It’s important to keep goat hooves regularly trimmed. Poorly trimmed hooves cause improper alignment and when it’s wet, overgrown hooves can cause goats to slip or lose balance. Additionally in cold weather, dirt and stones can collect and freeze in between the goat’s toes. However, trimming goat hooves is an acquired skill and can take a bit of practice to learn. The section below describes the equipment needed and the process used to properly trim goat hooves. How To Trim Goat ... continue reading...

We built these new configurable goat pens because we needed stronger pens and the ability to reconfigure as the needs of our growing Nigerian Dwarf goat herd changed over the year.  Why New Stronger and Configurable Goat Pens? The original pens that we used for our goats were actually horse stalls that had solid walls. However, we found that goats are social creatures, and they much preferred walls that they could see each other through. So, we had the inner walls of the horse stalls ... continue reading...