goat breeds

Episode 94For the Love of Goats If you’ve been thinking about a meat breed and are looking for one that does well on pasture and forage, is parasite resistant, and hardy in general, the Kiko might be the breed for … Read More

Episode 84For the Love of Goats If you want a standard size dairy goat that gives a gallon or more of milk daily, then the Alpine might be for you. In this episode, we are talking to Emily Thompson of … Read More

Episode 81For the Love of Goats If you’ve ever seen the goats without ears, that’s what we’re talking about today! LaManchas are best known for having tiny little gopher ears, which most people either love or hate. If you raise … Read More

Episode 80For the Love of Goats If you are looking for a medium sized dairy goat that produces about a gallon a day, then consider the Oberhasli, which originally came from Switzerland. Morgan Allen of Haycreek Farm in Minnesota has … 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 62For the Love of Goats If a herd has more than one breed of goat, odds are good that they also have some experimental goats, which are crosses of other purebred standard-sized goats. Bucks are determined creatures, and unplanned … Read More

Episode 61For the Love of Goats If you are interested in a medium-sized goat for milking, you should consider the Toggenburg, which is always a shade of brown, somewhere between tan and dark chocolate. The Toggenburg goat’s butterfat average is … Read More

Episode 60For the Love of Goats If you are looking for a larger dairy goat that produces a lot of milk and has fairly low butterfat, then the Sable goat might be the one for you, especially if you like … Read More

Episode 59For the Love of Goats Today’s episode started as a discussion of Nubian goats with Joanne Danielson who has been raising them for 40 years. However, because of Jo’s experience as a professional cheesemaker, it quickly turned into a … Read More

Episode 58For the Love of Goats It can be so challenging to choose a breed of goat to raise. But you should not choose your goats like you choose pets, which is often based on appearance, color, or size. If … Read More