14 Cull Does Keep only the number of milking does needed for milk demands. To permit the milking herd to multiply because you have become attached to certain animals and cannot bear to sell or cull is often a costly practice. Low producers who fail to put milk on the table or extra does who produce more milk than is needed for the table or for sale should be moved out of the herd. 15 Sell Kids Sell kids not needed for herd replacements or for sale as breeding stock. If this decision can be made at 1 to 3 days following birth, the extra colostrum can be fed to kids being raised, you have more herd milk for the table or for sale plus fewer growing costs, vet bills and less labor.
Costs far exceed the extra sale income.
Low Mortality Keep kid mortality low. A good sanitation program, feeding regime and clean, dry housing is usually all that is required. High mortality reduces animals available for sale and often necessitates the purchase of mature animals to keep milking herd numbers at a desired level. Use Extra Milk Try selling extra goat milk during flush production periods rather than feeding it to a pig or veal calf. An option is to learn to make cheese that can be stored and aged to provide food during those ''dry'' months.