Instructions
Separate your male goats from the females when they are weaned at about eight weeks, or before this if they begin to show sexual behavior.
Ensure they have some shelter from severe weather conditions. Bed them on straw or shavings, and clean this out regularly. When they are grazing, secure them with fencing of ideally 6 foot in height. Some goat keepers use cattle fence panels.
Feed your bucks on special goat grain pellets and hay, and install a feeder at eye level. Goats can develop "red eye" from hay dust if they have to reach up to the hay. Ensure your bucks have plenty of clean water. Also, put mineral blocks out for them, and use loose salt since bucks are prone to developing kidney stones. A properly balanced diet helps them avoid this because the salt causes them to drink, flushing out their urinary system.
Trim your goats' feet every four to six weeks to keep them in healthy condition and to avoid foot rot and lameness. If you are not confident or equipped to do this, ask your veterinarian. Your veterinarian will also need to administer vaccinations, including a tetanus jab.
How to Care for Buck Goats
It is not particularly difficult to care for male goats, also known as bucks. Many of those who are interested in keeping dairy goats dispense with rearing bucks, opting instead to have their females served by a borrowed or hired buck. However, some choose to breed their own, and therefore keep the male kids.