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Practical Homesteading: The Happy Goatherd: Goat Keeping Basics

Completed by 73 learners
Ages 8-13
Live One-Time Class
Students will learn basic information around goat care -- perfect for anyone considering goat farming, or who is interested in goats as part of veterinary medicine or training as a veterinarian. (Zoology Biology, Animals, farm) #academic
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(609 reviews)

Live video meetings
Meets once
3-8 learners per class
50 min

What's included

1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 6
Get all the basic information learners need to know about caring for goats in one class!

We will talk about:
*Herd planning and choosing the right goat(s)
*Containment and shelter needs
*Feed, nutrition, and supplements
*Foot care
*Breeding and kidding basics
*Raising goats from kids
*Milking
*Goat products
*Resources for new goat owners

This course is full of lots of factual information presented orally and visually, coupled with illustrative pictures from my own herd and many others to show a variety of situations and setups for dairy goat farming. This course will be primarily discussion-based, coupled with PowerPoint-style presentation. Students are encouraged to talk about their own situations and ask questions about what might work best for them. This class does not feature live goats.

For a more in-depth class on goats, please see the four-week course: Beyond Kidding: Dairy Goats -- Breeding, Birthing, and Milking suggested below. This is an abridged version of that class and briefly touches on the same information.

**I am not a veterinarian and information contained in this course is designed for general informational purposes only. For specific medical advice or in the event of a goat emergency, please consult a veterinarian.**

Learning Goals

Students will learn the basics of caring for goats.

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Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

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My name is Heidi, I have a brother named Peter, we are third generation Swiss-American, and I raise dairy goats in the foothills of a mountain range on Grandfather's farm. You can't even make this stuff up. :)

I am not a veterinarian, but worked for years as a veterinary assistant. Additionally, I have attended several goat births (and narrowly missed a few) on our own farm. My family has a small goat herd with new kids born every year. We have a small business making and selling soap with our extra goat milk.

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