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Just for Fun: Reader Photos – November/December 2025
October 31, 2025 · · Uncategorized

Add to Favorites Just for Fun is where readers get to show off and share their own adorable and beautiful goats. As the newsletters progress through a two-month period, this …

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From This Side of the Ring: The Ultimate Dairy Goat Show Box
October 31, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites There’s something to be said about a nice, clean dairy goat that has perfectly clipped hair, a beautifully filled udder, and a handler who’s dressed in show …

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Don’t Forget the Does
October 31, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Though perhaps it should go without saying, nutrition is imperative for a healthy doe as she enters kidding. Appropriate body condition should be maintained throughout breeding and pregnancy.

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More than Milk: Everything Dairy Goats Have to Offer
October 31, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites What is the goal when one decides to get into dairy goats? One of the most common reasons is milk and milk products. Not as obvious to …

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Goats Past and Future: Keeping Goats Healthy and Useful Sustainably
October 31, 2025 · · Ownership

Our adaptable caprine friends have served us in many ways in the past, and their role is evolving, partly due to climate change and partly to do with societal changes. How can we ensure that they continue to thrive and succeed in the roles we give them?

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Goat News – November/December 2025
October 31, 2025 · · Ownership

Add to Favorites Two Young Goats Join the Herd at Lincoln Park Zoo Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago recently welcomed two new goat residents to its Farm-in-the-Zoo exhibit. The Mini …

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Life With Goats: Thank Goodness for Calm Genetics
October 14, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites I love calm genetics. One day, I arrived home from work, grabbed the milk buckets, and headed to the barn, as usual. Greeted the goats as I …

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Reader Letters September/October 2025
October 14, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites Do you have a question or a comment about your goats, their feed, housing, or an article you’ve read here? Feel free to email us at goatjournal@gmail.com …

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Herding: Leash Training Goats and Other Hands-On Techniques
October 14, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Leash training goats and horn training with humane handling practices strengthens our bond with the herd and benefits everyone involved.

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Responding to Traumatic Goat Injuries
October 14, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites Goat injuries happen no matter how careful you are. learn how to prepare for the treatment of different injuries that goats can end up with. You can …

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