Goat: Reliable Equipment for Housing, Grazing and Kidding

Goat: Equipment for Housing, Grazing and Rearing

Goats are curious, they love to climb and they pick and choose what they eat. Your equipment has to allow for exactly that. Here you will find feed, hay racks and waterers, everything you need for rearing kids, clippers and netting, posts and hurdles for the paddock. It is all built around small ruminants and stands up to daily work on the farm.

Feeding that suits a goat

Goats are browsers, not grazers. They need long fibre forage that keeps the rumen working, and they sort through every mouthful for the best leaves. A rack that holds the hay steady therefore cuts waste noticeably. Concentrate only ever tops the ration up, as muesli or pellets in 20, 25 and 30 kg bags. One point is easy to miss: goats cannot cope with copper rich cattle or horse feed, and that includes mineral licks made for those species. That is exactly why our range is labelled for sheep and goats together.

Shed, paddock and rearing

Indoors, short routes and sturdy fittings count. Hay racks, feed troughs and float valve waterers in cast iron, stainless steel or plastic come for high pressure and low pressure supply, and heated models with 31 W or with 73 W pipe trace heating keep the water flowing in winter. Out on the grass the fence decides everything: goats jump and climb, so height and tension matter more than with sheep, and a live wire along the top takes the fun out of climbing over. For rearing, lamb bottles, teat buckets, colostrum and heat lamps carry the kids through the first days. Coat care is covered by cordless and corded clippers plus oil and blade coolant. Galvanised hurdles in 1.37, 1.83 and 2.75 m turn a corner of the yard into a secure pen within minutes.

Frequently asked questions

Which feed suits goats?
Good forage is the basis, topped up with concentrate made for sheep and goats. Feed for cattle or horses is unsuitable because of the copper content, and the same goes for mineral licks.

How high should a goat fence be?
Netting of 90 to 108 cm is usual, pulled tight and properly earthed. Where wolves are a concern, 120 cm is the minimum and 145 cm is better.

How often are goats clipped?
Dairy goats are usually clipped twice a year, meat and landrace breeds far less often. Breed, housing and the state of the coat decide.