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Goat Education in February 2024
February was fairly quiet here as most of our kidding is happening in March. I’ve been dreaming of show season and furthering my goat education to pass the time. Last month I listened to a few …
ADGA Goat Naming
When you go to name your goat it can be as hard or as easy as you want it to be. Here I’m specifically talking about the constraints of ADGA Goat Naming. Are there rules for naming goats? Yes, …
Bottle Feeding Goats
You’ll find all sorts of recommendations on bottle feeding goats in various goat groups. Everything from pull the kids at birth and use commercial colostrum to others questions bottle feeding …
Beware of the Doe Code
The doe code is usually about kidding. Prepare for everything, but your does will figure out how, where and when to kid to thwart those plans. To me it is broader than that, make the best laid plans …
ADGA Unified Scorecard: Your Key to Competitive Goating
One of the key competitive goating activities I enjoy is showing. At the center of showing is the ADGA Unified Scorecard.
When I first got started showing I was just trying to keep my goat between …
Farm Sitters: When the humans are away, making sure the goats play
Farm sitters are something almost everyone needs at some point. Animals like to have a routines, goats are no different. They also require routine care, these things usually go hand in hand. What do …
Goat scams: Is it too good to be true?
So there have been various goat scams for longer than I’ve been in goats. The same as you shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth, don’t jump at a goat deal that seems too good to …
You don't always need a trailer for goat transport
Today I needed a simple solution for goat transport. I was taking one of my full-sized goats to a friend. My two options were my Honda Element or hitching up my stock trailer. I chose the Element. One …
When purchasing a goat...just ask!
When purchasing a goat make sure you know what is important to you and ask questions. Some of them may be already answered in the ad you found, but others might not be. Below is a non-exhaustive list …
Venti, grande or short? What goat size is best for me?
There are many different variables to consider when choosing a goat breed. One that comes up a lot is the goat size. I’m going to assume here that you are looking for a dairy goat. There are …
Goating into 2024
I’m not a big one for New Years resolutions, but I do have some idea of the things I want to do differently in 2024. Yesterday I wrote more of a review of 2023, and this post is about the new …
2023 in Review: The good, the bad and the goaty
2023 was a big year for Floof Farm as far as our competitive goating journey. Here I’m doing a 2023 in review both the highlights and the lowlights.
We did quite a few shows including Nationals, …