This course is available year-round, with more sections in the northern hemisphere spring. Follow the link or message for more details or to request a different section.

I also offer this class in different age ranges and formats! 

Check my profile link for more options: https://www.indyed.com/secular-curriculum/heidi-lathrem-ma

New-to-Outschool families get $20 off toward your first class!

This four-lesson live course discusses the steps necessary to get to milk production in a goat; from breed selection, to mating, to preparing for new arrivals, to kidding, newborn care, and milking.

This course is full of factual information presented orally and visually, coupled with illustrative pictures from my own herd and many others to show a variety of situations and setups for dairy goat farming, featuring videos coupled with PowerPoint-style presentation. Supplemental materials include a 25m video showing the whole process of mating, waiting, labor, kidding, and newborn firsts for students to watch independently and follow up in the next lesson in the classroom. There is also a home experiment showing the mechanics of milking and letting the students try out a "teat." And yes, it's okay if your learner giggles a bit when using the word "teat." :)

Lesson one: Building your herd

• Buck and doe selection
• The heat cycle, signs of heat, 
• Gestation calendar
• Breeding

Lesson two: Preparing for arrival

• Nutrition
•  Compiling a birthing kit with emergency numbers
• Setting up a kidding stall

Lesson three: Labor & delivery

• Birth video discussion
• Kidding assistance
• Nursing assistance
• Umbilical care

Lesson four: Kid care & milking

• Postpartum doe care & worming
• Disbudding and castration
• Milking mechanics and milk products
• Weaning and bottle feeding