Episode 31For the Love of Goats Today we have questions from three listeners, so we are talking about For more information on topics I discuss in this episode, check out these links: Copper Oxide as a Dewormer — podcast Using … Read More
Episode 30For the Love of Goats Whether you are facing resistance to chemical dewormers, or whether you prefer to use more natural remedies, copper oxide wire particles may be helpful in the fight against barber pole worm (haemonchus contortus) in … Read More
Episode 29For the Love of Goats Many people who have owned pet dogs assume that they know all about choosing, buying, and training dogs, but livestock guardian dogs are completely different animals. In this episode, we are talking about those … Read More
Episode 28For the Love of Goats Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis, usually referred to as CAE, is a disease unique the goats and sheep, which has no cure. It spreads easily because goats in the early stages of the disease have … Read More
Episode 27For the Love of Goats Have you thought about renting out a room or a small cottage or cabin on your farm through Airbnb? Meet Tammy Gallagher of Texas who has done just that! In this episode, she … Read More
Episode 26For the Love of Goats It might sounds like it’s too good to be true — take your goats to someone else’s land and have them eat the brush and weeds while you are being paid. Goat … Read More
Episode 25For the Love of Goats Have you ever dreamed of starting your own goat milk soap business? That’s exactly what Jill Spruance and her family did almost a decade ago, and they are still going strong. They make … Read More
Episode 24For the Love of Goats There is probably no other goat-related subject that confuses goat owners more than deworming. If you check five different online sources, you could wind up with five different recommendations about how to use dewormers. … Read More
Episode 23For the Love of Goats Rather than waiting for spring and wondering why your goats didn’t get pregnant, now is the time to get your ducks in a row — er, um, goats! In this solo episode I’m talking … Read More
Episode 21For the Love of Goats Today we are talking about two separate problems that a lot of goat owners encounter — milk that tastes “goaty” and does holding back their milk. First, I’m talking to Katherine Boehle, … 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....
