I Farm Boy! Yes Sir, Our Goats Love Water And They’re Bathed, Scrubbed

When we were young, kids who were not fond of taking a bath were called “Goats.”

Maybe that’s because they smell like goats and also because of the common belief that goats do not like water.

Sabi nila noong araw, mamamatay daw ang kambing kapag pinaliguan.

That’s not entirely true because in my farm where I raise three breeds – Boer, Anglo Nubian and La Mancha – we give our goats periodic bath and scrubbing to get rid of lice and mites.

Contrary to the common belief that goats do not like water, they actually love being scrubbed and bathed.

Bathing and scrubbing them, just like horses, is one critical aspect of goat raising because the presence of lice and mites in their body could affect their health.

They will also scratch the itchy portions of their body with their hooves causing wounds which if untended could cause their death.

My experience in goat raising is quite extensive as I have been raising Boers, Anglo Nubians and La Mancha since 2002.

At one time, I had about 400 goats in my farm.

In 2007, my Boer herd sire, Rocky, was declared National Champion in the Boer Buck category in a competition staged by the National Goat and Sheep Congress of the Philippines (NGSCP) in Cagayan de Oro.

My Boers actually romped off with the three major prizes as Rocky’s male kid, Rocky Jr., and his female kid also won as champions in their category.

I am back to breeding goats again now that I am closer to my farm and I am able to closely supervise all activities, including the breeding of my dual-purpose breed, Manok Pinoy.

In the farm now, I have about 70 heads, mostly Boers and Anglo Nubians and a few La Manchas.

Goat raising, especially the outstanding breeds, is another good farming activity which could earn farmers additional income.

While the smaller local goats are sold at only P3,000 to P4,000, the young kids of Boers, Anglo Nubians and La Mancha fetch as much as P25,000 per head at age six months.

But then again, the farmer must know more about goat raising and one of them is the fact that goats actually are not afraid of water.

#FarmIsTheBestClassroom!

#AgricultureIsCommonSense

(I took this video yesterday as my Boer buck, Tehachapi Emmanuel acquired from Vickie Geddes of the Tehachapi Boer Farms in California, was given a bath and a scrubbing.)

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