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Goat Kid Milk Replacer: Know Before You Buy
Add to Favorites New products are always popping up on grocery store shelves. It can be fun to review new product labels, but overwhelming at the same time. By knowing …
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No Kidding: Baby Goats Need Colostrum
Colostrum, the first milk a doe produces after she gives birth, is key to giving baby goats a strong, healthy start.
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Tube Feeding Baby Goats
Feeding baby goats with a tube can save weak or premature kids. Learn how to properly insert the tube, avoid inundating the lungs, to get precious colostrum into their tummies during a critical moment.
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How to Care for a Rejected Baby Goat
What to feed baby goats and how to care for rejected kids.
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Goats, Sheep And Deer Worm
Add to Favorites By Gail Damerow During 30-plus years of raising dairy goats, I had never heard of meningeal deer worm until December of 2013, when I lost that season’s best young doe and my …
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Kat’s Corner: Dehorning Goats and Trail First Aid
Katherine Drovdahl answers reader questions about dehorning goats past the age of disbudding, what to do if your doe has a hard udder, and first-aid items to carry for your pack goats!
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Selecting the Best Dairy Goat Breeds
What are the best dairy goat breeds? This depends on what you are looking for. The most prolific milk producers? A breed that does well in small spaces or under certain climate extremes?
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The Benefits and Disadvantages of Goat Milk
Many people overlook goat milk as a source of nutrition. But it isn’t for everyone. Though it has benefits, there are also disadvantages of goat milk.
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7 Great Ways to Make Aged Goat Cheese!
Many hobby goat owners end up making goat cheese at some point, but fewer venture into aged goat cheese. This might be because aged cheese takes more time, uses more equipment (check out our homemade cheese press plan), and may involve a few more ingredients.
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Caring for Angora Goat Fiber During Winter
Add to Favorites Do fiber goats need special care during the winter months? Caring for Angora goats and other fiber breeds requires a little more attention during the cold and …
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