Banding is an effective method of castration for male goat kids. Learn how to use an elastration tool for banding goats. Provided are the equipment and steps needed to complete this procedure on your own farm.
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If you want your goat kids to have access to grain, without having to worry about the adult animals in the pen eating all of the food, you need a creep feeder. Here are the directions for making a corner creep feeder with a cattle panel. This works great for putting extra weight on dam-raised market kids.
When managing a goat herd, you have to choose between dam-raising and bottle feeding kids. There are pros and cons to each scenario, but here are the reasons why we prefer dam-raising on our farm.
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If you don’t want to have a goat with horns, one method for preventing their growth is disbudding at a young age. Here are the equipment and steps we use to disbud goat kids on our farm.
If you have a pregnant goat, there are several things you will want to have on hand for the day the kids arrive. Here are our favorite items to have in the kidding kit. This will help you be prepared for routine procedures as well as issues and emergencies.
Both male and female goats grow horns naturally, unless they are polled. Here are the reasons we let the goats on our farm keep their horns. Some of the reasons may surprise you!
You might want to send a blood sample in from your goats for pregnancy or disease testing. Drawing blood from your own animals is easier than you might think. Use these directions and tips to complete this routine procedure on your own herd.
It is extremely rewarding to be able to provide home-grown meat for your family. Here are the reasons we raise a variety of species of livestock on our farm. If you don’t have the space or time to raise your own, these can also be reasons to buy local, humanely-raised meats.
There are several approaches that you can take to help dry-off a dairy animal. This is the evidence-based process we use with our dairy goats, with much success. A timeline for gradual reduction is provided which makes the animal’s comfort and health a top priority.
Running a targeted grazing business is a lot of very rewarding hard work. Here are five free smart phone applications you can download to make your job easier. Apps for identifying plant species and determining area can help provide accurate quotes, while others will help you market your business to prospective customers.
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