Hi, I live in the US in New England we have very cold winters , very muddy springs and lately very dry summers. We raise/breed Nigerian goats and have a herd of 20. Their milk is excellent although you’ll get about 20oz per doe each milking and less as time goes on. We have 3 bucks for breeding (separate blood lines) the other males are whethered when young. Males are kept separate but right alongside does. This way we control the breeding. They rotate along the perimeter of an 11 acre hay field keeping the brush down. Although they have plenty to graze they’re still fed grain and hay daily. In the winter months we move them up closer to the barn for easier accessibility. We put their trailer on the edge of the garden area and use portable electric mesh fencing (year round) it’s the only fencing that’ll keep them in. They clean out the garden and fertilize it through out the winter..When we move the goats back to the edge of the field in early spring we then turn out the chickens in the garden area and they finish cleaning and spreading . The goats have towable houses built on old camper frames, very durable as they love to climb and rough house. I learned early on that any kind of a tarp they’ll shred..and they’ll also peel apart OSB board (particle board) . Best to use 1/2-3/4 inch plywood with them.. hope this helps.
