How do you take care of a goat?
Question by qwerty: How do you take care of a goat?
How do you take care of goats? How much do they cost? We might get just one for a companion animal for our horse so any helpful information is nice!
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Bux
August 19, 2013 at 4:19 pm
They are really easy to care for, they mow the lawn for you!!!
Pogie Rox
August 19, 2013 at 4:29 pm
I have about 40 goats, so I can tell you that they are pretty easy to care for when all goes well. They are susceptible to worms and you have to trim their feet a couple of times a year (it’s pretty easy once you learn how to do it or you could have your farrier do it when they take care of the horse.)
Make sure you give them fresh water, hay (DON’T use good horse hay, that’ll give a goat kidney stones), grain (goat rations that you can get at TSC or any grain elevator) , and shelter. The grain is pretty inexpensive, about $ 13 for a 50 lb. bag in Ohio… 50 lbs will last 1 goat a month or more.
You can find free or cheap goats on http://www.bestfarmbuys.com and sometimes on Craigslist as long as you’re only looking for a companion. When buying a cheap goat, make sure you check for anemia by looking at their gums or inner eyelids (they should be pink, if they’re light pink the goat is anemic – which is quite common- and is a good indicator of goat lice or worms which are both very treatable when cought early on.)
Spend a lot of time with them and they’ll be fun! We have one goat that’s trained to pull a pony cart and gives the nighborhood kids rides around the block.
You could get a dairy breed and have fresh milk. For that you’d have to have a female dairy breed and have her bred (they produce milk for about 1 year after delivering – to stay in milk you’d have to re-breed her every year or 18 months.) Goat milk makes great cheese!
Have fun!! Good luck!!
Please email me if you’d like more information or if you have questions!
i*like*beef
August 19, 2013 at 5:03 pm
Goat farming is a delicate and fun job and cost is all depends do u have free range systems or intensive system. Second factors what is the purpose of raising goats i.e fun, fiber, milk , meat etc. You can go through the links to understand different factors
Farming Geek
August 19, 2013 at 5:21 pm