Goats

The Goat is a rather medium sized mammal, that is known to be able to eat a large variety of different plants and even a shirt if a person gets too close. The Goats emotional intelligence is: curious, aggression, happiness, sadness, sympathy, sociable, trusting, fear, lazy, goofy and caring. Bleating means the Goat is calling as a means of communication perhaps could be calling for her children to stay close to her. The intelligence of a Goat is that they are particularly adept climbers, but they aren't as intelligent as cows in terms of problem solving. Goats have a natural aversion to large pools of water since they aren't known to be the best swimmers. The predators that will eat Goats is: coyotes, wolves, feral dogs, bears, mountain lions, predatory birds, bobcats and foxes. This is pro/con list looking at goat farm ethics.

Pros
+ Shelter protects from weather and predators
+ Being well fed
+ Traditional farm experience
+ Daily access to pastures to feed
+ Enough Space
+ Herding dogs protect them
+ Alternating feeding pastures to prevent overgrazing and reduce parasite incidence
+ Proper daily bedding maintenance
+ Vaccinate baby Goats
+ Proper hooves trimming
Cons
- There is a chance of predators killing them out in the pasture
- Plenty of flies
- Fattening on grains usually for last few months