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Boer goat farming?

March 24, 2012 2 Comments

Image by acroamatic Question by good2balive: Boer goat farming? My sister-in-law has a nice piece of land, about 15 acres, has been raising dairy goats and taking care of horses. She, my husband and I are thinking of raising meat goats (my hubby and I would be investors; she would do most of the farming). […]

How To Take Care of Goats For Profit – Important Steps To Begin Rearing Goats

March 23, 2012 No Comment

Image by kaiscapes Surfing Goat Dairy, Malama Maui tour, Maui Visitors Bureau. Photography by Peter Liu (@PeterLiu47) by carolynhack Article by Ted Allen The importance of knowing how to take care of goats cannot be stressed enough. Did you know that more people actually choose goat milk over cow milk? The Food and Agriculture Organization […]

Are there any other dairy goat breeds in the USA?

March 23, 2012 2 Comments

Question by Green A: Are there any other dairy goat breeds in the USA? Are there any other dairy goat breeds in the USA besides, “Nubian, Alpine, Toggenburg, Oberhasli and LaMancha”? If so which kinds, and do you know the web-cite of the breeders? Thank you so much. Saanan also, anyother RARE breeds?? What do […]

Boer Goat Sales – Surprising New Lucrative Business Idea

March 21, 2012 No Comment

Image by acroamatic by acroamatic Article by Susie Schade-Brewer You love living out in the wide open spaces. But with commodity prices dropping and fuel, equipment, and supply costs increasing, making it on farm income has become more and more difficult. To supplement, some are turning to an increasingly popular (and thus far, an almost […]

Why are people all of a sudden using goats to make fun of others, or bully others?

March 21, 2012 4 Comments

Image by kaiscapes Surfing Goat Dairy, Malama Maui tour, Maui Visitors Bureau. Photography by Peter Liu (@PeterLiu47) Question by : Why are people all of a sudden using goats to make fun of others, or bully others? Almost all the boys in my class are now using sentences like “You sound like a goat” or […]

what do dairy goats eat?

March 20, 2012 3 Comments

Image by kaiscapes Surfing Goat Dairy, Malama Maui tour, Maui Visitors Bureau. Photography by Peter Liu (@PeterLiu47) Question by : what do dairy goats eat? im doing a prodject @ school, and need to know what my fartm animals eat! What do you think? Answer below!

Keeping Goats

March 19, 2012 No Comment

by rebecca.shiraev@sbcglobal.net Article by Jeff D McQueen Ever thought of having a career or business outside the busy world? If you are tired of pollution, traffic, rush hours, noisy streets, and bosses looking over your shoulder, then find a business that you can do outside the city. Start your business keeping goats! Goat keeping is […]

will goat milk stop an 11 month old from having diarrhea?

March 18, 2012 2 Comments

Image by terriem What a day. I’m exhausted. But the milk line is set up, sort of. Just don’t ask me how it works. Yet. Question by Ashley L: will goat milk stop an 11 month old from having diarrhea? An 11 month old i watch has diarrhea. Will giving her goat milk help? or […]

Goat Fencing – Simple Tips If You Are Just Starting To Rear Goats

March 17, 2012 No Comment

Image by acroamatic by acroamatic Article by Peter Hansen If you are just starting to raise goats, it is necessary that you make sure you have proper goat fencing. Any expert livestock raiser will agree that goats can make swift disappearing acts, making Harry Houdini bite the dust. It is said in the real estate […]

Does sour cream or goat milk fade your freakles?

March 17, 2012 1 Comment

Image by terriem Before we start milking, we have to strip, dip, and wipe. After the milking machine gets most of the milk, we finish each goat by hand…this helps prevent stress on the teats which can lead to mastitis. The blue container with the brown strainer is used to "strip"…we get a squirt from […]