If you’ve been thinking about adding dairy goats to your farm or homestead, you’ve probably been wondering which breed is best. Like so many things with goats, the answer is, “It depends!” I have a podcast episode on Choosing a … Read More
Skin problems in goats are fairly common and can be quite confusing. Mites cause mange, which is just one of the reasons that a goat can suffer from hair loss, dry skin, thickening of skin, scabs, and pustules. Some of … Read More
Since I receive a lot of questions about the Side Crusher, I asked the awesome folks at Premier 1 Supplies if they would send one to review three years ago, and they graciously agreed to do so. Other than receiving the … Read More
Episode 72For the Love of Goats Until recently, most goat breeders had never heard of Cache Valley Virus. I heard about it two years ago when an animal scientist told me that they were having a horrible time with it … Read More
Episode 71For the Love of Goats Have you thought about adding chickens to your goat farm? Have you heard about keeping chickens and goats together? Maybe you already have chickens and the challenges with the goats are driving you crazy? … Read More
Episode 70For the Love of Goats How do you avoid scams when buying goats? Should you buy registered goats? How do you know you’re buying healthy goats? If you are getting started with goats or still building your herd, you … Read More
Episode 69For the Love of Goats If you are new to selling goats, you might feel like you can’t say “no” to any potential buyers. I am here to tell you otherwise. You will hear two main points today as … Read More
Episode 68For the Love of Goats Since parasite research in goats is always evolving, I was excited to see that the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control has revised their dewormer usage chart. Although most of the dosages have … Read More
Episode 67For the Love of Goats It’s probably safe to say that everyone has heard of fainting goats, which are more correctly called myotonic goats, and they don’t actually faint. Today we are separating fact from fiction in our conversation … Read More
Episode 66For the Love of Goats Hypocalcemia in goats, sometimes called milk fever, is one of the most misunderstood maladies in the goat world. This confusion stems from research done on cows, which does not apply to goats, but is … Read More
Thrifty Homesteader was created in 2012 after the publication of my second book, Ecothrifty. The name was coined by one of my followers because I said that I didn’t want anyone to think that they had to be rich to homestead or live a greener life....
