Download or read book Nigerian Dwarf Goat Keeping Nigerian Dwarf Goats as Pets Nigerian Dwarf Goat Book for Daily Care Pros and Cons Raising Training Feeding Housing and Health written by Peter Patterdale and published by Imb Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering owning Nigerian Dwarf goats? Perhaps you have already bought a few goats. It is important to know what you are getting into! There is no question they are adorable and amazing! Yet they can also be plenty of work. Knowing the pros and cons, the work involved, and all the benefits can help you to make up your mind. I grew up with animals around the house and these delightful goats always had a special place in my heart. That's the reason why I decide to write a book about these cuties. Some of the Nigerian Goat owners I spoke to are content and others wish they had never gotten involved. Some of them feel overwhelmed and others simply lack the right information. I want to share the benefits of goat ownership. At the same time, I want goat owners to have a clear picture of what they are about to embark on. If you own Nigerian Dwarf goats, their daily care is in your hands so it isn't a decision to make lightly. I believe when you have read this book, you will know if it is right for you to have these gorgeous animals as pets. You will know how to keep your goats happy and how to become a happy goat owner. Covered in this Book: Basics of breeding Behaviors and characteristics Brief history of the goats Challenges Coloring Common mistakes to avoid Daily care Difference between Nigerian Dwarf and Pygmy Goats Exercise Feeding and watering Finding a vet Grooming Health risks Height and weight Hoof trimming Horn removal Insurance Interacting with your goats Lifecycle Milking your goats Paperwork Preventative care Pros and cons of ownership Registration Resources Sanitary processing of your milk Seasonal care Selling your goats Shelter Signs of healthy goats Supplies to have on hand Tips for buying goats Training your goats Understanding show requirements and disqualifications Understanding the laws where you reside for goat ownership Understanding the Nigerian Dwarf Goat Zoning ......and more."

Download or read book Raising Goats For Dummies written by Cheryl K. Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-01-28 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to raise goats and start reaping the benefits of owning these fun and useful animals Raising goats is a major part of human life (and survival) around the world. The movement has increased in popularity in recent years as consumers embrace a more sustainable lifestyle, reject commercialism, move to organic food options, and raise concerns about industrial agriculture practices. Raising Goats For Dummies provides you with an introduction to all aspects of owning, caring for, and the day-to-day benefits of raising goats. Breaks down the complicated process of choosing and purchasing the right goat breed to meet your needs and getting facilities for your goat set up. Provides in-depth information on proper grooming, handling, feeding, and milking Covers the basics of goat health and nutrition Offers tips and advice for using your goat to produce milk, meat, fiber, and more You'll quickly understand what makes these useful and delightful creatures so popular and gain the knowledge and skills to properly care for and utilize their many offerings with help from Raising Goats For Dummies.

Download or read book Holistic Goat Care written by Gianaclis Caldwell and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-03 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Practical, well written, and comprehensive. . . . Read this book cover to cover, or keep it handy as a reference for all aspects of goat care."—Sarah Flack, author of The Art and Science of Grazing This one-of-a-kind guide will empower even novice goat owners, offering expert guidance on maintaining a healthy herd—whether they are dairy, meat, fiber, or pet goats Goats have provided humankind with essential products for centuries; indeed, they bear the noble distinction of being the first domesticated farm animal. From providing milk and meat for sustenance and fiber and hides for clothing and shelter to carrying packs and clearing brush, there isn’t much that goats cannot do. Managing goats successfully requires an understanding of how nature designed them to thrive, including nutritional and psychological needs, as well as how to identify a problem and intercede before it’s too late. For more than a decade, Gianaclis Caldwell and her family have operated Pholia Farm Creamery, an off-grid, raw milk goat cheese dairy. In Holistic Goat Care, Caldwell offers readers a comprehensive guide to maintaining a healthy herd of goats, whether they are dairy goats, meat goats, fiber goats, or pet goats. Holistic Goat Care will empower even novice goat owners to confidently diagnose and treat most of the ailments that goats might experience. For the experienced goat farmer, the book offers a depth of insight and approaches to treatment not found in any other book. Caldwell places special emphasis throughout on holistic, natural, and alternative approaches to caring for goats, including information on: Handling and managing goats using their natural instincts as an asset Developing good farm management practices such as appropriate housing and fencing systems and manure and mortality management Making feeding decisions based on understanding goats’ ruminant digestive system and their evolutionary needs Growing forage and garden crops as feed and utilizing wild browse Troubleshooting health problems based on assessing symptoms Implementing advanced health procedures such as pain control, fecal testing, and transplanting rumen microbes from healthy to sick goats Diagnosing, treating, and preventing more than 75 common goat ailments Whether your herd is two or two hundred, this first-of-its-kind, comprehensive book will help you keep your goats healthy, safe, and productive and give you a deep and enjoyable insight into the wondrous creature that is the goat.

