× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! I’ve gone quiet because I am gestating. In 16 days, I am embarking on a new journey into an entirely new life. After 21 years of marriage–most of my adult life–I am moving on. I share deeply in my weekly newsletters, Read More
Author: Megan
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
Liver Flukes in Goats
× Looking for minerals and goat supplies? Head over to our shop at GoatCare.com! Title: Natural Approaches to Liver Fluke Control in Goats: What the Research Says When our herd first moved to the lush bottomland, it looked like paradise: green, wet, abundant. But it didn’t take long for the hidden ecosystem to show itself. 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