body condition

[Deborah Niemann-Boehle]

Here is an excellent resource for determining body condition in your goats. It is so challenging to describe how to determine body condition, and this PDF includes drawings and pictures with the explanations, so that you should be able to more easily figure out if your goats are over-weight, under-weight, or just right!

http://www.luresext.edu/sites/default/files/BCS_factsheet.pdf

[Deborah Niemann-Boehle]

Thanks, Janie! I've edited the original post so that it has the new URL.

Janie Hynson said:

Hi Phebe, 

This link should work: http://www.luresext.edu/sites/default/files/BCS_factsheet.pdf

Thanks!

Janie

[Janie Hynson]

Hi Phebe, 

This link should work: http://www.luresext.edu/sites/default/files/BCS_factsheet.pdf

Thanks!

Janie

Phebe said:

The link is no longer available? :-(

[Phebe]

The link is no longer available? :-(

[Scarlett Salamone]

This is super, thanks for posting!  I've been wondering about a couple of my girls being chunky monkeys and now I'll be able to check for sure.  They are little piggies when it comes to being on pasture, hay, just everything, LOL.

[Judy Asarkof]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FC0u1j06y5Y. Is also a good tool for learning although one can't print it out.

My goats will lobe the massages while I check them. My guess is 3 to 3.5.

Judy

[Judy Asarkof]

Thanks for this- can't wait to sit and compare.

[Liberty Homestead Farm]

I use this!!!