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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