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Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 7:04am On Jun 29, 2018
We are going to be looking at practical goat farming in Nigeria. Remember, there are some practices that may work abroad and not work here. That is why we said, practical farming, in Nigeria

Do not expect too much write ups. Although we will be editing this thread to accommodate more useful information on goat farming. This is not a thread for defining and redefining terms.





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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 7:04am On Jun 29, 2018
TRAINING/KNOWLEDGE ON GOAT FARMING

You have to learn whatsoever business or farming you intend to go into.

For us, we went for trainings upon trainings. Read so many articles on the internet.

Take note, the best way to learn a trade, is to learn from those who know it and are already in it, even if it will cost you some money. The saying: "Na money dem take dey find money" is very true. I learnt this in Snail Farming. Those who went into it with just what they read on Google , later had to pay more to correct their mistakes. Like we said earlier, methods other people use in their area may not work in your area.

Note that goat farming is very lucrative, as one doe can give you 3-6 kids in two years.



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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 7:06am On Jun 29, 2018
VICOMO FARMS supply and offer the following:

1. Meat goats
2. Dairy goats
3. Hybrid goats
4. Cross breeds
5. Nigerian dwarf goats
6. Red Sokoto
7. Veterinary Services.
8. Consultancy Services.

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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 7:06am On Jun 29, 2018
Things To Consider When Starting Your Goat Farm:

1. Training/ Follow-up.
2. Finance.
3. Availability of feed/grazing area.
4. A source of Clean water.
5. Availability of a Vet doctor/ Experienced farmer.
6. Weather. This determine the type of housing you will construct and the breed you will start with.
7. Good starting stock (good breeders).
8. Market. (This is almost always available) . Etc.
Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 7:07am On Jun 29, 2018
Starting Your Goat Farm

Before you start goat farming, check if it is allowed in your area.

Decide on the type of goat you want. Some are good for milk production, some for wool and others for meat.

Although, We started with the Nigerian Dwarf Goats. They are easier to handle and highly resistant to pests and diseases, when compared to others. They can also cope with cold environment, better than others.

Start with at least 2 or 3 goats. 1 male and 2 females.

Female goats are called does, while male goats are called bucks or billies. Baby/Young goats are called kids. Castrated males are called wethers.

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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 7:17am On Jun 29, 2018
Medication.

Some drugs need to always be available in your farm. Like antibiotics, dewormers, and drugs for diarrhea.

Use the services of vet doctors around you.

Consultant practicing and experienced farmers, if you have challenges in your farm.

The BEST way to handle some of this challenges is to share ideas as farmers, as there are conventional ways of handling some of these challenges.


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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 7:18am On Jun 29, 2018
Feeding:

Goats eat different types of feed , from kitchen wastes to grains, leaves and grasses.

There are also other supplements that help them do well.

You can also formulate special feed for the , if it will not shoot up your cost of production.

What we did was to create a separate grazing area for them.

Make sure you do not put their feed on the flow. You can either hang them with ropes or you get feeding troughs.





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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 7:18am On Jun 29, 2018
Housing:

Your Goat house should be built to protect your herds from predators and to also prevent them from going out of bound.

Build a shelter for them where they can hide when it is raining and when the sun is on a high side.

Also give them an area, within the shelter, where they play about.

Also make sure that you have separate compartments for sorting. Goats of the same size should be in same pen. The males should also have a separate pen. There should also be a separate pen for Does with kids.

Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by Meajor(m): 7:27am On Jun 29, 2018
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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 7:40am On Jun 29, 2018
General Care:

* Make sure your farm house is always clean.

* Remove poisonous and harms weeds or objects from the farm




Marketing:

There are always markets available for agricultural products. It all depends on the farmer to take advantage of the available markets and also creates markets for himself.

Goat farming is very profitable. One doe can give you between 3 to 6 kids in two years. These kids will be ready for market in two years or less , depending on the breed and how you handle them.

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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 7:50am On Jun 29, 2018
Gestation:

Goats have a gestation period of 5-7 months.

Some goats kid two times a year. Some goat can give you 3 kids at once. But some can give just one. Two is the most common.

We had two does in our farm that were giving 3 at once. But, we lost the two , due to lack of experience.
We have also learnt our lessons.

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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 11:17am On Jul 09, 2018
Preparing for deworming...

You can deworm your goats, using orale drugs on injectables.

Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by fakati(m): 11:37am On Jul 09, 2018
God bless our hustle bro.it's impressive

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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 4:30pm On Jan 27, 2019
fakati:
God bless our hustle bro.it's impressive

Thanks, bro.
Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 4:33pm On Jan 27, 2019
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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 7:10am On Dec 22, 2019
How To Handle New Nrrivals (New Stock)

*Keep them in a separate compartment

*Deworm them

*Spray them for external parasites

*Give them access to clean water

*Vaccinate them

*Observe them for a month or so , before you add them to your herd.

You can use our services when in need of good stock.
If you get it wrong, at the stocking level, it will affect the overall performance of your farm.

