Goat and sheep care notes

Michigan State and Kentucky Extension guidance on winter water for goats and sheep: intake falls when water is icy, so check heaters, cords and access before the first hard freeze.

UMN, UMD and Iowa State Extension on barber pole worm in goats and sheep: why calendar deworming backfires and how the five-point check decides who needs treatment.

Langston and Mississippi State Extension on goat and sheep hoof care: check every 4-6 weeks, trim in thin slices until you see pink, and let dry ground do half the work.

Extension winter guidance for goats and sheep: ventilated shelter, hay for warmth, water checks twice a day, and what cold-weather newborns need.

Goats require copper like beef cattle; sheep are sensitive to copper toxicity. Extension guidance on keeping one barn’s minerals straight.

Goat gestation runs 145-155 days. Why the breeding date is the whole game for kidding prep, and two easy ways to run the countdown.

Penn State Extension's advice on catching sick goats early starts with knowing what healthy looks like - behavior first, then baseline numbers.

Cornell Cooperative Extension's lambing and kidding kit, explained - the essentials every producer can assemble, and what belongs to a vet conversation.