False Pregnancy in Goats
Were you absolutely sure that goat was pregnant, but she never kidded, and now she doesn’t look as big as she did last week? It is possible for a doe to get bred and stop cycling and even to get … Read More
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How many kids can a doe feed?
We have now had 8 sets of quintuplets on our farm, and one of the most popular questions is, “Can the doe feed that many?” I never say “never,” but I will say it is highly unlikely that a doe … Read More
Life on a Small Acreage Goat Farm
By Elyse Nicholson One of the biggest myths surrounding goat ownership is that you have own a lot of land for them to graze on, and that they need a way to go in and out of a shelter whenever … Read More
Breed Profile: Golden Guernsey Goats
by Teresa Casselman While I have bred Nubian dairy goats since 1994, I’ve always been intrigued by rare livestock breeds. I first learned about the Guernsey breed in 2003 when the Dairy Goat Journal featured the Golden Guernsey goat on … Read More
Working Goats: What Now?
By Elyse Nicholson PART 4Troubleshooting & Follow-up During this 4-part series, you have hopefully learned all the steps and instructions needed to successfully train your goat to pull a cart. Each post went through the information rather fast because of … Read More
Working Goats: Putting the Cart before the Goat
By Elyse Nicholson PART 3Cart & Team Training In previous posts, we’ve discussed choosing the right goat and preparing for the journey (part 1). We also discussed training our goats to walk on a collar, line, and halter, as well as … Read More
Raising Livestock: What caused what?
One winter more than a decade ago after receiving my master’s degree and suffering through a class on research and statistics, I decided to finally put that knowledge to use. I then proceeded to design a study that I knew … Read More
What is natural?
A few months ago I was giving a talk and brought up aquaponics as a good way to grow vegetables during times of drought. Aquaponics is growing fish and plants together. It could be outside or in a greenhouse or … Read More
Livestock and hot weather
With record breaking temperatures hitting many parts of the U.S. this week, anyone with livestock has probably been anxiously watching them to make sure they are surviving the heat. So, here are a few tips: WATER! Keep cool water … Read More
