Instructions
Evaluate the health of your herd. Take a good look at each animal and access both its overall health and what it adds to your herd. Consider their pedigree as well, and what the animal might add to the herd as a breeder.
Write a plan for your herd. Before you can decide which animals to cull, you need to know what your goals are. Do you want to breed more, sell some younger goats or butcher those goats that don't fit your dairy or breeding needs?
Choose which animals don't fit your herd needs. If you're judging baby goats, give them time to grow before making final decisions as they may become exactly what you need for your herd.
Cull the chosen goats by butchering them or offering them for sale. What doesn't work for your herd may be just what someone else needs for theirs. Take out classified ads or advertise the goats you have for sale at your local feed store.
How to Cull Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats
Goats are prolific creatures, and if you don't take steps to control the population of your herd you may soon be overrun. Choosing which goats to cull, however, can be a difficult decision. Culling requires the ability to judge your herd for both health and the overall goals of your goat operation. The practice of culling is not only healthy for your bottom line, it's healthy for your goat herd as well.