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Mrs. X
Maybe you guys have picked up Mr. X's skimming habits.

We board a friend's horse. Goats are good companion animals for horses. They calm them down and curb undesirable boredom behaviors that Bad horse is displaying. The collar and tags are for when I suspect the goat will get loose in our residential neighborhood that's zoned for horses, chickens and such.

And, I like animals so hanging out in the yard fussing around with a goat and a horse is calming for me. Since the boarders are over here at least twice a day, and the goat is mostly a companion for the horse, I don't really have to have full responsibility for it.

It's kind of cool to see how interested Bad Horse seems to be in Evil Boy. This morning I went out to feed them and Bad Horse had taken the horse blanket off of the goat's crate and thrown it into the middle of the corral. He reached over the pen with his head. We still have them separated until Evil B. gets braver and less freaked out.
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This will be Bad Horse and Evil Boy before you know it.

Please get a baby piggy next!
 
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Robyn
This will be Bad Horse and Evil Boy before you know it.

Please get a baby piggy next!
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We're only zoned for 8 hooves and there's one vigalant neighbor makes sure everyone is compliant.

I was just asking Mr. X earlier this morning if we could clicker train the goat to ride the horse. I just went out there, and Bad Horse had his face pressed up against the gate separating them. Evil Boy was out of his crate eating hay. He looked at me a little sideways when I leaned over the wall, but continued to eat while I stood over the pen and watched him. I was hoping that Bad Horse was just curious about Evil B. but, I suspect the hay just out of reach was the cause of the interest.

We do have a really amazing fox proof chicken coop. I think it has space for 12 if I really want to go chicken crazy. I was going to wait until spring if I'm still inspired. The guy that sold me the goat also sells chickens. I might just get some eggs and rent an egg hatcher from the feed store down the street. I think that would be kind of cool. Although, then you get roosters and hens.

The neighbor had a rooster for awhile and got rid of it because of it's crowing at all hours.
 
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