to graze, and large appetite means they should NOT be housed indoors... They will get into everything, on counters, your table, your bed. And goats don't know NOT to poo inside. They poo often and should NOT be trained to 'hold' it until it's convenient to let them out. It's cute while their babies once in a while but even when newborn kids can tolerate extremely cold weather and should ideally be housed outside to acclimate to the weather. If they have snug housing and a mother/siblings to cuddle up with, they will be just fine.
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Same thing could be said about dogs & cats. That's what my brother-in-law thinks anyways. NO animals in the house...they all belong OUTSIDE. Personally, I like having animals in the house. And I was too much of a softy to let Gretta's twins shiver out in the barn after they were born...so I moved them into a well insulated, heated shed. They were happier and so was I because I didn't have to freeze my butt off to play with them! 
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