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 ...
How to Get Ready for Goat Kidding Season
I love this time of year. Spring is in the air; my garden is starting to look like a garden again. Plus, my goats are becoming hormonal, nasty, biting brats to each other. They are butting heads over ...
10 Super Simple Goat Care Hacks That Can Make Your Job Easier
Learning how to raise goats can be a bit overwhelming at the outset. When I first started, I didn't want to mess up, so I bought a lot of things I didn't need - like metal goat pails for ...
12 Easy Ways to Get Your Goats Ready for Winter and the Freezing Cold
I remember the first winter I had goats. I had read about how hardy goats were and that they didn't need much for winter protection. So, when I saw the weather was supposed to drop below freezing, I ...
A Comprehensive Guide to Goat Breeding for Beginners
In my area, days are getting shorter. The humidity that made summer unbearable is giving way to cool evenings that invite lingering by our fire pit. With my glass of wine in hand and the fire roaring, ...
How Train Your Goat to Milk on a Stand the Easy Way
About four years ago, I brought home my first doe to start my homestead dairy. Phoebe was “in milk” because her kids had been weaned hours earlier. By the time I got her home, her udder was so huge I ...