One of the many things I love about working in a library is that I never know what wonderful information will fall into my hands … and today the prize goes to“31 Ft. Goat Tower keeps animals fit, happy” from Farm Show Magazine. As the library I work in provides information services related to natural resources … including agriculture … we subscribe to a number of agriculture journals. Farm Show Magazine is, for me, the most interesting of the agriculture journals as it features amazing and innovative “made it myself” inventions … and the goat tower is one of the most interesting “made it myself” creations I have seen to date. Having spent some time around goats (a friend had goats as pets), I am sure that goats must love this tower. Goats seem to enjoy both exploring and venturing upwards …
I love my job and the fascinating tidbits of information I come across each day!
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Chris Bryant // March 25, 2009 at 11:15 pm |
I am the communications manager at Fairview wine estate in South Africa. We built our Goat Tower in 1981 and last year our owner, Charles Back, travelled to Norway to open a replica of our tower at a goat farm in Ekeby. I have also recently had a request from a goat farmer in Argentina for assistance in building a replica on his farm. These towers are really great for the goats and they naturally take to climbing. At Fairview we have about 800 goats which provide milk for our dairy. The top performing goats earn a break in Goat Tower, located near the wine tasting area.
aimee // March 26, 2009 at 6:33 am |
Next time I am in SA (friend near Somerset West), I will have to visit! Thanks for the info, Aimee