Author Topic: Legal Types - Goat question (Read 8944 times)

DQ12 · « **on:** June 05, 2012, 08:26:58 PM »

Our landlord hasn't mowed our lawn in 5 or 6 weeks. It's getting pretty long. To combat this yard issue, the roommates and I are considering getting a goat and keeping it in our front yard and having it eat the grass and beer cans and any other unsightly attributes of our little house.

We can get this "kid" (goat jargon) for 25 bones: http://ksu.craigslist.org/grd/3015169076.html

QUESTIONS:
Are there any zoning issues here?
Does anybody have any tips for raising it?
If three are zoning issues, are there any other zone-friendly (reasonably priced) animals that can accomplish this???

EMAW!

p1k3 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 05, 2012, 08:35:03 PM »

Sounds like a good investment. Meat goats are basically like buying gold these days

DQ12 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 05, 2012, 08:35:48 PM »

Quote from: p1k3 on June 05, 2012, 08:35:03 PM

Sounds like a good investment. Meat goats are basically like buying gold these days

It wouldn't be for meat.

Trim · « **Reply #3 on:** June 05, 2012, 08:36:38 PM »

Do whatever you want.

CHONGS · « **Reply #4 on:** June 05, 2012, 08:38:31 PM »

its 100% legal

p1k3 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 05, 2012, 08:40:10 PM »

Quote from: Dlew12 on June 05, 2012, 08:35:48 PM

Quote from: p1k3 on June 05, 2012, 08:35:03 PM
Sounds like a good investment. Meat goats are basically like buying gold these days
It wouldn't be for meat.

I understand. You won't be living in this house forever though. So feed it a ton of grass and cash out when you're ready. win/win

star seed 7 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 05, 2012, 08:42:46 PM »

No joke, my neighbors in KC (by kumed, so kinda urban), had a goat. It's name was teddy and when it would bleat in the morning it sounded like a baby crying.

Im not social so I never once talked to them so I cant really give you any more information.

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #7 on:** June 05, 2012, 08:45:07 PM »

does buck mean male like a deer? if not and its female think of all the goats milk and cheese you could have. wowza

DQ12 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 05, 2012, 08:46:30 PM »

Quote from: yoga-like_abana on June 05, 2012, 08:45:07 PM

does buck mean male like a deer? if not and its female think of all the goats milk and cheese you could have. wowza

Great fringe benefit.

sys · « **Reply #9 on:** June 05, 2012, 08:47:40 PM »

it's completely illegal. the laws in this country regarding animals are ridiculous and immoral. try to fight for good.

WillieWatanabe · « **Reply #10 on:** June 05, 2012, 08:51:27 PM »

If our neighbors can have chickens and a rough ridin' rooster, i'm sure you can have a goat.

BBF$$Kat · « **Reply #11 on:** June 05, 2012, 08:52:41 PM »

Quote from: Dlew12 on June 05, 2012, 08:26:58 PM

Our landlord hasn't mowed our lawn in 5 or 6 weeks. It's getting pretty long. To combat this yard issue, the roommates and I are considering getting a goat and keeping it in our front yard and having it eat the grass and beer cans and any other unsightly attributes of our little house.

We can get this "kid" (goat jargon) for 25 bones: http://ksu.craigslist.org/grd/3015169076.html

QUESTIONS:
Are there any zoning issues here?
Does anybody have any tips for raising it?
If three are zoning issues, are there any other zone-friendly (reasonably priced) animals that can accomplish this???

EMAW!

Two LaManhca bottle buck kids

Not going to eat much grass

DQ12 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 05, 2012, 08:54:10 PM »

Quote from: BBF$$Kat on June 05, 2012, 08:52:41 PM

Two LaManhca bottle buck kids

Not going to eat much grass

D'oh! I'm a goat newbie. Which kind should I be looking for? Which kind is GOAT (

) at eating grass?

sys · « **Reply #13 on:** June 05, 2012, 09:06:13 PM »

Quote from: Dlew12 on June 05, 2012, 08:54:10 PM

I'm a goat newbie. Which kind should I be looking for? Which kind is GOAT () at eating grass?

being a baby aside, goats don't really like grass. they'll eat it if there's nothing else, but they are natural browsers.

DQ12 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 05, 2012, 09:23:48 PM »

Quote from: sys on June 05, 2012, 09:06:13 PM

Quote from: Dlew12 on June 05, 2012, 08:54:10 PM
I'm a goat newbie. Which kind should I be looking for? Which kind is GOAT () at eating grass?

being a baby aside, goats don't really like grass. they'll eat it if there's nothing else, but they are natural browsers.

well that's perfect

ChiComCat · « **Reply #15 on:** June 05, 2012, 09:27:06 PM »

Back in '05 there was a party on Halstead maybe, and the people that lived there had a goat. Although I barely know you, I think I can safely assume you are more equipped than they were to handle the animal

Pendergast · « **Reply #16 on:** June 05, 2012, 09:29:09 PM »

This went in a much more family friendly direction than I was expecting.

The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep · « **Reply #17 on:** June 05, 2012, 09:49:59 PM »

I have a hitching post in my backyard but no goat to hitch it to. If you get a goat, will throw in a hitching post for a bottle of goat milk or your daughters hand in marriage.

Rams · « **Reply #18 on:** June 05, 2012, 10:18:25 PM »

Quote from: BeanTownCat on June 05, 2012, 09:49:59 PM

I have a hitching post in my backyard but no goat to hitch it to. If you get a goat, will throw in a hitching post for a bottle of goat milk or your daughters hand in marriage.

I enjoyed this

DQ12 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 05, 2012, 10:37:23 PM »

Quote from: Rams on June 05, 2012, 10:18:25 PM

Quote from: BeanTownCat on June 05, 2012, 09:49:59 PM
I have a hitching post in my backyard but no goat to hitch it to. If you get a goat, will throw in a hitching post for a bottle of goat milk or your daughters hand in marriage.

I enjoyed this

If you liked banter like that, then you would've LOVED chapter meetings led by the one and only BeanTownCat last year.

3maw · « **Reply #20 on:** June 05, 2012, 10:51:43 PM »

just get a fainting goat and mow your own grass, way better investment.

cas4ksu · « **Reply #21 on:** June 06, 2012, 12:02:52 AM »

Quote from: Dlew12 on June 05, 2012, 10:37:23 PM

Quote from: Rams on June 05, 2012, 10:18:25 PM
Quote from: BeanTownCat on June 05, 2012, 09:49:59 PM
I have a hitching post in my backyard but no goat to hitch it to. If you get a goat, will throw in a hitching post for a bottle of goat milk or your daughters hand in marriage.

I enjoyed this
If you liked banter like that, then you would've LOVED chapter meetings led by the one and only BeanTownCat last year.

If you also like extensive use of the word, "um", then BeanTownCat is your kind of guy.

Stupid Fitz · « **Reply #22 on:** June 06, 2012, 06:34:03 AM »

knew a guy that got a mini goat in college for some reason. It was pretty sweet except for the fact that he let it inside and went to the bathroom everywhere constantly.

'taterblast · « **Reply #23 on:** June 06, 2012, 07:36:37 AM »

THEY MAY TAKE OUR MEAT GOATS

Mikeyis4dcats · « **Reply #24 on:** June 06, 2012, 08:30:04 AM »

You should be looking for a ewe.