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Goats

Resources About Goats

  • enrichment, nutritional enrichment, physical enrichment, sensory enrichment

Creating An Enriching Life For Goats

Help ensure your goat residents have a happy and healthy life by introducing enrichment strategies for them!
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  • enrichment, nutritional enrichment, physical enrichment, sensory enrichment

Creating An Enriching Life For Goats

Help ensure your goat residents have a happy and healthy life by introducing enrichment strategies for them!
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  • goat behavior, goat body language, staff safety

How To Safely Be Around A Goat

A short guide on how to be safe around goats and how to recognize the signs that they want to be left alone.
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  • goat behavior, goat body language, staff safety

How To Safely Be Around A Goat

A short guide on how to be safe around goats and how to recognize the signs that they want to be left alone.
  • goat health, routine health care, signs of concern

How to Conduct A Goat Health Check

Everything you wanted to know (and some stuff you probably didn’t) about goat health checks!
The Open Sanctuary Project Goat Exam
  • goat health, routine health care, signs of concern

How to Conduct A Goat Health Check

Everything you wanted to know (and some stuff you probably didn't) about goat health checks!
Close-up of a caregiver kneeling next to a goat and holding up their front foot to trim.
  • foot rot, goat care, hoof care, hoof trimming

How To Trim A Goat’s Hooves

A short guide on how to trim a goat’s hooves and common goat hoof care concerns!
Close-up of a caregiver kneeling next to a goat and holding up their front foot to trim.
  • foot rot, goat care, hoof care, hoof trimming

How To Trim A Goat’s Hooves

A short guide on how to trim a goat's hooves and common goat hoof care concerns!
  • goat care, sheep care, small ruminant care

Basic Sheep And Goat Care Courses

Want to learn more about sheep and goat care? Check out Basic Sheep And Goat Care Part 1!
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  • goat care, sheep care, small ruminant care

Basic Sheep And Goat Care Courses

Want to learn more about sheep and goat care? Check out Basic Sheep And Goat Care Part 1!

Fun Facts About Goats

Did you know that goats are more likely to have their ears pointed forward when they are experiencing positive emotions than when experiencing negative emotions? Also, the pitch of their voice is more likely to be steady when feeling positive emotions, whereas it may go up and down more when they are feeling distressed.
Want to get on a goat’s good side? Start with smiling! Goats are able to differentiate between happy and unhappy human faces. And they have been found to prefer happy faces!
Did you know that goats can develop accents? That’s right: The vocalization of kids has been studied, and it was discovered that their voice can change to sound more like other goats they are with when they are moved to different social groups!

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