HAY, DO YOU KNOW ABOUT GOATS?
Hannah Albertson
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Food & Pastur
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Shelter
Water
Body
Health
Sources
Taking Care of
Your Goat
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FOOD/PASTURE
Goats are browsers.
Goats can have grass hay, grain
hay, and alfalfa.
Never feed your goat tomatoes,
carrots, celery, eggplant, and
turnips.
Ferns, Rhododendrons, Azaleas,
and Mountain laurel are
poisonous to goats.
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SHELTER
A goats pen should have areas
of both sun and shade.
Straw absorbs urine and
droppings easily.
You will need to do a full
cleanout at least twice a year
depending on how many goats
you are keeping and the size of
your shelter.
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WATER
Their water needs changed twice a day.
Add one ounce of bleach per 15 gallons of water to
reduce the growth of micro-organisms.
Too much bleach can upset the rumen organisms.
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HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR GOAT
Occasionally, brush your goat with a
sturdy bristle brush, such as a horse
brush, to keep their coats looking good.
You will have to trim your goats
hooves once every six to twelve weeks.
You can find items in Tractor Supply
Co. to care for your family’s farm
because it provides all items necessary
to take care of your goat.
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HEALTH
Goats need to be socialized often.
Everybody should have a trusted veterinarian to
care for your goat.
Just spending time with your goats can lower their
chances of becoming ill.
Worms kill more goats every year than anything
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BODY
Goats have a four-
chambered stomach.
Only have bottom teeth.
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SOURCES
Get Your Goat, Brent Zimmerman (2012)
How to Raise Goats, Carol Amundson (2007)
http://
www.oocities.org/goatladys_goats/checklist.html
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