What would you pay someone...

I trim my own goats now but the first time I needed it done and wanted someone to show me I had the vet do it on one of her visits.
When I got the bill she had charged me $18.00 per animal to trim their hooves.
I thought it seemed like alot, thank goodness I only had 3 goats at the time.

A girl trimed my goats for me for $10 each. No shots just trim. I would think it should be less with more goats!!
My vet disbudded for me and charged $80 dollars I had no other choice. I couldn't find anyone else to do it for me.

I've yet to figure out a way to do it without working up a sweat. By the time I'm on my third goat I've got sweat running down my glasses. They're between 175-225 lbs. It doesn't help that the mischievious one likes to push on me from behind when I'm bent over or chew on my hair.

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At those rates, it would be cheaper for you to transport your herd to MO to go to my vet - or fly my vet out to CT!

Sheesh!

That said, though, I wonder if you're in a very rural area, or closer to a big city.

Out here in the boonies, the vets are VERY reasonably priced (even the strictly small animal vets).

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CT vets are opportunist. And there are a few goat vets nere me. This vet is in a snobby rural area where he can de,and the cost. I brought the goats to him mind you, and he did them outside in the parking lot to not offend his small animal customers.

Okay well jBlaze, where are ya in the wet State??
If you are close, I'd love to offer a hand!!

Great idea Pony!! I would love to
come help w/ you hooves as well, but
yea, that's a bit far!!

LOL, thanks Victory, but I can't afford ya, unless ya want payment in goats! How about an alpaca, maybe a llama? ROFL
Thanks anyways.
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