× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! If you’re kidding in February, January is when conventional goat wisdom says to reach for the copper bolus gun and the Bo-Se. For years, I did exactly that. Every six months, timed around breeding and kidding. Copper boluses. Selenium injections. It Read More
Author: Megan
Oregano Essential Oil and Gut Flora: What the Research Actually Shows
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! There’s a persistent belief in the goat world that oregano essential oil is hard on gut flora. That it’s a nuclear option. That using it means wiping out beneficial bacteria along with the bad. The research tells a different story. The Read More
What Your Goats Are Craving in Winter
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! One of the things I love most about the mineral buffet system is that it turns your goats into data. Not in a cold, clinical way – in a “they’re constantly telling you what they need if you just pay attention” Read More
Should You Put a Coat on Your Goat?
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! Every winter, I see the same well-meaning question pop up in goat groups everywhere: “It’s freezing outside – should I put a coat on my goat?” I get it. It’s cold, they look cold, and we love them. We want to Read More
What’s the Worst Case Scenario?
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! From my teacher’s eye view, I see the fear everywhere. It makes sense, we’re taught from birth to worship Fear. I myself lived that as my entire process for many years. It stole so much from me, and I want to Read More
Megan’s Milk Handling Methods
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! Safe milk handling is a topic that comes up often in the goat world. While you can do all kinds of things to keep your milk safe, I want to remind you of this fact: In early known history, goatherds walked Read More