8. The layered fencing is necessary to keep the goats inside the pens.
suck within an hour after birth, otherwise they die quickly. They also don’ t like cold winds, so for the first two weeks we keep the kids sheltered at night while the ewes go out into the veld during the day.”
“ You don’ t give up in this area. There are many challenges, but you’ ve got to work through them.”
He explains that goat farming is labour-intensive and requires close observation.“ You’ ve got to look at them every day. Especially with twins and triplets, you must know which ewe belongs to which kids.”
The goats are sold directly from the farm to buyers in the trade. Kevin says he no longer handles cash transactions after a bad experience some years ago. Buyers now pay via EFT before collecting the animals.