Provide your nanny goat with a “dry period” every year. The dry period should coincide with the period when she is bred, and should last about two months. High milk producers need a longer dry period in order to replenish nutrients lost during milk production. When your doe starts produci...
Trimming your lamb or sheep's feet regularly gets them used to the process long before showing season. Trim the feet at least a week or two prior to the show, in case you accidentally cut a little too close. That way, the hoof will grow out in time. You want to present an animal ...
peppering us continually with facts about goat care and the different types of goats along with their traits and their behaviors. Her research led her to decide on Pygmy goats, a small breed raised primarily for meat. And as we learned, some folks keep Pygmy...
Converting prefab sheds into goat barns is easy, but there are a few things you’ll want to add before letting the goats in. Goats like to butt things with their heads, and if you let them do it to the inside wall of your prefab shed, they will eventually tear the siding of...
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...
it may have begun to lose a tooth here and there. A normal adult goat mouth has eight lower front teeth. As the goat ages the teeth will show signs of wearing down from eating. The teeth may begin to spread out slightly. The type of vegetation the goat eats will play a part in the...
The lives of goats, by all appearances, consist mostly of eating, climbing, butting heads and a whole lot of standing on top of things. One particular breed of goat, however, is known for a rather different trait: stiffening up and appearing to faint. Footage of these fainting goats contin...
People always ask me how to make soap,so today I show you how I do it! Master Soap Maker for 20+ Years In 1994 I came across a book on soap making and thought, “Well, gee, it can’t be too hard.” I remembered my great-grandmother from Sweden had made it, and so had my ...
A The university will know you attended. B You get an information pack. C You cannot attend events unless you register. 24 What is the main factor for Alice in her choice of university? A its facilities B its links to industry C the number of mature students ...