Goat farming less risky business

I W›ou start a ˆaring „usinessǡ it is is less ris›.ideiatlhttohicshionoseinodnǡ eetghga›t HENEVER laini ˆro aˆutseni opted ˆor nʹgoͲoawʹtʹˆaawcrciuthinougnl.al›theaedˆseotwvaergrteoʹdaͲtiͲsn„gouuatgthusa.sst in“cotuceǡwI ihthado„toligtahtinonsoaˆnad„liutstlieǦ Inethssouthgahtt woˆoaulgdogoedn„eruastieneinscsothaet. disulceessdrise›toangdoat›ˆa„rotihnegrǡdzinstariodǦ

laitihnil.ittle startǦup capitalǡ she saidǡ she opted ˆor goat ˆaring t„aeicna. use it is uch cheaper to ainǦ le“sshaen›datrheec›heaarpe eratsoie„rut›oǡ thaen›delaet. orset wiitphoinrtaavnetrl›ǡsthoer›t perroidoducoeˆ tinicree.asheeddineouanr dcoˆourngtro›aǡtIneeawt hIaǯds walwanat›esdhtaovseeclluǡdzstsohe eršspwlahineendeǡvaenrdI indveeendtǡ hshoeugishgtehtetisntgocus„tuosineerss. is sta„le nowǡ the Œourne› hasnǯt „een

DEMAND

without challenges. “In the first evoenr›ththsǡinͳgͻ Iotˆrie›d gtoautsedtieodtraenadt the was not helpingǡ „ut Iǯ not wa “heuriteteIrcǢoIuwldefnintdtohaellptahnedpelavceensǦ tuall› stopped the deaths.dz

onstantl› asing ˆor help is Œust atos the›e. lanœiiniiwvoeut lcdlninǯticeinvderg›odinag› asing the all sorts oˆ “uestionsǡ uanpdwititphraovseodluˆtriuonit.ˆulhaes stahied›ict awaes iportant to constantl› chec ›our stoc. “I alwa›s want to „e there wgohaetns stohethhaetrIdc„aon›cshteaceiˆoaultl the goats are health›.dz stolcacionuinretscoto eenpdtsraceepoiˆnlgodssaeils›. “ˆter encountering loss oˆ stocǡ

I decided to ensure a count oˆ the goahtes aelvseor›sudgag›eastnsdeeeppinrgecroercdosr.ddz s ocˆoiˆnrtahcteoendsaautensdpwwthiohenenn. e“iatcvcheonguotladhto„wuegarhsev›aaodcu›Ǧ „carnothierer astnadˆˆItaolwheal›psǡ lheenldpainhˆaened.ing›ǡ vt acicnigncaatirnegoǡˆttrheeastincgǡgtoaagtsg.idzng and arelauinchi „eealiseiveerstiondiegeepnǡotuhseg›oartes cheaperǡ the› easil› adapt to an› “reugaiolint›ǡ tˆheee›dˆeaenddosnharuv„arsiǡetth›eo›ˆ lcoawn wa halighlornegpdroisdtuanctcievsearnadtet.hee›ehpainveg trhedeuceins tahceleratne hooˆ usiscenaellstshaetioneg thehgaotaistswǡ shh›esahdedheads. „uilt a shelter hinoguseoˆroer ah„eor ugot agtosaatns devere›psdale›a. rnǦ tiphsǢe ˆurther shared the ˆollowing Itǯs iportant to as ˆor help as psoro„nleas ››oouudciasncǯotvseorlvteh.ere is a ◗ dohneǯctre›lo›uorngtohaetspevoeprl›e dwah›oǡ aanrde helping ›ou loo aˆter the goats „ecause the› ight iss soe things that the owner cannot iss.

lsoǡ have the „asic edications taivaeilsa.„le ˆor ›our goats at all

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REPRODUCTIVE

Peggy counting and recording her stock.

(Courtesy pics) (LEFT) Peggy Dlamini is hands on, she even vaccinates her stock. (ABOVE) She recently built a bigger shelter for her goats.

Closely monitoring the stock is key.