This is Thibadeaux

[LUVBUGZ]

Originally posted by ThisOleMiss
Well, his daddy's name is Boudroux, and was from Louisiana, but he was bred here in Mississippi.

Again, he doesn't get that many twizzlers. I'm trying to make friends with him, so that when he's a big 300 pound buck I can still lead him around on a leash.

Well, he definitely sounds like a coonass goat, but he's cute nonetheless. I guess you'll be naming one of his offspring Fontaneaux:p. What about giving him a piece of apple instead of a Twizzler? I just don't think goat's guts are made to digest that crap. I'd hate to see you lose your buddy to an undigested clump of Twizzlers blocking his intestine.

[Torrere]

Very cute goat!

And, although I see what you mean by cheap digicam, I think that the picture actually turned out pretty cool. It seems to have an artistic flavor to it.

[xoxoxoBruce]

I just don't think goat's guts are made to digest that crap. I'd hate to see you lose your buddy to an undigested clump of Twizzlers blocking his intestine.

But BUGZ, were talking about a critter that eats tin cans.
OK, ok, they just eat the paper labels off the cans but they do, or at least can, eat an array of indigestable crap with no apparent ill effects. That's why they've always been the critter of choice for clearing land.

[LUVBUGZ]

Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
But BUGZ, were talking about a critter that eats tin cans.
OK, ok, they just eat the paper labels off the cans but they do, or at least can, eat an array of indigestable crap with no apparent ill effects. That's why they've always been the critter of choice for clearing land.

Just because the goatie isn't smart enough to eat only digestible fare on his own doesn't mean he should be offered a free for all on Twizzlers or anything else not good for him. I don't think Miss is using him to clear land, but rather as a breeder and a pet. So I think she wants to keep him as healthy as possible. If the dork eats something he shouldn't on his own that's one thing, but I'd hate to be the one who offered him a treat that made him sick. Don't get me wrong I don't think a couple of Twizzlers is going to kill him, but I think I would have started giving him treats like an apple or carrot so that when he starts demanding treats she won't have to show up with a Twizzler every time to appease his new found sweet tooth . Forgive me rambling on here, but it's kinda like people who give their dogs chicken bones. Sure dogs will eat um, and many dogs have no problem passing them, but the one time a bone gets stuck or blocks his intestine it's off to the vet for a $500 surgery. I would just rather not risk the chance of being the cause of such problems.

[ThisOleMiss]

To end the goat/twizzler debate:

1. He does not get twizzlers on a regular basis. I'm using them as a training aid. That's all. Amazing how far a twizzler will go when you chop it into little pieces. No he does not get them every day, or everytime he wants one.

2. Every animal I own is a pet in one form or anther. Any animal on this property is destined to live a long healthy life and die of old age. But he is a 'working' goat, as we are trying to clear off a patch of brush. Darn goats can eat more in an afternoon than I can weedwhack in a week.

3. My goats get a very healthy and well balanced diet and I've got the bills from the feed store to prove it. They get very high grade hay available anytime they want it from the feeder, plus a mix of oats, alfalfa, and sweet feed twice a day. They also have mineral blocks for 'licks'. I have the apple flavored ones that last about a two days. They also get their little goat vitamins and a 'rumin' aid on a regular basis.

4. These are registared dairy goats. That means I paid a lot of money for them. I plan on keeping them around for a long time, that includes the two extra little bucks that we bought because we couldn't stand them crying when we took their twins (both have since been neutered).

5. Any objections to watermellon? Nothing funnier than a goat with his entire face stuck in a mellon.

[LUVBUGZ]

Miss,
I'm glad to hear you aren't raising Twizzler junkies. I'm quite sure you know much more about goats than I do and I'm not trying to tell you how to raise your babies, I was just showing concern for Thibadeaux's tummy. I do have a question about the sweet feed. I used to work in a feed store and heard from the goat ropers to be careful with it because the goaties love it, but don't give them too much because they can colic on you. Any feelings on this?

[ThisOleMiss]

Sweet feed can cause colic in younger goats if they are not introduced to it slowly. I feed six scoops of grain mixed 1 scoop sweet feed, three alfala, and 2 oats. They love the stuff.

You have to be careful when weaning kids from milk to solid nibbles by intoducing each new food slowly or it will upset the balance of their rumin, which is basically goat digestive juice. There is a supplement available to help get the goats adjust to the diffeferance in feed without giving them tummy trouble.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally posted by ThisOleMiss
To end the goat/twizzler debate:
[snip]
mellon.

Yeah, what she said.

[Elspode]

Originally posted by ThisOleMiss
To end the goat/twizzler debate:
1. He does not get twizzlers on a regular basis.

As a confirmed Twizzlerholic, I think I can allay most of the fears that anyone might have about their digestibility. They are basically made from flour, sugar, red dye and a little bit of stuff to make them shiny and chewy. They are, in short, far more digestible than the normal coarse, fibrous materials which goats eat on a normal basis.

Also, goats, like cattle, are ruminants. They digest slowly and thoroughly, rechewing anything that needs it. Thibideaux is in no danger, here.

[LUVBUGZ]

Miss,
I'd like to see a picture of Thibadeaux stuffing his face with a watermelon