If not tending to the animals, a farmer often is tending to equipment. Join us here each season and take a closer look at life on the farm. Winter Life is less frenetic on the goat farms during Winter. Without the added chores of field work and haying, more time can be devoted to animal care, such as trimming hooves, and making plans for next year. Many of the animals are in late lactation so milk production is low.
Chores take less time.
The goats are indoors so the farmers are not out fixing fences and switching pastures. One can expect to spend a lot of chore time shoveling snow just to get to the milk house, nurturing frozen milk pumps and sanding the drive for the bulk truck. Goat barns are usually open. The animals roam in large pens and often have the option of sunbathing outdoors in the snow. An open barn allows for good ventilation and a healthy herd.