Can I Keep Bucks Together?

× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! If you’re coming from a background with other livestock—especially species like pigs, rabbits or horses—you might be worried about keeping intact males in the same space. In some species, it’s a recipe for disaster. But with goats? It’s different. Goat bucks Read More

Dewormer Resistance in Goats

× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! Numerous studies are identifying a pattern goat producers have known for some time: goat parasites are becoming increasingly resistant to virtually every conventional dewormer available on the market today. Understanding Parasite Resistance in Livestock Management Extensive research has looked at how Read More

Can You Have a 100% Herbal Goat Herd?

× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! I started out in 2008 doing everything the way the “experts” told me: vaccinating, copper bolusing, deworming with conventional dewormers, coccidiosis prevention, etc. etc. But my heart cried out for something different. As a new mother, I was looking to clean Read More

When to Wether Goats: Early vs. Later Castration [Opinion]

× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! I think we are doing our animals a disservice by allowing fear of urinary calculi to dictate later castration. Nutrition and genetics determine the risk of UC and while you can argue that a larger urethra will allow stones to pass Read More