Goat 101

I'm ready for some serious GHP (Goat Husbandry Particulars). Are you, or are you just browsing this to procrastinate some drab task at your desk job, Reader?

Anatomy:

I've been studying this goat schematic to familiarize myself with goat body parts (and to put things off. Just like you):


Thank you PropArtGanda. I now know my goat, and also vaguely where to find its Escutcheon- you must look somewhere near the nether regions under the pin bone. Turns out the Escutcheon is also plumbing speak for a plate used to cover the gap between a penetrating pipe and the wall surface from which it protrudes. Hmm.

This one is from Oklahoma State University's Department of Animals Science:

Goats have Sharks. At least they do in Oklahoma. And demonic eyes.

Thurl is something new for me. This goat has a particularly churlish Thurl. Is that a curl on this girl's Thurl?

I found this little doozy on choosing a goat: Clear eyes, shiny coat and a healthy appetite are important. I must look for a "well attached udder" if I want milk.

This article also says they'll need their hooves trimmed once per month and I should keep more than one goat or they'll be lonely. I know I have never met a well-adjusted billy that was an only kid.

Diseases

I'm not even going there this time, Reader. As you can imagine, delving into that topic deserves a whole blog unto itself. Look for it soon. I know you can't wait until the next monotonous moment at your job when you sink low enough to read about goat bloat.