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08/17/12, 11:18 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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Transporting Goats
How do I transport my goats? I have 2 does that are about 5-6 months old, mini nubians. The place I will be picking them up from is about 10 minutes from our house. I want the drive to be as stress free and comfortable for them as possible. I don't have access to a truck with a topper though?
Thanks!
Meghan 
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08/17/12, 11:23 AM
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What sort of vehicle do you have? A pickup with a dog crate would work, or you could put them in the back of an SUV with a tarp down.
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08/17/12, 11:30 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: West Virginia
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Honestly, for long hauls with small goats, I use a 95 Escort Station Wagon! I've hauled upto 5 pygmies that way and you wouldn't believe the number of friendly people on the highway  I did use a new tarp and some hay, not only for their comfort and distraction, but also to absorb anything they may emit 
Now my truck doesn't have a topper, but it does have wooden sides (up to 4 ft.) and strong eye bolts in the bed. I transport large goats and bottle calves (upto 500 lbs) that have been halter broke by tying a halter/leash around their necks and short-roping them to the eyebolts on the floor. They need to be "halter broke" so they know not to strangle themselves. I also keep the leash short enough so they can't get their head above the siderails. One or Two feet of leash is more than sufficient. Any more, and they will try to tangle themselves enroute.
P.S. I like the dog crate idea, too!
P.P.S Mini-Nubians? Only 10 minutes from town? Just have your kids keep them company in the back seat  (now I might be just kiddin'!)
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08/17/12, 11:39 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: East of Bryan, Texas
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I once transported a Nigerian Dwarf doe and her two, 3 month old, kids for an hour in the backseat of a Geo Metro.
In fact, the two mini-nubians I now have made their original trek to my place in the backseat of that SAME Geo-Metro many years ago.
Backseat, lots of plastic, and someone there to play with them and feed them treats.
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08/17/12, 11:47 AM
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I transport goats on my lap!
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Nubians, Boers, Jersey cows and a whole lotta ticks
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08/17/12, 12:09 PM
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We use the back of our Yukon. I don't even put traps down anymore. Just some hay to keep them happy and clean up the mess when we are done.
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08/17/12, 12:45 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: North Georgia
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Thanks guys! I have a Toyota Yaris and a Chevy Cavalier, but my neighbor has a pickup. I'll see what I can do, maybe I could just hold them? We'll see how it goes!
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08/17/12, 11:01 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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I have transported three adult Nigies and one adult Cashmere - at the same time - in the back of my two door chevy cavalier, had room for more.
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08/17/12, 11:26 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Texas
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Little goat (2hr trip):
Medium Goat (3 1/2hr trip):
Big goat (5hr trip):
I drive a Dodge Nitro..... Small/medium SUV.....Fold the seats down, tie a tarp in (you can see it tied in the big goat pics) & put a blanket on top (to absorb pee so it's not splashing around the tarp)... Toted a grown Alpine doe, & 3 doelings in my car too, though I put the doelings in a small crate so they wouldn't hop around
Despite picture evidence, I usually try to take the truck to get goats & I put my dog crate on the back (Great Dane sized, so it's big-54" tall)
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08/18/12, 02:19 AM
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Location: West Texas-we had rain!!
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What kind of driver are you, Crystal? The Alpine looks petrified.
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08/18/12, 03:05 AM
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Originally Posted by noeskimo
What kind of driver are you, Crystal? The Alpine looks petrified.
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LOL
I use my station wagon to haul my full size LaMancha back and forth to the buck once a year.
A tarp and a little alfalfa to keep her busy for the approximately 50-mile round trip and it's all good - except last winter when she let out a really stinky burp, and even though it was December, I had to drive with my window down for part of the way until the air cleared.
I have hauled them in the back seat of cars, too, when I didn't have a station wagon.
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08/18/12, 07:25 AM
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Put child in back seAt, put towel or old blanket in child's lap, top with goat.
Last edited by rootsandwings; 08/18/12 at 07:26 AM.
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08/18/12, 07:27 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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(if you don't have a child, it is often possible to borrow one for the trip.)
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08/18/12, 08:19 AM
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The cargo area of my minivan works for me. Goats are out of the weather & I know exactly what they're doing!
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08/18/12, 11:42 AM
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Three full-sized goats in the back, buckling in my lap, with my Mom driving a purple mini-van. Boy did we get some looks!
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08/18/12, 03:05 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MDKatie
or you could put them in the back of an SUV with a tarp down.
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This is exactly what we did (Dodge Durango), and Prima Donna is a fully grown, 3 year old Saanen. She did great, didn't seem all that nervous beyond the typical, "Who are these people?!" She was such a lady! She fully waited until we got her home before dropping berries and peeing.  It was about a 45 minute drive, and she was taken to shows by her previous owners, so I think that's why she has such nice travel manners. 
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08/19/12, 04:57 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Georgia
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I have a small SUV with young children who usually are with me when I pick up new goats.
I bring an XL dog crate that fits perfectly in the back. I just dont want to risk it start jumping around and freaking out.
This way they feel confined and safe.
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08/22/12, 07:38 AM
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I took my doe to visit her boyfriend to get bred, in the back of the stationwagon. She thought it was great fun. Needed the window down all the way home though, she sure smelled bred. And we got some laughs when we stopped at the road-shop for treats.
I said to my uncle that I'd expect some funny looks if I drove her through town. He laughed and told me where he lives you get funny looks if you dont have a goat in your trunk.
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08/22/12, 08:04 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Alabama
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Dog Crate.
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08/22/12, 08:04 AM
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We just put the goats in the van or durango and go.
Our really cranky Nubian just lays down... perfect traveling goat. The mini likes to walk around or at least stand.
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08/22/12, 09:55 PM
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My first goat was a full grown Saanen with horns, she fit in a large (wire) dog crate in the back of my explorer. Thats pretty much how all my goats have traveled. Invest in a dog crate...
I have a large wire one, and 2 large plastic ones, when I am going to haul a goat I put bedding down and some hay for the trip. But babies usually ride in someones lap ;P
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08/23/12, 01:35 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
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I put my x-large wire dog crate (Great Pyr sized) in the back of my minivan, tarp goes on crate floor, shavings on tarp, hay pile on shavings for road-trip goat snack. I brought my Nubian buck home this way, he was just short of 2 years old then. He laid down before we were out of the seller's driveway and was quiet the whole 2 hour trip. Also brought a 3 month old doeling home from Saucier, MS this way. That was about 7 hours one way. We stopped at rest stops every 2 hours and got her out to walk and go to the bathroom. She got lots of pats and smiles from fellow travelers.
-Sonja
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08/23/12, 01:36 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
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Love the pics, wish I'd thought to take pics of our goat trips.
-Sonja
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09/07/12, 11:14 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: North Georgia
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I need to get a pic of my girls up here sometime They're the cutest!
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