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Having been in the farm Larisa Vasilyevna Knyazeva, located in the Kemerovo region, I once again made sure that the order, you can even say, the comfort in it will not depend on the size of the compound and not from the means that are spent on its arrangement, but first of all, the owners, their ability to deal.

We go to the room for animals. A large spacious barn (local name - a flock) is made firmly, reliably, neat. It is wooden, with a high ceiling. On the one hand, it is a hay (folding) - the smell is extraordinary. Under the ceiling neat rows are suspended brooms for goats. And absolutely no "livestock fragrances", such a cleanliness here. Although, as in many farms in the Siberian region, where the cold is forced to take care of heat saving, all living critic is contained together in one Saraj. The room, however, is divided into separate potions for cows, chickens and goats. In each pen, the door with a high threshold.

Everything is done well, everything is thought out to the smallest detail. For example, cells for kids- From sharply regions, smooth, bright, beautiful, nice to watch. In short, in this small farm there is something to learn. His mistress about his concerns, hassles and achievements tells simply and seems to be glad at least something from his experience to share with others. So, the word Larisa Vasilyevna.

Now I have 4 goats, all of them "local" breed. Once in our area kept goats of the Russian white breed, but now, after various crossings, it is already difficult to determine which breed they relate, we consider them just a down-milk. And the fluff with them with a haircut, and they give milk enough. The goat on the farm does not hold, he needs a separate room, for the end, we take it from acquaintances.

Our goats (mother and three her daughters) give about 3.5 liters of milk per day each. This is not very much, of course, with the villas of the Zaenney goats, do not compare, but the local goats are more enduring. After all, we have very harsh winters - for example, last year, frosts stood under 30 ° two months, and the goats and grief are not enough, they are happy at a minus 20 ° with pleasure. My goats have very thick wool and a lot of fluff, it can be scratched, but I have their stream in the spring (combing the fluff for a long time and hard).

I used to have 8 goats, but the rest had to sell, there are not enough room at all. Although it is very sorry to part with them, because quarrel You have manually, you get used to each, you know her character, habits.

In winter, containing goats in a non-heated room, on a deep outstanding litter. The bedding is always dry, I add to it the remnants of the hay in it. On such a litter, the goats are not cold, because this is the main thing - so that it is dry, then it will not be cold. In the spring, when it becomes warm and goats most of the time spend on the street, we remove the winter litter and fall asleep the floor with sawdust. The goat is not on the floor, but on special wooden shelves, they like that you can relax on an exalted place.

Gangs for goats are fenced At the site pure and dry, here also periodically with hay as a litter. And besides the fact that it is always in the feeders, the goats can still relax and warm up, it is not on the frozen earth, but on the hay.

The place itself for the goats, I divided into two cells. In each cell, as already spoke, the shelves for recreation, the separation for a goat and the machine for milking.

Goats - animals smart, they know and observe the routine of the day. When the time of the milking comes, they yourself jump into the machine, because there is a degree awaiting them. In the feeder put carrots, potatoes, beets (raw, finely sliced), add a glass-one and a half shotgun (barley, peas, oats). I will definitely give vitamin additives in the granules.

When cats appear, immediately separate them from mothers. If in the barn it is cold, then I relate to the kids home and keep in the box before the onset of warm weather. If there is a plus temperature, the goats are in the pen, where there is a special place. And they are always near mom. The goat drop out of the bowl, more precisely, from the bucket. It is convenient - the goat immediately learns to drink from the bowl. But here there is a difficulty - properly need to maintain the desired temperature of milk, and after all it cools, even at the time you get the goat. Initially, feed the kids is 6 times, and when it is a little grow up - then 4 times a day.

Milk I give them for 2 months, the hay they can try already from the first day, because I keep them on the hay litter. I start to pass to concentrates from about a 20-day age, I give a shot first on the teahouse, and then on the tablespoon. For kids I buy a fresh small shot, and if it is not possible to buy it, I give them Hercules (dry flakes). I heard that they are recommended to swim or even cook, but I do not do that, goats and so like flakes, they do not have problems with health, they grow well, why do something invent something else.

Milk I give a goat to 2-3 months, although by this time they already eat hay, shotgun. Nevertheless, I still give milk - in the morning and evening.

For the winter necessarily for goats brooms from raspberry, currant, willow. They love my pets and holly brooms, and in the spring just adore a young coo.

The hay itself does not produce, you have to buy. I usually try to buy the best, disgraced, fragrant hay to be without rot and mold, green.

In general, the goats are very interesting, these are sociable and affectionate animals. But there are among them and evil - aggressive. I have such a goat. I do not know how to cope with her, even can hit me. This is the oldest our goat. Young comolet goats (from the Zaenen Father) much calmer. And I do not know how to educate it, it is impossible to beat, it is impossible to punish, it is useless to scold. Maybe who will share their experiences?

Milk goat I feed on 80 rubles. per liter. They buy it mainly for children who have allergies to cow's milk, take even for newborns, infant kids. My goats inspects the vet, they are healthy. Checked and their milk. By the way, its fatness is about 6%.

Answer the question, is it profitable to keep goats, I can not. But what contains it is more convenient than cows, undoubtedly: feed and labor is required less. In my economy, for example, goats pay off, and for me they are love, and income at the same time.

To said Larisa Vasilyevna would like to add several strokes. Indoors, near the branch for cows - a place for chickens. It is very warm here, so the chickens carry even in November, although in other farms by this time the egg laying is stopped. The chickens are highlighted a small corner, but it is also very clean, light (light bulb is lit), the feeder with grain, a drink, a bath with ash, where the feathers bathe and clean. Nests for non-bumps (a large box filled with hay) are arranged in the far corner so as not to disturb the bird. In general, it is felt that the chickens were settled not only where, but consciously chose a place for them, taking care that they were good.

The farm has a cow and a chick. For them, wooden stalls are equipped, which the hostess several times a day, cleans the smell. Drit a cow manually, feeds the same food as goats, just need them much more. Milk sells or prepares (from the national) cottage cheese and cooks cheese.

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