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Reader Letters March/April 2025
April 14, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Do you have a question or a comment about your goats, their feed, housing, or about an article you’ve read here?

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The Role of Goat Milk in the Milk Industry
April 14, 2025 · · Home Dairy, Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites As the demand for diverse dairy options evolves, farmers in the milk industry have an opportunity to expand into the market for goat milk. Dairy goats provide …

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The Importance of Goat Teeth
April 14, 2025 · · Health, Members Only

Add to Favorites Goat teeth are an important and often overlooked aspect of goat health. Learn how they develop and what problems can arise. New goat owners may not realize …

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Only the Lonely: The Effects of Keeping a Single Goat
April 14, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites The idea of a baby goat raised in the house and treated like the family dog might seem wonderful. Goats are as personable as dogs, and the …

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Carpal Hyperextension in Nigerian Dwarf Goats
March 31, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites Carpal hyperextension (CH) is a debilitating orthopedic disease that afflicts many Nigerian Dwarf goats. No scientific literature has yet addressed this disorder, and goat owners have struggled …

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Attending Goat Birthing for the First Time?
March 31, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites The season of goat birthing is a busy and fun time. But it can also be stressful when goat owners embark on it for the first time. …

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Friendly Dam-Raised Goat Kids: Oxymoron or Opportunity?
March 31, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites Dam-raised goat kids: A polite euphemism for wild, uncatchable, stand-offish.       One of the benefits of bottle-raising a goat is that a human bond is practically …

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Tails from the Trails: Training Baby Pack Goats
March 14, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites Training baby pack goats starts at the very beginning, first by being present for their birth, then through play, and finally hiking. I wake up to the …

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Plants Poisonous to Goats: Part One
March 14, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites In this multi-part series, we’ll take an in-depth look at plants poisonous to goats. But there are ways to help prevent goats from eating things they shouldn’t …

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How Weather Impacts Forages
March 14, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites Feed can be the most significant expense in raising goats, often exceeding other costs. There’s plenty of pressure to strike a balance between cost and nutrition, but …

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