Download or read book Mini Goats written by Sue Weaver and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You don’t have to find a farm to find a goat these days. Goats have become popular on hobby farms and even in suburban backyards for fleece, for milk, and just as pets. Goats are known for their easy-keeping qualities and delightful personalities, and what’s easier to keep than a goat? A miniature goat! Including Pygmy Goats, Nigerian Dwarfs, Mini-Myotonics, Miniature Silky Fainting Goats, Miniature Dairy Goats, Pygoras, and Nigoras, mini goats have all of the traits that fanciers love about full-sized goat breeds in a compact size. City dwellers can even enjoy the companionship of a miniature goat—or two! In The Mini Goat Guide, experienced goat keeper and author Sue Weaver brings readers the most comprehensive and current information about selecting and caring for miniature goats. Inside The Mini-Goat Guide: The miniature goat breeds and their myriad sizes, shapes, coat types, and colors Preparing for mini goat ownership and selecting the right goats for you The miniature goat’s behavior, temperament, social nature, and body language How to feed, house, exercise, groom, and provide proper health care for your mini goats Breeding goats and raising kids Special considerations for owning dairy goats

Download or read book The Prairie Homestead Cookbook written by Jill Winger and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jill Winger, creator of the award-winning blog The Prairie Homestead, introduces her debut The Prairie Homestead Cookbook, including 100+ delicious, wholesome recipes made with fresh ingredients to bring the flavors and spirit of homestead cooking to any kitchen table. With a foreword by bestselling author Joel Salatin The Pioneer Woman Cooks meets 100 Days of Real Food, on the Wyoming prairie. While Jill produces much of her own food on her Wyoming ranch, you don’t have to grow all—or even any—of your own food to cook and eat like a homesteader. Jill teaches people how to make delicious traditional American comfort food recipes with whole ingredients and shows that you don’t have to use obscure items to enjoy this lifestyle. And as a busy mother of three, Jill knows how to make recipes easy and delicious for all ages. "Jill takes you on an insightful and delicious journey of becoming a homesteader. This book is packed with so much easy to follow, practical, hands-on information about steps you can take towards integrating homesteading into your life. It is packed full of exciting and mouth-watering recipes and heartwarming stories of her unique adventure into homesteading. These recipes are ones I know I will be using regularly in my kitchen." - Eve Kilcher These 109 recipes include her family’s favorites, with maple-glazed pork chops, butternut Alfredo pasta, and browned butter skillet corn. Jill also shares 17 bonus recipes for homemade sauces, salt rubs, sour cream, and the like—staples that many people are surprised to learn you can make yourself. Beyond these recipes, The Prairie Homestead Cookbook shares the tools and tips Jill has learned from life on the homestead, like how to churn your own butter, feed a family on a budget, and experience all the fulfilling satisfaction of a DIY lifestyle.

Download or read book Backyard Roots written by Lori Eanes and published by Skipstone Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Along the West coast, a range of people--from families with young children, to immigrants recapturing their homeland culture, to idealistic twenty-somethings seeking community--are turning their urban backyards into modern-day homesteads. Lori Eanes reveals the lives of 35 of these urban farmers through her photographs and stories"--P. [4] of cover.

Download or read book The Goat World written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Storey s Guide to Raising Dairy Goats 5th Edition written by Jerry Belanger and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This best-selling handbook is packed with detailed information on housing, feeding, and fencing dairy goats. It’s been the trusted resource on the topic for farmers and homesteaders since it was originally published in 1975, and the new edition — completely updated and redesigned — makes Storey’s Guide to Raising Dairy Goats more comprehensive and accessible than ever. In-depth sections explain every aspect of milking, including necessary equipment, proper hand-milking techniques, and handling and storing the milk. New color illustrations show each stage of kidding, and substantial chapters on dairy goat health and breeding include the most up-to-date research and practices.

