Did you know that, just like humans, goats need vitamins to help maintain a healthy diet? Not only do these essential nutrients help to aid in the overall growth and development of goats, but they can also help to prevent certain health issues such as poor nutrition and other serious nutritional disorders. Ensuring your goat […]
Raising Dairy Goats: What to Know Before Buying
Last year, I had the pleasure of working with one of our fellow Alabamians, Jena of La-Z-Hooves Farm. Raising dairy goats wasn’t always in Jena’s future, but all that changed in 2010. Her husband began suffering from stomach aches associated with store-bought milk. After conducting some research, she found that goat’s milk is easier for […]
Think Like a Goat
LEARNING TO THINK LIKE A GOAT Making Your Life Easier . . . And Theirs Too by Suzanne W Gasparotto, Onion Creek Ranch Raising goats will be easier if you understand how goats think and how they live. If that statement sounds absurd to you, then you have much to learn about livestock in general and […]
10 Little Known Facts About Goats
by Gina Marcell, Mountain Goat Lodge We all love trivia, especially when it’s about animals. Here are 10 goat facts you probably didn’t know: 1. Goats are pack animals, and some goats get so close to their lifelong companion that they have been known to die soon after their companion dies. 2. Goats have horizontal slit […]
Bottle Feeding a Baby Goat 101
By Sharon Reeves If bottle feeding a baby goat is necessary, it’s important not to over-feed or feed the wrong formula. When at all possible it’s better for the kids to be left nursing from their mom. Sometimes, however, this isn’t an option. I usually try to work with a doe and newborn for at […]