A simple levered crush has cut the time it takes to trim a goat’s foot to less than five minutes per animal on a Welsh milk production unit – and made the job more comfortable too. Milk producer Pete ...

It’s got the wrong image: smallholder poverty, foraging herds in the Middle East, biblical farming in Mediterranean countries. While farmers have little enthusiasm, an increasing number of the public ...

CHARLES SCHWAB BUILDING. WHILE TRIMMING ANIMAL HOOVES IS A SPECIAL JOB AND IF YOU LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, THERE’S LIKELY NOT A VET NEARBY TO DO IT. ONE LOCAL COUPLE IS CHANGING THAT, THOUGH. THEY TRAVEL ...

They say among horsemen “no hoof, no horse.” This is just as true with pack goats. Proactive hoof and leg care is critical to a pack goat fitness and packing longevity. Many things can go wrong with ...

Goat nails grow fast and need to be trimmed regularly to prevent nasty infections and avoid long-term joint problems. In the rocky mountain crags where their wild ancestors dwelled, the constant ...

Before we dig into the goat tools and homesteading supplies recommended by our community, here’s a little context — and a fun ...

in the engineering division 2 category in Indiana last month. Pfister's research project titled, "Is there an alternative way to trim Boer goats' hooves?" beat out more than 430 projects exhibited at ...