I went to Cynthia Swain's Goat Husbandry Class at Oakmoon Farm in Bakersville NC. I attended her cheese making class last April and learned a lot about cheesemaking. The Goat Husbandry class was wonderful. Learned lots about goat care, some tricks to the trade and got to practice hoof trimming on some of her goats. Thought this was interesting, not sure about the science of it, but she said if you want to be up all night during kidding season then feed your goats at night. If you want the kids born during the daytime then feed the goats in the morning. Goats want to get that last meal before they kid, so they will put off delivery if it's close to feeding time. They start milking their goats once per day (feeding time) in September and they do it in the morning.
Her husband Dewain taught the portion of the class related to fencing and shelters. I told him he should write a book, because his goat stories were hilarious and he had us all laughing. Having lived on a small farm now for 7 years, I can attest to his profound statement. "When you do any sort of project do it permanently from the beginning, rather than temporary with the intention to come back later and make it permanent, because on a farm, temporary becomes permanent."
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