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Kate Johnson
Articles by Kate Johnson
Bottle Feeding Baby Goats
There are reasons you might choose bottle-feeding baby goats over dam-raising them. Whatever the reason, you likely have many questions.
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Saving a Weak Baby Goat
While most kids will arrive perfectly healthy and will need little assistance from you, knowing what to watch for and how to intervene quickly may enable you to save a weak baby goat.
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Baby Goat Care: Bottle, Udder, or Both?
Before spring kids arrive, think about how you want to raise them. Will you bottle raise them, dam raise them, or do a little of both?
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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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7 Great Ways to Make Aged Goat Cheese!
Making aged goat cheese isn’t as difficult as it might seem at first. Learn some of the techniques and processes.
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When to Intervene During Kidding
It is often said that most goats deliver their kids with no need for assistance, and while that may be true, I find there are many times when some assistance might make the kids’ entry into the world a little easier for both the dam and the kids.
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Chocolate, Goat Cheese, and Wine (Oh My!)
There’s nothing like a little chocolate, goat cheese, and wine to make chilly days more festive and bearable.
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How to Make Cheese Curds for Hard Cheese
Many dairy goat owners quickly learn how to make cheese curds and turn goat milk into soft cheese, but hard cheeses can be intimidating. Recipes may look daunting because they are longer and more involved, and your equipment needs will increase.
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Using Kefir and Clabbered Milk Cultures in Cheesemaking
Kefir and clabbered milk recipes aren’t common, but they are the way people made cheese for thousands of years.
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Flavor Infusions for Goat Milk Cheeses
Whether you’re making soft or hard goat milk cheeses, sometimes you want to spice things up a bit with some different flavors, textures, and colors. There are a number of ways to add flavors to cheeses to make them even more festive and delicious.
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