If you’re looking to make money from your goats, and meat or milk aren’t your things, you might want to think about renting out your goat herd. Goats are now called upon for more than just milk, ...
Saanen Goat: Breed Info, Characteristics, Breeding, and Care
If you’re looking for a dual-purpose dairy goat, the Swiss Saanen dairy goat is your best bet for high production and durability. The Saanen is well-known for its ability to produce a lot of ...
Spanish Goat: Breed Info, Characteristics, and Care
Do you want to venture into the meat goat business? If this question has been on your mind lately, you’ve probably heard all about the most popular meat goats, like the Boer and the Kiko, but ...
Glossary of Goat Terminology
The wonderful world of goats brings with it terminology that may be a bit unfamiliar to the aspiring new goatherd. Our goat glossary of strange, yet unique, goat terms will help get you up to speed ...
Kalahari Red Goat: Breed Info, Characteristics, Breeding, and Care
Similar to the Boer goat breed, the Kalahari Red is a meat goat originating in South Africa, not-so-coincidentally, near the Kalahari Desert. This big goat breed is a favorite amongst those ...
The Goat Horn Guide: Should You Dehorn Your Goats?
If you are new to the wonderful world of caprines, you may have heard of hornless goats. While there are obvious reasons for disbudding your goats, there's also a case (or two) to be made for keeping ...
Kiko Goat: Breed Info, Characteristics, Breeding, and Care
Hailing from New Zealand, the Kiko goat was bred to grow fast and function as a high-production meat goat. The word “Kiko” is derived from the Maori word meaning meat or flesh. And the breed ...
A Goatherd’s Guide to Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE) in Goats
When you make the choice to add animals to your life, you carry the responsibility of taking their health into your hands. Goats, for example, are quite a hardy critter, but they are not without their ...
How to Handle the Odd Behavior of a Goat Buck in Rut
Your goat kid has been a little bundle of joy, but the time has come for him to grow into a full-blown buck. You knew this day would come and your buck would be...well, a little less cuddly than he ...