Animal Care
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 …
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 …
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 Conditions: Floppy Kid Syndrome
I believe Floppy Kid Syndrome killed a couple kids this year. I say “believe” because we did a necropsy on one and ruled out other possibilities. There wasn’t a test we could do to …
Goat Herd Management: Managing pregnant does
One of the areas of management I’ve changed quite a bit over the past few years is how I manage my pregnant does. As with all my other writing I’m not an expert nor am I a veterinary, …
Goat Herd Management: How we provide goat minerals
There are lots of different ways to provide goat minerals. The way I have settled upon is one of the more simple ones. Many people will argue other method they use are better and they have seen great …
Goat Herd Management: How we manage goat bedding
Goat bedding is something where there are likely as many variants as there are goat farms. Some things are simple differences and some styles vary quite a bit. Here I’ll explain what we …
Animal care, system shocks and farming
Most of the time I give a cheery view of #farmlife, but it isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. Sometimes things are simply hard. It can be hard because you want the best for your animals. It can …