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Reader Letters May/June 2025
June 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@iamcountryside.com. …

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Life with Goats: A-Milking We Shall Go!
June 14, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites by Roberta E Molaron – In the 1980s, the Bloomsburg Fair in Pennsylvania held a milking contest that had always been considered a competition for dairy cow …

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Quality Versus Quantity in San Clemente Island Goats
June 14, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites When raising endangered heritage-breed livestock like San Clemente Island goats, there’s a temptation to breed every animal to gain as many young as possible. However, conservation breeding …

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Is There Such Thing as Goat Breed Temperament?
June 14, 2025 · · Goat Breeds, Ownership

Breed temperament is a trait worth considering when planning to keep goats. Whether a factor of genetics or raising method, studies show there do appear to be differences between lines or herds where boldness, shyness, or behavioral flexibility are concerned

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Prevent Heat Stress in Goats
June 11, 2025 · · Health, Ownership

Add to Favorites With summer temperatures just around the corner, it’s time to consider ways to keep your goat herd cool and prevent heat stress in your goats. What is …

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Coffee Can Goat
May 31, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites In 25 years with goats, I’ve come across some strange things. I never would’ve believed I’d come across a goat in the middle of the road with …

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Q&A  With the Program Director for the Livestock Conservancy
May 31, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites In part II of our Q&A on goat registry, we speak with Alison Martin, Ph.D., program director of The Livestock Conservancy. Alison has a PhD in genetics …

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Tails from the Trails: Goat Heaven
May 14, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites The best adventures start at the end of a bumpy dirt road, and this one would be no different. After being jostled around for several hours in …

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Goat Glam: May/June 2025
May 14, 2025 · · Ownership

Add to Favorites Goat Glam will feature two goats for assessment each Time. We’ll discuss each doe’s good traits, what could be better, and what to look for in a …

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Growing and Cutting Hay
May 14, 2025 · · Feed & Housing, Members Only, Ownership

With the rising expense of hay, if you have the space and equipment, growing and cutting hay for yourself could be a way to reduce costs. Even those with smaller spaces can supplement their hay in summer.

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