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Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8452851 08/12/25 01:31 AM 08/12/25 01:31 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	The goats seem to eat more buckthorn now that it's cooled off a bit.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8455576 08/17/25 01:42 AM 08/17/25 01:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Sometime's it is humorous watching goats.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8464936 09/06/25 10:08 PM 09/06/25 10:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Picture of my baby goat with it's mother today, standing on the Dogloo.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8464938 09/06/25 10:11 PM 09/06/25 10:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 MN Donnersurvivor OP trapper
Donnersurvivor OP trapper Joined: Jan 2018 MN	Have you enjoyed the goats? Are they working well for you? Founding member of T-Man Genius club! If you didn't receive aninvite you failed to qualify, sorry.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8465011 09/07/25 02:30 AM 09/07/25 02:30 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Originally Posted by Donnersurvivor Have you enjoyed the goats? Are they working well for you? Yes & yes. 5 seems to be about the right amount for me. Thanks for starting this thread. Last edited by AJE; 09/07/25 02:31 AM.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8471000 09/16/25 11:57 PM 09/16/25 11:57 PM
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AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Originally Posted by Donnersurvivor Have you enjoyed the goats? Are they working well for you? Are yours still working out well?

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: AJE] #8471069 09/17/25 06:38 AM 09/17/25 06:38 AM
Joined: Jan 2018 MN Donnersurvivor OP trapper
Donnersurvivor OP trapper Joined: Jan 2018 MN	Originally Posted by AJE Originally Posted by Donnersurvivor Have you enjoyed the goats? Are they working well for you? Are yours still working out well? I sold all of mine, I'm fully focused on my buisness. Hoping to get 5 in the spring but I will use gps collars this time. I'll also start with Wethers and sell them in the fall Founding member of T-Man Genius club! If you didn't receive aninvite you failed to qualify, sorry.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8471152 09/17/25 09:34 AM 09/17/25 09:34 AM
Joined: Nov 2023 West central Missouri R Raghorn67 trapper
Raghorn67 trapper R Joined: Nov 2023 West central Missouri	We're working 6 goats around our place at the current moment. The pictures aren't the best but they are before and after of the same locations. They've cleaned everything up to where it can be hit with a mower or very easily done with a brush hog.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8472267 09/19/25 01:06 AM 09/19/25 01:06 AM
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AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Donner, it seems like you sold them too early. I agree though, it is a big time commitment. Last edited by AJE; 09/19/25 01:07 AM.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8479999 10/03/25 01:55 AM 10/03/25 01:55 AM
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AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Have you noticed if buckthorn berries bother goats? Last edited by AJE; 11/15/25 12:01 AM.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8503854 11/15/25 12:02 AM 11/15/25 12:02 AM
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AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	If I leave the goats in the pen a couple extra days, they girdle buckthorn. Last edited by AJE; 11/15/25 12:02 AM.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8529415 12/23/25 01:01 AM 12/23/25 01:01 AM
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AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Some people use goats in the winter to girdle buckthorn.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: bblwi] #8530715 12/24/25 10:02 PM 12/24/25 10:02 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Greene County,Virginia R run trapper
run trapper R Joined: Dec 2013 Greene County,Virginia	Originally Posted by bblwi Yes deer and goats are both ruminents, but that does not mean they eat or like similar feed items. Some ruminents are grazers and some are browsers. Buckthorn is an invasive and animals here did not evolve with buckthorn, where goats may have been raised in habitat where buckthorn was present. Bryce Great point, Bryce! wanna be goat farmer.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8534654 12/31/25 12:24 AM 12/31/25 12:24 AM
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AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Winter gives them a break from work Last edited by AJE; 12/31/25 12:25 AM.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8590576 03/29/26 03:06 AM 03/29/26 03:06 AM
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AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	I'm not sure when it will start leafing out, but my goats are getting antsy.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8609163 05/07/26 10:56 PM 05/07/26 10:56 PM
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AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	I had twins 2 nights ago, 5 days premature. Within 2 months they should be ready for buckthorn. Last edited by AJE; 05/07/26 10:57 PM.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: run] #8609338 05/08/26 10:29 AM 05/08/26 10:29 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes T Trapper7 trapper
Trapper7 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes	Originally Posted by run Originally Posted by bblwi Yes deer and goats are both ruminents, but that does not mean they eat or like similar feed items. Some ruminents are grazers and some are browsers. Buckthorn is an invasive and animals here did not evolve with buckthorn, where goats may have been raised in habitat where buckthorn was present. Bryce Great point, Bryce! I believe that. I have buckthorn in my woods and too many deer. The deer don't touch the buckthorn. They sure did a job on my asparagus patch, though. Tall people sleep long in bed.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8613174 05/16/26 11:46 PM 05/16/26 11:46 PM
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AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Goats are about the only thing I know of that eats buckthorn, and oh my do they like it: their favorite food.

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8614551 05/20/26 08:32 PM 05/20/26 08:32 PM
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AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	They're fun too (at least when small)

Re: Goats and Buckthorn [Re: Donnersurvivor] #8624628 06/12/26 11:21 PM 06/12/26 11:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Originally Posted by Donnersurvivor I will say wintering goats has been a learning experience. I babied the goats with a nice shed and was rewarded with pneumonia for my efforts. Goats need good quality feed, they did not do well on hay my cows got fat on, I'm now feeding silage and alfalfa and they're doing better. I would like to go to a tmr ration but I need to find a cheap tmr first. The goats are healthiest and happiest in the woods, next year their winter accommodations will be much more spartan and I expect then to do better that way. How do you guys keep them from chewing (or rubbing) the bark on desirable trees? Last edited by AJE; 06/12/26 11:23 PM.

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