BubbaTanicals - Hobby Farming, Soap Making, Beekeeping, and more » Goats http://bubbatanicals.com/blog Good Soap. No Crap Wed, 16 May 2012 20:19:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Copyright © BubbaTanicals.com 2012 webmaster@bubbatanicals.com (BubbaTanicals.com) webmaster@bubbatanicals.com (BubbaTanicals.com) 1440 http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg BubbaTanicals - Hobby Farming, Soap Making, Beekeeping, and more http://bubbatanicals.com/blog 144 144 In the sleepy town of Brooks, Georgia lies a small farm with a mission. Hosted by Brian Tant, the BubbaTanicals Podcast seeks to inform and entertain. It leaves no stone unturned on the subject of operating a small farm and homestead. Nothing is taboo when it comes to Brian's irreverent narrative on nearly everything from crafts to chickens, fencing to farmers markets, gardening to goats, horses to home remedies, beekeeping, and everything in between. BubbaTanicals, beekeeping, farming, agriculture, homesteading, prepping, survival, hobby, farm, sustainable BubbaTanicals.com BubbaTanicals.com webmaster@bubbatanicals.com no no BubbaCast # 71 http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2012/04/bubbacast-71/ http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2012/04/bubbacast-71/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:53:29 +0000 Brian http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/?p=1253 We talk about goats and goat kidding.

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]]> http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2011/04/bubbacast-53/feed/ 0 1:18:39 Part 1 of 2 where Laura and I go through some long overdue updates, take some great feedback, answer some listener questions and talk at length about buying and owning horses. Part 1 of 2 where Laura and I go through some long overdue updates, take some great feedback, answer some listener questions and talk at length about buying and owning horses. BubbaTanicals, beekeeping, farming, agriculture, homesteading, prepping, survival, hobby, farm, sustainable BubbaTanicals.com no no BubbaCast # 52 http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2011/03/bubbacast-52/ http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2011/03/bubbacast-52/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:35:34 +0000 Brian http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/?p=1051 A rambling discussion on “duh! #winning! with honey bees” and my honey bee blood, goats, Japan, milking, disbudding, bees, springtime bee stuff, and some info on building swarm traps.

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]]> http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2011/03/bubbacast-52/feed/ 1 0:56:08 A rambling discussion on "duh! #winning! with honey bees" and my honey bee blood, goats, Japan, milking, disbudding, bees, springtime bee stuff, and some info on building swarm traps. A rambling discussion on "duh! #winning! with honey bees" and my honey bee blood, goats, Japan, milking, disbudding, bees, springtime bee stuff, and some info on building swarm traps. BubbaTanicals, beekeeping, farming, agriculture, homesteading, prepping, survival, hobby, farm, sustainable BubbaTanicals.com no no Disbudding Kids http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2011/03/dusbudding-kids/ http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2011/03/dusbudding-kids/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:29:38 +0000 Brian http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/?p=1037 Most goat owners will tell you that a goat with horns (not to be confused with a horny goat) is dangerous. Goats are cute and generally sweet animals, but make no mistake, they have evolved over millions of years to use those horns with deadly effectiveness. In the wild, goats use their horns to gore or butt whatever happens to be the target of their animosity, be it a predator or a herd mate. I’ve even heard stories of bucks knocking over or killing full grown cows.

However, in captivity, the need for self defence is greatly reduced. Horns get caught in fences and feeders, pose a risk to other goats and owners, and are generally a pain to deal with. As such, some goat owners choose to disbud their goat kids to keep the horns from ever growing in at all. This process has recently been the subject of controversy in a number of circles, often being lumped in with general animal cruelty. I don’t think you’ll find much argument about the fact that it is unpleasant and painful for the kids, but after much examination, I believe (at least in our situation) the benefits outweigh the draw backs.

Compare the 20 seconds of pain to a lifetime of horn trimming (and associated risks), potential injuries to other animals and people, quality of life if the goat is ever sold, etc. In my mind disbudding comes out on top. That’s not at all to say that it is enjoyable. It’s not. Far from it. Anyone who tells you otherwise has no business keeping these majestic animals.

The process of disbudding involves burning off the cells that produce the horns on the goats head. It’s as simple as it sounds. Disbudding irons that glow red hot in a darkened room are manufactured and sold for this express purpose. The tip of the iron is applied to the goat’s head over the horn nubs where it cauterises the skin and nerves, killing the cells that are responsible for horn growth. In my experience, the kid will usually cry out and often urinate on itself. The only up side to the whole thing is that it is quick – only a few seconds per horn, and that the nerves are burned off immediately making the pain short lived – or so I’m told. I believe that there is some truth to this because after the process, the kids often go right back to playing and romping around as though nothing has happened.

It’s a simple process but disbudding should only be attempted by someone who knows how to do it properly. A botched disbudding can lead to brain damage, disfigurement, or even death. All that and never mind the burns to the person doing the disbudding. In our case, we went to our vet for guidance. She did the disbudding, but I asked her to show me how to do it properly so that next time we can take care of it on the goats schedule instead of ours or the vets. I figure we owe them that at least, right?

Each goat owner must decide for themselves whether disbudding is appropriate for their herd. But properly done, I believe that in most instances this practice is a necessary part of raising goats. The goats and the owner are safer and usually better off in the long run.

It doesn’t make it any easier though.

Disbudded Goat

One of our does a few hours after being disbudded.

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The infamous Borris

A real treat for you guys today. I get my beautiful wife and garden diva, Laura, in on the podcast action. We go through some updates, catch you up on the latest weimaraner suicide attempt, talk about a pending new addition to the farm, take some great feedback, and finally break the hour mark talking about seeds and gardening.

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]]> http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2010/01/bubbacast-29/feed/ 3 1:13:52 A real treat for you guys today. I get my beautiful wife and garden diva, Laura, in on the podcast action. We go through some updates, catch you up on the latest weimaraner suicide attempt, talk about a pending new addition to the farm, take some gr[...] A real treat for you guys today. I get my beautiful wife and garden diva, Laura, in on the podcast action. We go through some updates, catch you up on the latest weimaraner suicide attempt, talk about a pending new addition to the farm, take some great feedback, and finally break the hour mark talking about seeds and gardening. BubbaTanicals, beekeeping, farming, agriculture, homesteading, prepping, survival, hobby, farm, sustainable BubbaTanicals.com no no Listener Submission: Building a Goat Stanchion http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2010/01/listener-submission-building-a-goat-stanchion/ http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2010/01/listener-submission-building-a-goat-stanchion/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:44:31 +0000 Brian http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/?p=778 One of our podcast listeners, Josh, sent me this sweet video he did of him building a goat stanchion. For those not familiar with the term, a stanchion is basically a milking stand that holds the goat in place while you milk it or perform other tasks such as hoof care, vet checks, etc. Awesome Job Josh! Thank you for sharing!

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]]> http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/12/goat-follies/feed/ 0 BubbaCast # 19 http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/10/bubbacast-19/ http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/10/bubbacast-19/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:00:45 +0000 Brian http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/?p=665 The Three Amigos - Irish, Hollis, and Casper

The Three Amigos - Irish, Hollis, and Casper

Part 2 of 2 where we drive around, I talk about our neighbor’s barn going up in flames, and finish up our discussion on goat breeds.

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Irish, one of our Sannen goats

Part 1 of 2 – Time to talk about goat breeds. More UMs and Uhhhs than a convention of Buddhist monks and we finally get the stall finished.

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The second BubbaCast. A short one this time. I hurriedly discuss bees & queen-rearing, tractor tire gardening, goats, chickens & the like.

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