Raising goats for milk production is generally considered the most labor-intensive reason for keeping them. Between daily milking, special nutrition management, and the mandatory breeding necessary to ...
3 Efficient Methods for Castrating Goats Safely
Are you the proud new goat parent of a bouncing baby boy? Male goat kids are sweet when they’re young, but they become fertile quickly. Most goats are fertile by around seven weeks of age. If ...
American Lamancha Goats: Breed Info, Characteristics, Breeding, and Care
If you are thinking about bringing home a friendly, cooperative, long-milking, and adorable dairy goat, American LaMancha Goats might be the perfect breed for you. Many of us think of the Man of ...
Basic Goat Care Management Responsibilities for New Goat Herd Owners
When you start a goat herd -- whether for milk, meat, fiber, or professional weed control – you'll be bringing home a lot more than just livestock. You're bringing home a whole lot of management ...
The Complete Guide to Choosing Dairy Goat Stock
Is the time right for you to finally bring an adorable goat back to your homestead? Our original goal, when we brought goats home the first time, was to stock our refrigerator with fresh, wholesome ...
23 Reasons Why You Should Raise Goats in Your Homestead
Are you on the fence about adding goats to your homestead? You’ve watched the adorable videos of goats in pajamas and know their cuteness factor is almost more than you can take. Yet, what if ...
18 Important Health Questions To Ask When You Buy Dairy Goats
Health is king for a successful dairy goat herd. When my family bought our first two does, we had much to learn but, thankfully, were spared much heartbreak because we made checking their health a top ...
Suckling and the Vital Importance of Colostrum for Goat Kids
Some people freak out at the thought of goat labor. Truth be told, it is a very gooey process. It's also a bit emotionally challenging to watch your darling does go through the pain of labor. ...
5 Goat Birth Complications You Need to Know Before Kidding Season
When I brought home my first round of goats, I did a lot of research on how to care for them. I read books, blogs, forums, medical texts, and talked to other goat keepers to learn as much as I could ...