animals 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A Beginner’s Guide to the Best Goats for Milk

February 23, 2020 · Backyard Goats Contributor · Home Dairy

There are many good reasons for raising dairy goats, and this article is the best place to start for more information about the best goats for milk.

Vegetable Rennet vs. Animal Rennet in Cheese

February 20, 2020 · Marissa Ames · Home Dairy

When making cheese, rennet usually isn’t optional. But, though they do the same thing, animal and vegetable rennet have very different beginnings.

Fun with Miniature Goats

February 15, 2020 · Countryside Magazine Contributor · Kids' Corner

Goats of all shapes and sizes, including miniature goats, have a wonderful way of bringing people together, of creating community between all different kinds of folks.

Goat Playgrounds: A Place to Play!

February 14, 2020 · Backyard Goats Contributor · Ownership

Goats are many things: lively, intelligent, playful, curious, useful. It’s the playfulness that can be the undoing of the novice goat-owner. For this reason, goat playgrounds are highly recommended.