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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by PucciGuru(m): 2:28pm On Dec 26, 2019
Do you have goats(families ) available for sale?
Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 8:34am On Jan 11, 2020
PucciGuru:
Do you have goats(families ) available for sale?

In goat farming, you decide on the breed and number of goats you wish to start with and get them.
It is very unlike grasscutter that are sold in families.
You can decide to start with 19 does and 1 buck.
It all depends on you.
Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 8:44am On Jan 11, 2020
When building your goat/sheep barn/pen/house, build according to the weather in your area.

Do not just copy structures online and build.

The type of structure you build in the hot regions should not be the same as the one you build in the cold regions.

The type of barn you build for local breed may also be different from the type you construct for exotic breed.

Always contact those who are already into a particular farming business, before you go into it.
Google farmers are different from practicing farmers.



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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 4:16pm On Jan 16, 2020
Note that there is no business without challenges, so be expecting some challenges.
But, handling them, makes you better.
We had our own share of challenges at the beginning. In fact, it was during this period , I learnt most of the useful and necessary things about, practical goat farming, as obtainable in Nigeria. It is very different from what you read online.

One good thing about goat farming is that , when you finally get it right, it becomes very interesting and lucrative.

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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by jidestroud(m): 5:15pm On Jan 16, 2020
Nice one. Kudos Boss grin
Let me park here for now.
Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 12:12pm On Jan 17, 2020
The very first set of kids from the farm, sometimes in 2018. We lost the doeling due to inexperience and the buckling is doing its work in another farm.

My farm hand just sent me the video and I made this screenshot.

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The kids are the major profit of your farm.
Take a very good care of them.


Photo 3: 25/7/2020

This crossed buckling is just about 2 days.
It is so big that the doe finds it difficult to breastfeed it. Going under the mother is so difficult. We always assist it to get milk.

Scroll up, you will see the buck that did the job.
A very healthy and active billy.

When you are ready for crossing, we can always advise you on the best way to go.

Goat farming is sweet, especially during kidding period.

Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by Goldencheese(m): 8:15pm On Jan 17, 2020
Nice one.
Thanks
Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 10:24am On Jan 18, 2020
Goat Farming in Africa.
First, build your goat house/pen/barn according the nature of your environment (I will explain this, in another video). Then make sure there is enough playing area for your goats/sheep.

Do not release the ones that just kidded, at the same time with others to avoid stampede.

For those asking if there is market for goats:
Note that, we find it very difficult to meet up to demand. May this December meet you, as a goat farmer!

Most of the bucks/billies/males have been sent to different farms for active duties. Lol!




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Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 5:15pm On Feb 09, 2020
When getting a Buck/Billy for your does, go for the one that is ready and active enough to do the work.


This buck is doing a wonderful job.

Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 11:04pm On Apr 24, 2020
jidestroud:
Nice one. Kudos Boss grin
Let me park here for now.

Thanks bro.

Goat farming is very easy, if you have someone who is already into it, who you can consult, regularly.
Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by excanny: 12:03am On Apr 25, 2020
vikacydevato:


Thanks bro.

Goat farming is very easy, if you have someone who is already into it, who you can consult, regularly.

Is there a medication schedule for goats?
Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by Victornezzar: 7:09am On Apr 26, 2020
vikacydevato:


Thanks bro.

Goat farming is very easy, if you have someone who is already into it, who you can consult, regularly.
Marketing them

Who do you sell them to
Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 1:17pm On Apr 30, 2020
Victornezzar:

Marketing them

Who do you sell them to

This is the easiest part.

As at now, I do not even have enough to sell.
I mostly sell to Farmers, who trained with us.
After training, it is advisable to start with goats from the farm, instead of buying from the market.


But, if you sell one goat, per day, to a bar/restaurant, it means that you will be selling out close to 30 goats per day.

Marketing is the easiest part. But, just like every business, it depends largely on the commitment of the owner.
Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by Victornezzar: 1:35pm On Apr 30, 2020
vikacydevato:


This is the easiest part.

As at now, I do not even have enough to sell.
I mostly sell to Farmers, who trained with us.
After training, it is advisable to start with goats from the farm, instead of buying from the market.


But, if you sell one goat, per day, to a bar/restaurant, it means that you will be selling out close to 30 goats per day.

Marketing is the easiest part. But, just like every business, it depends largely on the commitment of the owner.
Hmmmm.... I thought it's an herculean task ooo

How many Goats should one start with
Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by vikacydevato(m): 5:50am On May 02, 2020
Victornezzar:

Hmmmm.... I thought it's an herculean task ooo

How many Goats should one start with

Start with the numbers that you can afford. It is better than not starting at all.
Get a buck and the number of does that you can. By the end of the year, your does must have kidded, if you have more money, buy more.
You will discover that in two years, you have gotten a reasonable numbers, instead of procrastinating.
Re: Practical Goat/Sheep Farming In Nigeria by Gadgetmobil(m): 1:41am On May 10, 2020
Do you have a vaccination schedule?

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