× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! For some, goat marketing is a necessary evil but if you raise goats, marketing is a necessity. Your ability to get your goats in front of the right people is a major part of determining how successful your goat operation will Read More
Author: Megan
9 Reasons to Have a Website for Your Goat Business
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! I’m not into fear mongering. I don’t feel like the proverbial sky is falling in the world of online livestock sales, but I do believe some things are changing and if you’re trying to make a business with your goats, you Read More
Costs of Raising Goats 2020
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! Every year, I like to write up a current breakdown of how much it costs us to raise goats. In 2018, the cost of raising goats came out to $480 per doe per year. The 2019 cost changed little, coming in Read More
Hatching Eggs without an Incubator
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! In the last article, I talked about how we were able to incubate our 25-day-old duck eggs after their mother was killed, using only a heat pad and some elbow grease. In this article, I will lay out the process that Read More
Incubating Eggs without an Incubator
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! A raccoon killed my favorite duck hen the other day, leaving her 20+ day old eggs without a mother. When we discovered it the next morning, the eggs were cold. There was little hope, but there’s a saying in the farm Read More
Making Tree Hay for Winter Feed
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! What did livestock owners do for hay in ancient times? This is a question I’ve pondered and yearned to know, because we strive to live life as non mechanized as possible. When I heard about tree hay, I instantly knew it Read More