Download or read book Pygmy Goats written by Lorrie Boldrick and published by All Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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.

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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 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 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 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 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 The Goat written by Sue Weaver and published by Ivy Press. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Goat: A Natural History offers a complete overview of this captivating creature, from the goatish Greek god Pan, to their cognitive capacity and typical milk yields. It is no secret that goats are highly intelligent. They are also curious, gentle, independent, very social, and full of character. They hate to get wet and will avoid puddles. Among the first domesticated animals, goats are a common character in western mythology. In ancient Greece, Crete, and Egypt, goats even received divine honours. Goats are increasingly appreciated for their high adaptability to a wide variety of environmental conditions, and will thrive in the warmer, dryer world of the future. This book reveals everything you need to know about the natural history of a fascinating animal.

Download or read book Greenmoxie written by Fotheringham Nikki and published by Greenmoxie. This book was released on 2014-11-30 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We take you through your home, office and garden and show you how to do just about everything in a more eco-friendly way. From upcycling projects you can do with your kids, to making your own make-up and everything in between, this book is a comprehensive guide for those who want to live a leaner, greener and healthier life. Make awesome stuff, save the planet, have fun & save money!

Download or read book GOATS written by Kate Riggs and published by Creative Education. This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular Seedlings series offers irresistible introductions to animals, birds, sea life, insects, eco systems, and an array of transporation. Written in a friendly voice, filled with dynamic photos, and featuring text crafted for the youngest of readers, these books spotlight the bodies, behaviors, and habitats of living things and the parts, operation, and roles of vehicles. As introductions to informational text, these titles will plant the seeds of knowledge! A kindergarten-level introduction to horses, covering their growth process, behaviors, the farms they call home, and such defining features as their manes and tails.

Download or read book Pygmy Goat written by Kenney and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pygmy goats are fun, friendly, and cute. They can even do some tricks. Learn about these curious and playful creatures and see if a pygmy goat is the right pet for you! This title will allow students to determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text.

Download or read book Pygmy Goats as Pets Pygmy Goat Owners Manual Pygmy Goats Care Housing Interacting Feeding and Health written by Ludwig Lorrick and published by Imb Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-07 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pygmy goats are the most adorable goat breed. They are miniature goats that provide the best source of entertainment to goat owners across the globe. Pygmy goats were introduced to the world from central Africa. These goats were the result of a type of dwarfism. However, because of their hardiness and because of their calm and friendly nature, they were taken into individual homes. Another important trait of the pygmy goat is their size. This makes them the perfect urban backyard pet. They are not as demanding for space or food as other dairy goats but provide milk that is of better quality. Therefore, these goats are great pets to have. It is important to understand when you are bringing home a pet goat that this animal needs special care and attention. They are seldom found in the urban set up. They are usually raised in large numbers on farms and also in designated commercial set ups where there is ample professional help available to take care of these animals. If you are planning to bring a goat home, on the other hand, you must invest a lot more time doing your homework and research about this animal in the first place. You must be sure that you can take on this responsibility before you make a commitment. This book covers all the subjects including how choosing your goats, how to take care of the goat, how to feed them and even how to ensure that they are always healthy. This book is perfect for a first time owner. Covered in this book: - History - What you need to know before you buy - Housing - Grooming - Daily care - Milking - Interacting - Breeding - Health and well being - Insurance - Costs .... and much more

Download or read book Storey s Guide to Raising Miniature Livestock written by Sue Weaver and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2012-11-02 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you want to the make most of a small plot of land or add diversity to a large farm, raising miniature livestock can be a fun and profitable experience. With expert advice on choosing a breed that suits your needs, Sue Weaver shows you how to house, feed, and care for miniature goats, sheep, donkeys, pigs, horses, cattle, and llamas. You’ll be inspired by profiles of successful breeders as you learn everything you need to know to keep your miniature livestock healthy and productive.

Download or read book How to Raise Goats written by Carol Amundson and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2009-04-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an authority on goat breeding and behaviour, this approachable guide covers every component of raising goats for fun and profit, meat and milk.

Download or read book You Have a Pet What written by Rourke Educational Media and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Features: • 192 Pages, 7 1⁄2 inches x 10 1⁄4 inches • Ages 5-8, Grade K-3 Leveled Readers • Simple, easy-to-read pages • Features full-color photos and engaging diagrams • Includes extension activities, a vocabulary list, and pre- and post-reading questions for comprehension The Magic Of Reading: Introduce your child to the magic of reading and responsibility with You Have A Pet What?!. This award-winning, 192-page kid’s book features six unusual pets, and teaches children about each animal and how to take care of it. Fun Animal Facts: Learn pet care through these unorthodox animals, including the skunk, mini pig, and bearded dragon. Each animal has a dedicated section that provides information on where to adopt, and gives tips on how to care for them properly. Features: More than just a book about pet care and responsibility, this animal book also includes a vocabulary list, easy-to-understand diagrams, extension activities, plus before and after reading questions to help expand comprehension skills. Leveled Books: Full-color photographs and leveled text work together to engage young children and promote reading comprehension skills. This leveled book engages kindergarten—3rd graders through high-interest topics like animals and pet care. Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.

Download or read book A Pet Or Not written by Alvin Silverstein and published by Twenty-First Century Books (CT). This book was released on 1999 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the pros and cons of owning exotic pets such as armadillos, llamas, monkeys, potbellied pigs, and sugar gliders, and offers advice on their care, feeding, and emotional support.