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Home sweet home |
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Our goats enjoy all of life’s home comforts…in airy, draft-free, barns with a deep bedding of straw and plenty of space for ‘getting away’ from the group…standards closely monitored by the Welfare Code. These groups are decided according to when the goats are going to kid. We don’t mix the groups either, simply because goats develop a strong social hierarchy.
Every goat is individually identified and a good herdsman knows them all, often by looking at their udder rather than their face! If you’re wondering why they’re not commonly kept outdoors…that’s easy. They don't have the oil in their coats that sheep do to protect them from the wind and rain. The big softies like it indoors, although some farmers allow them to ‘summer’ outdoors…but still leave the barns open for them!