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Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Goats
Add to Favorites With more goats in the U.S. being raised as pets or in small herds, rather than as production animals, they’re living longer, and their owners are more …
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Goat Pregnancy Health and Nutrition
Add to Favorites With a relatively brief 150-day average gestation, the months of goat pregnancy can fly by for breeders. Pregnant animals need consistent attention and good nutrition throughout, but …
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“If only” – An Experience with Ringwomb
Add to Favorites On March 19, 2023, my San Clemente Island goat doe, Sunflower, began to show signs of labor. She was a couple days earlier than expected, but within …
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Goat Horns Throughout History
Add to Favorites Even before domestication, goats and their horns played an important role in human life. From tools for daily work to signaling ceremonies and battles to objects of …
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Witnessing an En Caul Birth
Add to Favorites En caul refers to the birth of a fetus entirely encased in an unruptured amniotic sac. It’s not an emergency, it’s normal in animals. In that moment, …
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How to Tote Your Goat: Transporting Goats
Add to Favorites Goats are a common choice for many small homesteads in the United States, and as a source of meat and milk around the world. There are many …
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Disbudding Disasters: When Disbudding Goes Wrong
Add to Favorites Disbudding, and by extension dehorning, is one of the less pleasant, but sometimes necessary, aspects of raising goats. While relatively simple, it’s not always easy. Even experienced …
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A Meaty Comparison: Dairy Goats vs Meat Crosses
Add to Favorites Over the last 25 years, I’ve often used a quality meat (Boer or Savanna, in my case) over some of my dairy does. This helps me keep …
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Goat Trekking in Galena
Add to Favorites Christina Eisbach recalls her childhood of endless days spent exploring the land where she lived. “It was all timber and native prairie with wildlife and the ecosystem …
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Tails from the Trails: The First Snowfall
Add to Favorites There’s something comforting about the small space of a tent and the warmth of a sleeping bag, or in this case, the two bags I’m zipped snugly …
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Goat Journal is no longer available as a standalone subscription, but its spirit and expertise live on within Countryside & Small Stock Journal. When you subscribe to Countryside, you also gain full access to Goat Journal's website and archive as a bonus — every article and back issue, plus members-only Goat Notes and more! And with Countryside as your guide, you’ll have the knowledge you need to live a more self-reliant, satisfying life.
- Raise healthy animals from pasture to plate
- Grow and preserve the most nutritious food for you and your family
- Cook simply and naturally
- Build things yourself and take pride in your handiwork
- Treat ailments naturally and take control of your own health and longevity
- Fix what is broken so you get the most out of your investments
- Create your own certainty in an uncertain world
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