Download or read book Nigerian Dwarf Goats Care written by Taylor David and published by Windrunner Pets. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, you will find all of the information you need to be prepared for becoming a Nigerian Dwarf Goats owner. You will find information about Nigerian Dwarf Goat care, caresheet, cages, enclosure, habitat, diet, diseases, facts, set up, food, names, pictures, info, life span, breeding, personality, feeding and cost. After reading this book you will be an expert on Nigerian Dwarf Goats! Taylor David covers all aspects of keeping Nigerian Dwarf Goats, including their recent popularity as backyard pets within homesteading communities. The book is full of sound advice and answers to your questions on goat management.

Download or read book City Goats written by Jennie Grant and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2012-10-03 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLICK HERE to download the chapter called "Legalizing Goats In Your City" from City Goats Time Magazine calls author Jennie Grant the, "godmother of goat lovers." * Explains the how-to and benefits of keeping and raising milking goats on your city lot * Get a healthy source of milk, as well as a hobby that will change your life * Longtime urban goat keeper Jennie Grant is an experienced city goat farmer and Goat Justice activist JENNIE GRANT is your average 40-something mother with a bungalow in Seattle's leafy Madrona neighborhood, a happy middle-school child, a tolerant husband, and a pug named Eddie. She also happens to keep chickens and two milking goats, Snowflake and Eloise, and is regionally known as the passionate founder of the Goat Justice League. Since Grant began keeping milking goats several years ago, she has learned firsthand the remarkable benefits and beauty of keeping goats -- how much healthier and easier to maintain a yard with goats can be, the tolerance levels of neighbors, the health benefits of non-industrial foods, and how interacting with goats inspires a connection with nature. City Goats: The Goat Justice League's Guide to Urban Goat Keeping is her step-by-step guide to raising a pair of dairy goats in your urban or suburban backyard, from learning city zoning requirements and selecting goats to setting up your yard, building a goat shed, feeding and caring, kidding, and milking. Practical and at times comical (just like a goat!), connected both to nature and the city, and slightly rebellious -- City Goats: The Goat Justice League's Guide to Urban Goat Keeping is a book for gardeners, people committed to eating locally, and anyone who has ever pondered joining the backyard goat revolution.

Download or read book How to Raise Goats written by Carol A. Amundson and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you want to raise a dairy barn full of milkers, meat goats for market, a herd of Angoras for mohair fiber, or a few Pygmies as pets, this is the book for you. Goats are more popular than ever. The expert, hands-on advice in this new edition of Voyageur Press's best-selling goat manual makes it easy to get started. Providing information on the latest developments in husbandry, housing, and nutrition, veteran goat farmer Carol Amundson also describes the breeds popular in the United States and Canada and explains all the helpful dos and don’ts. You’ll find information about traveling with goats, marketing, treating illness, and more, including a glossary of caprine terms, tables and charts for easy reference, and a list of breed associations. Illustrated in full color and licensed by the Future Farmers of America, this guidebook is an indispensable resource for those who want to raise their very own goats. Easy-to-follow tips help you to: Choose the right breed for your needs Evaluate and purchase goats House and feed your herd Keep your herd healthy Breed goats and birth kids Market goats and their products Reviewed and approved by Dr. Clint Rusk (Purdue University Associate Professor in the Youth Development and Agriculture Education Department), this book will give you the tools you need to succeed in this challenging but rewarding venture.

Download or read book 50 Do It Yourself Projects for Keeping Goats written by Janet Garman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build Fences, Make Goat Milk Soap, Create Goat Play Structures, and Much More! Get ready to jump into the world of goats, one DIY project at a time. Owning and raising goats doesn't have to be an expensive venture. With imagination, simple tools, and salvaged or bargain materials, you can make everything your goats need for their health, safety, and entertainment. Packed with useful information for goat owners, you'll learn about breeds, housing, nutrition, and more. Plus find instructions to learn how to: Build fences Construct a hay storage area Naturally control harmful weeds in the pasture Make natural worm prevention supplements Build a dehorning box Create goat play structures Make yogurt, cheese, lotion, soap, and more Bake goat treats And more! From horns to tail, you're ready to tackle the needs of your goat herd with 50 DIY Projects you can create on a limited budget. Let's get started!

