Goat pasture

How To Raise Goats On Pasture - Hobby Farms

A group of volunteers from Lloyds bank came to the farm today as part of 'Give and Gain Day', when businesses send their staff out of the office for the day to help in community projects. The young goats needed a new play structure to jump all over. We had a lot of timber left over from a volunteer day earlier in the week (kindly provided by Skanska engineering), so the Lloyds folks put together a couple of platforms and ramps for the kids to climb about on. I oversaw it, but the group…

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Do you own some land are wondering how many goats per acre is appropriate? You don't measure it like you do for cows...find out how!

There are a couple of ways you can utilize rotational grazing, and the method you use will depend on the number of goats you have.

No matter where you live and how you house your goats, there are some things you should definitely consider including in their pen.

Goat Castle

You’re sold on the benefits of rotational grazing, but you’re not quite sure exactly how to do it. You can’t create a door from your barn directly into each pasture, so how do you get your goats (or sheep) to the area where you want them to graze? #rotationalgrazing

So “THEY” say, that if you give goats things to do and play with then goats won’t get bored and try to escape.” Not exactly sure who “THEY” are, but “THEY&…

If you plan on raising goats the first thing you need is a goat yard and barn. But how much space go goats need? Learn about the space requirements for goats so you can raise healthy goats in an uncrowded living environment!