Goat Farming Basics
Everything you need to build a healthy productive goat herd from scratch. Breed selection fencing shelter feeding health care breeding and herd management built from real daily experience at Moon Tree Farm.
About This Module
Goats are one of the most rewarding animals you can raise on a small farm. This module starts at the very beginning and takes you all the way through your first kidding season.What You Will Learn
1. Why Goats: Matching the Animal to Your Goals
20 min
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2. Breed Selection: Dairy Meat and Dual Purpose
30 min
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3. Where to Buy Your First Goats
25 min
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4. Fencing That Actually Contains Goats
35 min
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5. Shelter Design for Goats in a Hot Climate
25 min
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6. Feed Fundamentals: Hay Grain and Minerals
30 min
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7. Water: The Most Underestimated Input
20 min
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8. Daily Health Observation: What Normal Looks Like
30 min
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9. Vaccination and Preventive Health Protocol
25 min
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10. Parasite Management: FAMACHA and Fecal Egg Counts
35 min
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11. Hoof Care and Trimming
25 min
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12. Breeding Fundamentals: Timing the Year
30 min
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13. Kidding Season: Preparation and Delivery
40 min
Exercise
14. Raising Kids: The First Eight Weeks
35 min
Exercise
15. Herd Record Keeping: The System That Runs Your Farm
30 min
Exercise
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Moon Tree Farm raises goats and makes soap in Keystone Heights, Florida. Erin and Kira run the farm; the software gets built alongside it, this one included. The farm pays for the code and the code pays for the farm.
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