Goat and sheep dipping! (much harder than it looks)

Our goat and sheep handling teacher--Joe!

Holding a goat kid down in the tub (they hate the tub!)


Look at that technique!


CCF maintains a flock of up to 300 goats and sheep. The purpose is to be a demonstration farm for the local area. CCF teaches local farmers how to ensure the health of their small and large stock as well as their protection. Monthly classes are held at the CCF Education Center which focus on all aspects of raising small stock from birth and development, preventing parasites, to proper fattening and selection for market. CCF estimates that several thousand local Namibian farmers have been through the courses over the years.
Goat dipping is a comprehensive process of providing oral and external medications to small stock to prevent worms and parasites. It is especially important during the rainy season when goat pens are filled with mud. This process entails administering an oral medication, and then thoroughly applying an external medication to a goat in a bathtub. This process is very difficult as the goats and sheep do not like being lifted into a bathtub and being doused with cold water!