goats

Episode 53 For the Love of Goats       After writing about our experience when one of our does had squamous cell carcinoma, I’ve been contacted by quite a few other goat owners who have had a goat that … Read More

Episode 52 For the Love of Goats       Someone emailed me after her first experience tattooing goats and said, “There has to be a better way to identify goats. What can you tell me about microchips?” Luckily I … Read More

Episode 51 For the Love of Goats       Zinc deficiency is often suspected when a goat is losing hair, but there are other reasons for hair loss, and that is not the only symptom of zinc deficiency. In … Read More

Episode 50 For the Love of Goats       Some people talk about sheep and goats as if they are practically the same species, but nothing could be further from the truth. I’ve been breeding and milking Nigerian dwarf … Read More

Episode 49 For the Love of Goats       When my daughters were teenagers, they loved showing goats. It was a great way for us to learn about goat conformation and to see how our goats compared to others. … Read More

Episode 48 For the Love of Goats       Because barber pole worm (haemonchus contortus) causes so many deaths among goats, we don’t talk about other worms much. Barber pole is the worm that sucks blood and causes goats … Read More

Episode 47 For the Love of Goats         If you have goats for very long, you may realize that some never need deworming while others need it frequently. There is definitely a genetic component involved in a … Read More

Episode 46 For the Love of Goats       If you look online for a list of plants that are poisonous to goats, you might think you need to chop down trees and pull up dozens of weeds to … Read More

Episode 45 For the Love of Goats       If you ever wanted to sell your goats or sheep to someone in another country, then you are already familiar with the US’s problem with scrapie. It’s not a huge … Read More