and Archives - Backyard Goats

How to Raise Goats In Your Backyard

March 25, 2020 · Backyard Goats Contributor · Ownership

You’ve decided to get a goat or two and try them for awhile, but don’t know where to start. If you have never owned any livestock before, but want to learn how to raise goats in your backyard, getting started is a simple but big step.

A Homemade Buttermilk Recipe, Two Ways!

March 22, 2020 · Marissa Ames · Home Dairy

Where can you find a homemade buttermilk recipe to suit your cooking needs? And is making buttermilk difficult?

Are You Feeding Straw or Hay for Goats?

March 15, 2020 · Karen Kopf · Feed & Housing

If you dread choosing hay for goats, you are not alone … there is much to know about what to feed goats.

What Do Milk Expiration Dates Really Mean?

March 7, 2020 · Rebecca Sanderson · Home Dairy

Is the milk expiration date really a cut-off where you can no longer safely drink the milk? Is it guaranteed to stay good until that date?

How to Pasteurize Milk at Home

March 7, 2020 · Marissa Ames · Home Dairy

Learning how to pasteurize milk at home is just one facet of owning dairy animals. A crucial one.

7 Easy Recipes for Making Goat Cheese

March 5, 2020 · Kate Johnson · Home Dairy

Getting started making goat cheese? Try these recipes first!

If you’ve never made cheese, start with the quick & easy cheeses that need minimal equipment and ingredients and are ready to eat fairly quickly.

Breed Profile: Pygmy Goats

March 3, 2020 · Tamsin Cooper · Goat Breeds

Pygmy goats are of West African origin and are characterized by their short legs and face due to genetic dwarfism. Their sturdy bodies and hardiness confer utility in their native countries.

10 Ways To Recognize Goat Labor Signs

March 1, 2020 · Gail Damerow · Health

The ability to identify goat labor signs gives you notice when it’s time to move the doe to a private area where she can concentrate on the job at hand without interference from the other goats.

Coccidiosis in Goats: A Kid Killer

February 28, 2020 · Backyard Goats Contributor · Health

Coccidiosis in goats is stressful enough but can kill a kid. But if you catch it soon enough, you can use many goat coccidia treatments for newborn kids.

Do You Know the Difference Between Goats and Sheep?

February 25, 2020 · Janet Garman · Kids' Corner, Ownership

Do you know the difference between goats and sheep? I know, being a fiber goat shepherd, I often see people who mistake one species for the other.