Goat pasture

Whether you’re raising dairy or meat goats on pasture, keeping them healthy and happy requires a few essential elements.

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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…

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.

When establishing a goat pasture it's important to know their preferred forage and grazing preferences since it differs from other animals.

We are looking to expand our homestead by purchasing a gorgeous farm that has everything (except pasture). That's fine for the goats I already have, but it simply doesn't work for my dreams of fiber sheep and a guard llama. With a technique called silvopasture, I might just be able to make this work.

Just starting out on your goat raising journey? Read my tips on my top three goat fencing options to find out what to use when and why.

The best way to feed goats all winter is by planting a wheat and rye pasture mix. Plant it in a goat-grazing area that’s fenced off to contain the goats.