Farm Animal Identification (Norris: living, friendly, business)

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by LauraC

These may be all kinds of goats or maybe not. I'm thinking one might be in the sheep family. Note they all have different kinds of horns. Some horns go straight back. Some curve under. One curves under and then flips up.

So Question 2 is are they all goats? Notice they all have smooth coats except for one that has a coat like a sheep. Does that mean that the one with sheep like fur is in fact some kind of sheep?


Question 3 is can you tell if a goat is male or female by looking at the shape of the horns and does that mean these are all goats, just some are male and some are female? Or, are they all goats and some are just older than others and that's why the horns are different?

Question 4 - Notice the teeth on one goat. They are perfectly white (photo not touched up) and perfectly straight. I'd kill for teeth like that. But it's a goat. Don't goats eat all kinds of junk? So what's with the great teeth?

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Lookee here folks, ya got it all wrong!

First picture: TrikeGoat. Very popular with the younger set. Stable, comes with an optional rubber bulb powered horn for the more nervous first-timers.

Second: HogGoat. Hell's Angels and Bandidto's favorite ride. Simple, rough ride. The ladies seem to enjoy this model also.

Third: Custom HogGoat with Doublecurl handlebars. Faux Hell's Angels choice. Looks are deceiving this is an easier ride than you would think.

Fourth: Gripper. Very nice example of half curve bars for a really good grip. Notice the (high beam) single halogen light for exceptional visibility at night. Sometimes called the GoatStar. Old Farts and CEO's choose this one almost exclusively.

Fifth: Custom Doublecurl. For the adventurist. Very precise handling, but a bit touchy. Easy to crash.

Knowledge is power. Learn yer goats and sheep and you'll choose the right ride every time.

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by North Carolina Native

Belted Galloway Cows at Fearrington Village

I was looking on another thread for retirement information and came across this. I had never seen anything like this, have you?

I'm waiting for them to add a red stripe.

Neapolitan Cows! Wonder what the milk will look/taste like?

[gemkeeper]

Originally Posted by Tek_Freek

I'm waiting for them to add a red stripe.

Neapolitan Cows! Wonder what the milk will look/taste like?

I love that post with the striped cows!!

In Massachusetts you see black and white ones just like these brown and whites. It is amazing. One uniform white band all around the middle of a black cow - all the same width in exactly the same area.

They must be the cows that leave that white band of milk around celebrities' mouths in all of the "Got Milk?" ads.

[Tinman313]

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Originally Posted by Tinman313

They sure do! I've had a couple of very special ones in my lifetime, and hope to get another one after we move.

Never owned one, but very close too a set of Belgium Draft Horses......12+ hands......

[Tinman313]

Originally Posted by gemthornton

I love that post with the striped cows!!

In Massachusetts you see black and white ones just like these brown and whites. It is amazing. One uniform white band all around the middle of a black cow - all the same width in exactly the same area.

They must be the cows that leave that white band of milk around celebrities' mouths in all of the "Got Milk?" ads.

Disney several years ago had a cow with "Mickey" on it's side, it was a natural mark on a Holstein that looked like "Mickey"....

[Tinman313]

Goat Breeds

The Angora look very nice...........

[Tinman313]

If I was going too raise anything on a small hobby farm it would be Alpacas.
Look at that face and they come in all colors from whites~brown~carmels and their hair is highly prized by weavers. $20--$80 dollars for a 10oz hank spun......Just look at that face.......

[JoAnn5]

Wonder if they stay inside the fence better than these *!@&#^%!! GOATS do???

[AlisonL]

Originally Posted by JoAnn5

I had a big Tom Turkey that was raised in with some goats.... thought he WAS a goat. He ate the goat feed and stayed right with them, even though he could easily have flown over the fence....lol... I used to have people stop and ask how we kept him in there, and i'd say... shhhhh... he thinks he's a goat, don't tell him any different...lol

We have a cat that thinks he is a dog. He greets you at the door by standing up against your leg to be petted. Thankfully he is declawed so cannot get a good grip. LOL

[Tinman313]

Originally Posted by JoAnn5

Wonder if they stay inside the fence better than these *!@&#^%!! GOATS do???

From what I have read they will be your best of friends and follow you every where.