Concise, complete, and easy-to-use, this is a reference that no goat owner should be without.Carol A. Amundson
As pets or livestock, goats are increasingly popular animals on farms large and small. Easier and cheaper to keep than many larger animals, they will keep a pony company, pull a cart, produce the perfect milk for artisan cheeses, and meat for some of the most up-and-coming ethnic cuisines...
How hard is it to raise goats? Goats require adequate land for grazing or foraging and some heavy-duty fencing, but other than that, raising goatsis no more difficult than any other farm animal. What is the easiest goat to raise?
Raising geese is a lot easier than you may think. The effort is well worth it, especially if you use the natural tendencies of the geese to benefit you. Read on to learn about weeder geese, pet geese, and security alarm geese!
However you decide to raise your goats, proper worming and coccidia prevention is crucial, or the babies will not grow to their maximum potential. Coccidia especially, when left untreated, can cause such extensive internal intestinal damage that the kids never recover and, if they even survive,...
Goats have been used for their dairy products for hundreds of years, providing a wide array of milk, butter, yogurt, and cheeses that provide the unique flavors that make Mediterranean cuisine so special. For those who are interested in raising their own dairy goats so they can take advantage...
Not to mention time too. When your friend needs you, sometimes when things are not going too well on your side, it is often so easy to turn a deaf ear to their pleas(请求). It is especially during these times, that you must find the strength in you to help your friend. And it ...
You’ve decided to get a goat or two and try them for awhile, but don’t know where to start. If you have never owned any livestock before, but want to learn how to raise goats in your backyard, getting started is a simple but big step. Goats are only one choice for backyard liv...
While chickens are the least dangerous farm animal you can keep around, they aren’t completely harmless. If you have especially small children, it’s always a good idea to make sure they are supervised when around your birds. This is because both small children and chickens are often unpredi...
It is first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400’s. According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a goatherd named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake...