Before spring kids arrive, think about how you want to raise them. Will you bottle raise them, dam raise them, or do a little of both?
Read MoreRegistering a dairy goat involves time and expense. Here are a few reasons this relatively small investment will pay off.
Read MoreMany udder traits are hereditary. Ideally, selection occurs when choosing a buck and doe for breeding. Neither should have undesirable traits.
Read MorePastoral goat husbandry is a little-known practice among American farmsteads and production enterprises. Yet the world over, this unrivaled method of raising goats still endures.
Read MoreThere are things we expect to come out of a doe at kidding — and things we expect to stay in. Sometimes the unexpected occurs. Like a goat prolapse.
Read MoreNavel ill, more commonly known as joint ill in goats, occurs from bacteria entering the body usually via the umbilical cord.
Read MorePoitou goats are known in France as native to the Marais Poitevin, in the ancient province of Poitou, western France. A popular legend claims that goats were left by Arab warriors after their defeat in 732 at the battle of Poitiers.
Read MoreValençay is a distinctive, pyramid-shaped French “bloomy rind” goat cheese that is sprinkled with an exterior layer of ash which helps to firm up the rind and aids in ripening.
Read MoreIntroducing a new goat to the herd or a single goat is stressful, especially for the new goat. Here’s how to make it easier …
Read MoreLearning how to dehorn a goat is a task to understand before breeding, if you are preparing to keep a milking doe. Early disbudding makes the horn buds unable to become full-sized horns.
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