Shawarma in a Middle Eastern sandwich similar to gyros. Makes 4 servings Ingredients 2 lbs Goat meat, sliced very thinly ... »
Goat Milk Soap
Kiko Goats
2009 Ober National Champion
Nigerian Goat
Courtesy of Danielle Langloism, Wikipedia CCLSo you want to raise goats...
Master Goat Producer
QUINCY, Fla. — Certification as a Master Goat Producer is being offered in May through the extension arm of Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University. Four day of classes May 14-15 and May 28-29 will cover topics on small ruminants, management and profitable goat and sheep production. The course is followed up with a farm inspection... »
Handling Hypothermia
Holly at Easy Living the Hard Way gives readers a number of ways to warm a chilled animal. When a dog ran a neighbor’s ewe into a frozen pond, Holly covered the sheep with a blanket and exposed small areas on the body and dried the wool with a hair dryer. “Even when the ewe was... »
Female Farmer Shock
It never ceases to amaze me that people are surprised that I raise livestock. Why is that such a shock? While it’s true that I usually leave the manure covered Carhart’s and farm boots at home, the disbelief when I tell people I farm seems a bit extreme. Whenever we mention farming, people immediately look to... »
Goat Fencing With Cattle Panels
GRANDVIEW, Texas — Tara of This Agrarian Life uses rigid livestock panels, sometimes called “cattle panels,” rather than field fencing to contain her goats. “They never bend or sag no matter how often the goats lean/stand on them, and that also makes them very fast and easy to put up,” Tara says in this post. The... »
Starter Tips for Raising Goats
You’ve been reading ATG and you think you might want to try your hand at goat tending. Well, Locate Your Nest has a 5 point list for the prospective goat herder. It’s simplistic but simplicity is best when you’re first checking things out. We’d like to add a 6th point: fencing. Fencing will make... »
Stanchions
The kids are born and will soon be weaned so if you intend to milk the does, it’s time to make sure you have a stanchion. While some goats will stand peacefully anywhere while you milk them, the majority will need to be put into a stanchion (milking stand). Stanchions are a must-have in the... »
Goat Shelters
There has been a lot of interest and conversation of late regarding easy to build and portable shelters. Here are some resources for those who are looking for examples of goat shelters. eHow has three articles offering shelters for goats: Goat Shed, Fainting Goat Shelter (which is really not any different than any other breed’s shelter)... »
Human Training
The Boer and Meat Goat Information Center has a delightful article on the art of goats training humans. Contributed by Connie Reynolds of Autumn Farm Boers, those who have bottle fed will be chuckling and nodding their heads in agreement. Those who haven’t? Well they’ll just be laughing. »
Milk Teeth
Unless you’re living in your barn and taking regular peeks into your goats’ mouths, you may never see a kid’s milk teeth. Lucky for you, Linda at LinderCroft’s Goats recently found some and took a picture for us. »
A Goat Primer
Those who raise livestock tend to forget that other people often have no idea what we’re talking about. Here’s a brief primer of terms as they apply to goats and goat tending. Banding: a form of castration that involves placing a band around the scrotum. They don’t particularly enjoy this. Bloat: when gas becomes trapped in the rumen... »
Surrogate Goat Mothering
Some kiddings don’t go well and the dam is left fearful of her kids. Some dams don’t produce enough milk. Others are just lousy mothers. In any of these cases, or any others in which the original mother is unable or unwilling to feed her kids, there exists the possibility to avoid bottle feeding... »
Goat Breeding: Know Your Limits
Since today celebrates the day of love, let’s talk about the love of goat breeding — responsible breeding that is. Most goats breed as the daytime hours grow shorter, which in the Northern Hemisphere results in January-April kidding — an often nasty time of year. So before you breed your herd, think about the end... »
Milk Fever
If your doe is shivering like she’s cold, don’t assume she needs a sweater. Your first guess should be milk fever. Hypocalcemia, commonly known as milk fever, is a calcium deficiency found in goats and cattle. Most often seen in newly freshened does, milk fever can also be found in goats who are preparing to... »
Adventures in Bottle Feeding
Not enough hands, not enough pockets, and didn’t I used to live in a house instead of a barn? Bottle feeding a baby goat seems like such a fun and touchy-feely way to spend 20 minutes or so. Then add a second baby, and a third. What do you have? Lots of hungry tummies... »
2009 Alpine National Champion
Happy Goat Caramels
Happy Goat Caramels are sweet, savory and made from the milk of California goats grazed on pesticide-free grass.
