F.M Nature Farm

16/05/2026

15/05/2026

PROFESSIONAL VETERINARY OFFICER

A vet doctor or officer is like your GP or surgeon. when sick, you go to the hospital to get well. When goats or animals are sick, they should be attended to by their doctor for proper assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

Using a professional vet saves your pockets and animal health. Overmedicating animals can lead to resistance and even death or wastage of medications as some presentations may not be an illness in the first place.

Consult the vet, save the animal, and save the pocket

12/05/2026

NATURAL SYNCHRONISATION IN GOATS

Bucks are separated from does far enough to prevent scent detection, and after some period of at least more than 30 days, the bucks or their scent are reintroduced into the herd. This triggers a heat cycle within a narrow window of 5 to 7 days.

The buck may be left with females for a period of 42 day. This ensures that the does which were not breed at their first ovulation, they can be captured at their second. The heat cycle of a goat is every 18 to 21 days.

We separated our buck since March and he has been introduced to the does on 11/05/2026

It's benefits:

1. Easier to deworm, feed and vaccinate the kids
2. Easier to supervise kidding and care of the babies
3. .Farmers can plan kidding season to avoid the harsh conditions e.g dry or wet months
4. It is good for bulk sales
5. Good for expansion

09/05/2026

MANAGING KIDS WHOSE MOTHERS HAVE NO MILK

A month ago, 2 of our local goats were pregnant prior to stocking, kidded. One with a single kid and the other with twins. Unfortunately, the mother of the twins did not have colostrum or milk for the twins. As a result, we lost one kid. The surviving kid had to rely on the foster mother for milk. Following birth, kids should have colostrum within 2 hours and not having colostrum within the first 12 hours of life is critical as the kid's digestive system losses its ability to absorb the antibodies and this means no immunity at all which then result in death. The profits are in the offspring and kids, and losing them is the lost ability for herd growth.Today, our surviving kid is strong and bubbly.

Always prepare for such a problem as it is very common, especially in the first time mothers.

1. Time the kidding so that those with no milk can be supported by the foster mothers
2. Get your team trained to take care and handle the kids
3. Have colostrum replacers specifically for goats way in advance prior to kidding.
4. Use goat milk replacers instead of cow milk to feed goat kids. Cow milk does not have suitable nutritional composition and requirement for a goat
5. Know how to bottle feed kids. Give warm or at room temperature milk to kids as per required kg body weight and age requirements. Ensure to give clean milk to prevent disease and diarrhoea
6. Use foster mothers to take care of the kids that have been rejected, lost mothers, or its mother has been isolated as a way to prevent disease.
7. Have a good relationship with the local vet.
8. Recognise good and bad diarrhoea and treat it at the earliest possible time.
9. Use light dewormers from the 4th week as the kid's would have started eating grass and worm.burden needs to be controlled in kids for the best growth and weight gain.
10. Vaccinate the kids from about 4 to 6 weeks and boost them after 4 weeks against pulpy kidney

06/05/2026

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Ng'andu Wilson Mwiiya, Jay Bee, Abdalah Abdalah

05/05/2026

The Buck is half your herd.

Genetics determine weight gain, growth rate, size, adaptability, and disease resistance.

03/05/2026

The Beast is ready to serve the local ladies. Just a few more days, and he will be introduced to 30 females for 42 days or 6 weeks.
His coat shows a seasonal thick and long whitish hair, which explains his adaptability as weather changes.

03/05/2026

The body score is improving on a daily basis as we prepare to introduce our Kalahari Red Buck.

06/04/2026

HEAT CYCLE

Besides a good selection of the breeding stock, understanding the estrous or heat cycle of a goat is cardinal for breeding. It helps you know when to introduce a buck to the does.