1. HAY, DO YOU KNOW ABOUT GOATS? Hannah Albertson Next

2. Food & Pasture Shelter Water Body Health Sources Taking Care of Your Goat These are buttons for my slides. Which Would you like to learn about first? Click on it. Click the Home button on each page to come back to this slides and learn more.

3. 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. BackNext

4. 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. Next Back

5. 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. Next Back

6. 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. BackNext

7. 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 else. NextBack

8. BODY  Goats have a four-chambered stomach.  Only have bottom teeth. BackNext

9. SOURCES  Get Your Goat, Brent Zimmerman (2012)  How to Raise Goats, Carol Amundson (2007)  http://www.oocities.org/goatladys_goats/checklist.html http://www.oocities.org/goatladys_goats/checklist.html BackTitle