considering getting goats

[chickens454]

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[Southern by choice]

Pyr's... they simply make life better.
Lamancha,Nigerian Dwarf, Nubian, Mini's, & Kiko, Goats- breeder of chickens, geese, ducks- 5 Great Pyrs, 2 Anatolians, 4 Toli/Pyrs, Neo/Pyr, GSD and a "super" mutt
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[chickens454]

would you give a lesson to anyone who came out to your farm even if there not buying?

 

[Southern by choice]

We charge for our classes for non- clients.

 

[chickens454]

how much?

 

[Southern by choice]

You can private message me.
It all depends on the particular class you are looking at taking.
General healthcare/feeding/understanding goat care & management ( generally a 3 hour class)
Fecal Analysis -hands on training for McMasters Method and EPG counts (basic included in above class) in depth training or refresher
Dis budding
Castration
Udder Care/ Milking
Clipping (show clips)

 

[chickens454]

what does everyone feed? from what I've heard/read you free feed them hay all day or 2x a day and a cup of grain per goat .5 cup for kids. either have a loose or block form of minerals and of course there fresh water.increse the amount of food for mom's with kids or milking does.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

We feed Bartlett goat pellets and free choice grass hay. All the goats do get some aflalfa.

The feed measurements- it depends on the goat. I assume you are thinking about Nigerian Dwarfs. 1 cup might be okay for maintenance. We raise a lot of kids, so I just fill their troughs 2x a with feed and they eat what they want… probably over a cup. That’s a good started point, but you just need to adjust according to the weight of the goat. I’ve a got a doe right now who is FAT! She really doesn’t need any feed right now, while others do.

 

[Southern by choice]

Hay is all day- not feed

 

[chickens454]

yes I wa thinking as the one cup for a Nigerian. so how much on grain on average would you feed 2 nubians for one day?