David trimming the hooves of the herd with his boss, Katy, standing by.
Arney is much more laid back about his 6 week trimming.
Some interesting facts about goats:
* Worldwide, goats provide people with more meat and milk than any other domestic animal.
* Goat meat is called Chevon or Cabrito and is a red meat that is lower in cholesterol and fat than beef, pork, lamb or chicken.
* Goat milk is more easily digested than cow’s milk.
* A goat’s tail turns up while a sheep’s tail turns down.
* Male goats are called “bucks” or “billies” and female goats are called “does” or nannies”.
* Goats are pregnant for five months and normally have two kids at a time.
* Goats can grow to be 8–12 years old.
* Goats are known as “browsers” (eating twigs, leaves and bark) but they also do well grazing grass.
* Goats weigh 5-10 pounds at birth and grow to 75-200 pounds when mature.
* 5-7 Goats can live on the amount of feed it takes to feed one cow.
* There are about one billion goats worldwide!
* The domestic goat is in the family Bovidae, genus Capra, and is of the species Hircus.
Maintenance of goats
