Caring for Goats on Your Homestead

Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Early Dawn Farm
Cost: $105 per person
Registration: Limited spots – first come, first served

Note: This workshop is non-refundable

 

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Whether you're just starting with goats or looking to sharpen your skills, this full-day workshop offers a practical, grounded introduction to successful goat keeping. Learn from both a practicing veterinarian and an experienced homesteader in a collaborative, open-air setting.

 

What You'll Learn:

• Getting Started: Key principles of goat production & selection

• Animal Handling: Safe techniques & essential equipment

• Reproduction Basics: From breeding through kidding, including common challenges

• Feeding & Nutrition: Daily needs and seasonal adjustments

• Health Management: Preventative care and what supplies to keep on hand

 

What to Expect:

• A tour of our micro-dairy milking parlour – discuss mastitis and more

• Demonstrations: foot trimming, disbudding, kid castration

• Time outdoors with the herd – dress for the weather

• Insight from goat keepers with a variety of approaches and experiences

• Q&A time with Dr. Sandra Bitner – a rare opportunity for direct veterinary input

 

Coming with specific questions for Dr. Bitner?

Please email them in advance so we can be sure to cover them.

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