Download or read book The Joy of Keeping Goats written by Laura Childs and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to raise goats for meat, milk or bucolic...

Download or read book Storey s Guide to Raising Miniature Livestock written by Sue Weaver and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guides you through choosing, caring for, training, and breeding mini horses, donkeys, mules, pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, and llamas.

Download or read book Chickens in the Road written by Suzanne McMinn and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suzanne McMinn, a former romance writer and founder of the popular blog chickensintheroad.com, shares the story of her search to lead a life of ordinary splendor in Chickens in the Road, her inspiring and funny memoir. Craving a life that would connect her to the earth and her family roots, McMinn packed up her three kids, left her husband and her sterile suburban existence behind, and moved to rural West Virginia. Amid the rough landscape and beauty of this rural mountain country, she pursues a natural lifestyle filled with chickens, goats, sheep—and no pizza delivery. With her new life comes an unexpected new love—"52," a man as beguiling and enigmatic as his nickname—a turbulent romance that reminds her that peace and fulfillment can be found in the wake of heartbreak. Coping with formidable challenges, including raising a trio of teenagers, milking stubborn cows, being snowed in with no heat, and making her own butter, McMinn realizes that she’s living a forty-something’s coming-of-age story. As she dares to become self-reliant and embrace her independence, she reminds us that life is a bold adventure—if we’re willing to live it. Chickens in the Road includes more than 20 recipes, craft projects, and McMinn’s photography, and features a special two-color design.

Download or read book Ecothrifty written by Deborah Niemann and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grow your own food and cook more from scratch.

Download or read book The Goat Record Keeping Log Book written by Brenda Rees and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Goat Record Keeping Log Book is especially designed for goat owners by Brenda Rees, a long time goat owner. This book allows you to keep vital information on your goats, record your observations, medical notes, breeding & kidding notes and more in one convenient easy to use journal. It is a "must have" for goat lovers and keepers. ADD TO CART now to grab yours! Features inside this log book: You'll find it easy to record important details for up to 25 goats on the wide lined work sheets. There is a Goat Index page where you can write the Goat's Name beside the page where her record begins. On the Goat Information page you will be able to record the Goat's Full Name, Nickname, Birth Date, Sex, Breed, Registration info, Color, Markings, Horn Info, Ear Info, Tattoo, Electronic Id, the Goat's Purpose in your herd, Information about when and how the goat was acquired, Breeder and Owner information. There is a chart to record a 4 generation Pedigree. A place holder for pasting a Photo or a drawing of the goat. And, an area for Notes. On the Medical Information page, you will be able to record information about Injuries or Illnesses, Parasite Control, Testing, Vaccination and Supplements. The Breeding & Kidding pages have enough space to record 6 different breeding and kidding seasons for each goat. You'll be able to record the buck and whether the breeding was live cover or AI, the Date Bred, the Due Date, Number of the Freshening, the Actual Kidding Date, information about the Delivery, and information about each kid born. There is also space for you to record Notes and Other Information per each goat record. There are 10 pages for general Notes and Observations for your goat herd. Handy Charts are included at the end of the book for Calculating a Goat's Weight based upon the heart girth measurement, Calculating the Kidding Due Date, and some basic Vital Signs for Goats There is also space to record Contact Information for important people in management of your goats. A Note from the Author: I've been working with dairy goats since 2006. My herd has ranged in size from 6 goats up to 120 milking does when I owned a Commercial Grade A goat dairy. Over the years, I've used several methods of record keeping for my herd. I have created record sheets that I've found most useful in this Goat Record Keeping Log Book. I hope you find them useful. Enjoy! - Brenda Large Size - 8.5 x 11 inch 120 Pages High Quality Paper Beautiful Cover Design with Professional Glossy Finish This practical log book is great for goat lovers and keepers. Buy one today and get your goat keeping records organized. The Goat Record Keeping Log Book also makes a beautiful gift for friends and family members. Perfect for 4-H and FFA projects. Enjoy!