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14 | When Should My Goats Kid? Timing Your Production Cycle to Optimize Goat Fertility and Available Forage Nutrition

14 | When Should My Goats Kid? Timing Your Production Cycle to Optimize Goat Fertility and Available Forage Nutrition

Update: 2024-07-15
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Hi, friend!


 


Today we are talking about the annual production cycle we follow with our goats, timing of breeding and kidding, why we do it that way, and lots of other things we’ve tried.  I’ll also share other options that are popular and successful in other areas.  This episode will be a high-level walk through of our production calendar, and the big picture view of our production system.


 


All the Best!


Millie


 


Mentions:


 


The Meat Goat Handbook: Raising Goats for Food, Profit, and Fun by Yvonne Zweede-Tucker:


https://www.amazon.com/Meat-Goat-Handbook-Raising-Zweede-Tucker/dp/B00QAWBD8U


 


Connect with me:


 


Email: drycreekgoats@gmail.com


 


See what’s happening on the ranch: www.instagram.com/dry.creek.livestock


 

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14 | When Should My Goats Kid? Timing Your Production Cycle to Optimize Goat Fertility and Available Forage Nutrition

14 | When Should My Goats Kid? Timing Your Production Cycle to Optimize Goat Fertility and Available Forage Nutrition

Millie Bradshaw - Animal Scientist, Rancher, Homesteader