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What is the Best Hay for Goats?
Why should you approach goat feed with scientific precision? The answer is simple: To maximize the health of the animal. But what is the best hay for goats?
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Are You Feeding Straw or Hay for Goats?
If you dread choosing hay for goats, you are not alone … there is much to know about what to feed goats.
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Pasture Management for Goats
Good pastures are necessary for goats. Poor pasture management can cause many problems from bare spots to goat parasites.
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The Therapeutic Benefits of Cuddling Goats
Science and psychology have proven that interacting with our animal companions has many physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental health benefits that add to our wellness and happiness.
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Socializing Dam-raised Kids
Socializing dam-raised kids takes time and patience. Keep your eyes on the prize. When the two of you begin your adventures together, every moment invested now will pay exponential dividends on the trail.
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The Importance of Exercise for Pregnant Does
Exercise improves pregnant does’ muscular, cardiovascular, and respiratory fitness. It gives her the strength and mobility to comfortably carry the growing fetuses, as well as endurance during labor and delivery.
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Healthful Herd: Basic Hormones
Hormones work in minimal concentrations and are powerful enough to regulate everything from kidding to mating behaviors to the “fight or flight” reflex.
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Kat’s Corner: Answers about What to Feed Goats
Kat’s Caprine Corner answers your pressing goat questions. In this issue: What to feed goats. And will poison hemlock hurt my animals?
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The Cute, Adorable Nigora Goat
Let me introduce you to a new breed of goat that will rock your homesteading world. It’s called the Nigora goat.
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All About Nigerian Dwarf Goats
The Nigerian Dwarf goat is a miniature goat of West African origin. Nigerian Dwarf goats are enjoying a rise in popularity due to their small size and colorful markings.
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