Hiking With Miniature Goat Breeds And The Gear They Need If you’re a goat owner and an avid hiker, you might have thought about taking your goats on the trail with you. Miniature goat breeds, in particular, are known for their playful, adventurous personalities, which make them great companions for outdoor activities. However, taking goats […]
Protecting Baby Goats From Predators Protecting baby goats from predators is important this time of year as we are in full kidding season. It’s March 6th right now. And we’re getting ready to start having tons of kids on the ground. And we don’t have a really good barn to hold kids, especially the number […]
After A Doe Gives Birth After a doe gives birth there’s something that is really important that I want you to remember. When you have a doe that’s had a baby, there’s a couple of things you really need to remember. So, she’s in milk now, so she needs a lot of water. And so, […]
Another Sad Doe Birthing Story I want to take a second and just let you know that I heard another sad doe birthing story. Somebody called me in a jam. Their doe was literally laying on their side, had made like an Angel wings on the ground because it had been laying there seizing all […]
Leading A Goat Without A Collar Leading a goat without a collar is easier than you think. I will show you with Thorn. This is one of my old men Thorns who is 10. Now you can see he’s pretty thin during the winter. We’re feeding him an intentional diet, acknowledging the fact that his […]
Feeding Baby Goats with a DIY Lambar I want to show you how feeding baby goats with a DIY lambar is easy. You can have a bunch of babies and keep your system of feeding babies really easy. This bucket system is called a lambar and it works really great. This has the capability to […]
Helping Goats Thrive In Winter Goats are a very hardy critter where most of the breeds originated from the Swiss Alps or other high elevation, heavy winter, locations. They are geared and already equipped to handle extreme temperatures and weather. I often see new goat owners get over concerned about their goats’ well-being in the […]
Goat Cheese Frittata Recipe What is a Frittata? A frittata is an egg based Italian dish similar to an omelette or scrambled eggs. This goat cheese frittata recipe includes green peas and potatoes in it. This goat cheese frittata recipe serves 4 people. Prep time is 5 minutes. Cook time is 20 minutes. Goat Cheese […]
Signs Of Labor With Your Pregnant Doe Learn the signs of labor with your pregnant doe so you can assist in delivery. Keep in mind that each doe is unique and may vary to some degree. It is important to keep good, detailed notes of each of your does to help you prepare for the […]
Caring For Your Doe During Pregnancy Caring for your doe during pregnancy is extremely important to prepare for birth and delivery of baby goats. Your doe will need special care especially 30-45 days out from delivery. Prenatal Care Prenatal care is an important part of the process. Good preventative measures can save you from having […]
Breeding Your Doe Breeding your doe comes with lots of questions you may have. At packgoats.com we are dedicated to provide you with goat education through our membership, courses, free guides and more. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to get information and deals! Testing For Diseases There are three main diseases that […]
Keeping Your Goats Healthy In Winter As the summer comes to a close and the seasons change, there are a few things to prepare for to keep your goats healthy into the winter months. Depending upon your location, some of these may not apply. The rain and wind create a concern for pneumonia, wet coats […]
How To Flip A Goat And Why I wanted to speak to you about a subject from people who continually have issues. People have issues with immature baby goats as they are rolling in to 6 months to a year and a half. They are establishing their dominance in the herd. Now remember you’re part […]
How To Set Hunting Camp Up With Pack Goats A lot of you watch me both hunt and hike and do all that stuff. I wanted to show you how to set up hunting camp with pack goats and break down what my base camp model looks like in elk camp. There’re some nuances to […]
Setting Up Goat Camp So, I’m going to show you how when I’m in camp how I think about things. It’s a beautiful night we’re going to have asteroids tonight so we’re just going to sleep on the ground, and I want the goats close enough but far enough. I want them close enough where […]
How To Castrate Your Goat I’m going to show you how to use the California bander which I’ve done Burdizo, I’ve done castration traditional cutting. I’ve also done little bands. And for goats if you are trying to help them have a developed urethra, you need to push to that 4–6-month mark to let their […]
Trail Training Baby Pack Goats Trail training baby pack goats is one of the topics I get a lot of questions for. The first common question I get all the time is how do I keep my babies back and that IS a struggle with little babies. They all want to be out front and […]
How To Lead Train A Pack Goat How to lead train a pack goat is a pretty simple thing. There are some valid points that I see people don’t that they don’t realize about what there is. Number one, you really have two kinds of goats. The kind of goats that you have to drag […]
How to Easily Introduce New Babies to Your Pack Goat String In this video, I am going to show you how I introduce babies in with the adult string. I have a baby area next to my adult area and have a little pass-through area set up. It is big enough that a 2 yr […]
How To Handle A Baby Goat When They Won’t Take A Bottle How to handle a baby goat when they won’t take a bottle can be a scary thing for new owners. Be mindful this whole tutorial is in our How To Raise A Baby Goat Course and is 50% off with our G.O.A.T. membership. […]
Chickens Living with Goats Can chickens live with goats? Yes they can but there are pros and cons to consider.When it comes to raising backyard livestock, two of the most popular options are chickens and goats. Goats will bond and protect chickens because they are very social animals. Chickens and goats coexisting together on your […]
We will be holding our virtual dinner in the private pack goat club on facebook. If you haven’t joined the group yet, check out the post with the facebook instructions to join us. See you soon!
PRIVATE GOAT CLUB FACEBOOK INSTRUCTIONS Hello! Welcome to the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) Membership! We have a special private group on Facebook you can access where Marc will be posting content, videos and much more on a regular basis. It is definitely a top highlight of our goat club. Here are the directions to […]
A Bug Out Strategy with Pack Goats [video_embed url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3sNoZ3f188″] If you want the ultimate bug out strategy I believe you need two pack goats and a milking doe. They will likely be the difference of surviving (even thriving) based on the forced length of stay. Caring for others such as your kids for example, pack […]
A Baby Goat Kit For New Babies The baby goat kit has been designed to help you start with the right tools to make goat growing a success. Here are some products to prepare you before the babies are born. Searching online for answers can be stressful. At packgoats.com our mission is to become a […]
Equipment You Will Need for Late Season Goat Packing The equipment you will need for late season goat packing is a durable and adaptable tent, goat coats and high visibility neckbands for your goats. It is fall season which means nice warm days but chilly evenings and freezing temperatures during the night when you are […]
New Adventures With Four Baby Goats! It is a time in our life where we just want more family time to be more adventurous. We camp, hike, hunt, and fish, but the heavy loads just weigh us down. What if we had help bringing in our gear, it sure would make our outings more enjoyable. […]
Pack Goat Gear The pack goat gear that you will need as your babies move from pets to working goats can be daunting. I suggest you spend some time planning your budget as that magical 3rd and 4th year approach. This is when pack goats can begin to carry loads. This article’s intention is to […]
When I Learned the Value of Goat Milk When I first learned about the value of goat milk, I was enthralled with the health benefits and began a plan to drink goat milk and try to learn everything I needed to know about milking a goat. My plan was to hand milk which is what […]
GOT MILK? Goat Milk – The “Superfood” Goat milk has nutritional value and health benefits for everyone. The Value of Goat Milk Nutrition: How is goat milk, the “superfood”, different from cow’s milk? Goat milk has become known as a superfood because it is naturally homogenized and and is a source of so many […]