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...
Dairy Goat Weight, Feeding
Kat at Fir Meadow Farm offers tips on how she feeds and maintains the weight of her dairy goats at Fir Meadow Farm in Oregon. Kat’s kept dairy goats for about 10 years and is a firm believer in alfalfa. »
Bottle Babies
The best way to raise kids is to let the dam handle it. That’s what mothers are for. There are circumstances, however, when human intervention is crucial. Does normally kid twins. Triplets are not uncommon and at times, blessings abound and quadruplets arrive. Some does can handle triplets; some can’t. With quads or quints and... »
Cold Weather Crisis
You go out to the barn to set out some hay and notice one of the kids is laying down. Just as you’re thinking how cute it is, you realize it’s not moving much, or perhaps it’s shivering or is tilted on its side. Maybe you arrive for the worst case scenario: seizures. Newborns and... »
Failure to Thrive
Some animals just don’t do well. For no obvious reason they are sickly and, regardless of human efforts, die. This is referred to as “failure to thrive.” Goats are no exception. Some kids are born, by all accounts healthy, only to die within hours or days. No illness, no parasite overload, no reason, just failure... »
Goat or Cow for the Family’s Milk?
Holly at Easy Living the Hard Way has kept both cows and goats and gives a analysis here of the difference. She covers initial investment, care and labor costs — including the cost to her body from milking” “My back appreciates that our goats jump up on to a stanchion and I’m sitting upright milking rather... »
Goat Triage for a Broken Leg
ERIE, Kansas — Pepper, a Nubian buckling who’s gone from “cute bottle baby to hormone-driven horn dog,” broke his leg trying to reach the doelings at Shiloh Prairie Farm. It was late at night and there was no way to get him to the vet, so Jennifer and Jamey, his owners, knew they had to... »
Goat Medical Kit
Capcas.com, which represents Cashmere producers, has this list of items for inclusion in an emergency kit, especially useful now that winter is upon us and kids are starting to arrive, at least here in North America. The site also has this tongue-in-cheek, but useful, list of numerous ways to kill a goat. It’s worth running... »
Kidding in Cold Weather
It’s been unseasonably cold in the U.S. South with many struggling through some of the coldest temperatures in a decade — accompanied by snow, ice and all manner of ugliness. While we here in the north are pretty used to this, it’s been a bad year for us as well. I’m not one to advocate... »
Understanding Mini Genetics
For those intimidated by the needs of full-sized goats, the mini dairy goat may be just the ticket. Mini goats are creating by breeding Nigerian Dwarf bucks to full-size dairy does. They conform to standard coloring but are smaller. However, determining percentages and generations, required for registration or showing, can be confusing. Green Gables Mini Nubians has provided a... »
The Parasite Predicament
Like any other livestock, there are diseases that are common and often life threatening to goats. However, the most insidious forerunner of health issues is parasites. Worms are ubiquitous to goat tending. The eggs are laid on the lower stalks of plants which the goats then eat, injesting the eggs which hatch into worms and... »
The Baby’s Crying. No Wait, It’s Just the Goat
Nubians are known for being a bit vocal. They talk, they grumble, they bawl, they bellow. They yell as their people arrive to bring them food and they yell even louder as the dutiful tender walks back to the house leaving the poor dears to fend for themselves in the wilderness of the barn. Compliments of Sugar... »
Paternity
We’re not talking about the Maury Povich Show, we’re talking about your goat-daddy. A recent blog entry at Chicama Run Family Farm brought to mind an important concern when breeding: what to do about bucks. You would think a farm with a couple of does and one buck wouldn’t have such concerns but say the does kid only... »
Kidding: What It Looks Like
YouTube has some excellent videos of goats kidding that we thought we’d share with you. Please be advised that these are graphic vidoes showing actual births. Jim, somecallmejim on YouTube, offers this video from 2007 along with running commentary and snappy background music. Jim’s video gives the viewer a look at some pre-birth behavior, not to... »
Urinary Calculi in Goats
Most goat farmers castrate bucklings for pets or meat production and to limit the number of fertile bucks in their herd. Unfortunately castrated bucks known as wethers, can be prone to urinary calculi (bladder and kidney stones) if they are castrated before their urinary tract has reached full growth. Urinary calculi are caused by an imbalance of... »
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.
