how much time should i spend with my goats?

Image by State Library and Archives of Florida
Local call number: c017683

Title: [E.B. DeWitt holds the goats from his farm ]

Personal Author: Johnson, Frank.

Date: Ca. 1953.

Physical descrip: Physical descrip: 1 photoprint : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

Series Title: (Commerce Collection.)

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850-245-6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

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Question by Tori: how much time should i spend with my goats?
i just got them yesterday from a goat farm and they are very friendly and trusting. i had an idea that they might like it if i just sat in the pen with them and read a book outloud. Honestly, do you think that is crazy or will they actually enjoy it? I know they can’t actually understand what i’m saying but its the sound of a voice …you know? And i have to leave the house a lot of the time around 8 and i dont get home til 5 …is that bad?? I just want to give them the right amount of attention…if not more =] I figured since they were from a goat farm, they probably didnt get babied all the time because there were over 200 goats to take care of but, everytime i leave the pen they freak out and start crying (baaing lol) and i feel bad to leave them. At a minimum..how much should i be with them per day?

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