| Anyone with the right information can be good at | | | | Keep your goats water clean and lots of it. Keeping |
| goat keeping and raising goats for fun or profit. | | | | their water clear of ice during cold weather is a plus. |
| Keeping goats is never a tedious task because goats | | | | It is a good idea to have mineral blocks scattered |
| are unique and are never boring. They have charming | | | | around for easy access. Don't forget the salt. Keep a |
| personalities and are easy to raise if common sense | | | | salt block available for their use. |
| is used when working them. | | | | A well balanced grain supplement should be on hand |
| Sheep and goats are entirely different animal species, | | | | for the does when they are expecting kids. It is for |
| with entirely different characteristics, nutritional | | | | their good and the kids good to keep them fed with |
| requirements and environmental needs. | | | | healthy feed. |
| Be sure to pay attention to the feed labels to make | | | | Your goats condition can tell you how much you |
| sure your goats are not getting the wrong feed by | | | | need to supplement their feed with grain for optimal |
| accident. | | | | health. Same way with supplementing lactating does |
| Raw grain cannot be digested by wethers and bucks. | | | | with more protein, since this is important in their milk |
| Remember it can make them sick or even kill them. | | | | for young kids. |
| If you are just beginning goat farming, consult with a | | | | To prevent hoof rot, keep their feet trimmed every |
| veterinarian about your bucks needs to keep them | | | | few weeks. |
| healthy. He can recommend the proper | | | | For maximum health, keep your goats vaccinated |
| supplements,feed and amounts for your goat. | | | | yearly for tetanus and other vaccines. |
| Give your goat dry oatmeal in small quantities to | | | | Watch for slow moving goats during feeding. It may |
| supplement their feed. Goats will eat any kind of | | | | mean you have a sick goat. |
| branches and leaves close enough to get to. They | | | | Dull, thin or course hair could indicate the animal has |
| love treats, just like a child or a dog. Go easy on the | | | | some intestinal parasites or possibly a bad nutritional |
| treats as too much can do more harm than good to | | | | diet. |
| your goat. | | | | Finally, look for signs of legs bowing (back or inward), |
| Fresh hay is one of the best feeds you can give | | | | since this can indicate a nutrient deficiency. |
| your goat. Green feed always has more nutrition than | | | | This is a list of just few basic health concerns to |
| brown feed. | | | | make you aware of how to keep your goat healthy. |