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Old Irish Goats Clear Brush and Prevent Wildfires
Old Irish goats clear brush and invasive species on the heathland of Howth Head, Ireland, protecting homes and wildlife and enriching natural biodiversity.
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Hand Milking Equipment and Supplies
Add to Favorites You finally got the dairy goats you have dreamed of, bred them in the fall, and are now ready to take the next step — hand milking …
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Goats With Horns or Not
Add to Favorites To have goats with horns or not to have goats with horns? That is the question: Whether ’tis nobler for a goat to flourish His crowning glory …
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What to do When it’s Time to Dry Off a Dairy Goat
Add to Favorites Drying off a doe is a routine part of herd management when you own dairy goats. Poor dry-off practices can harm or ruin a good milker, so …
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What to do With Old Goats
Add to Favorites No matter what the purpose of your herd is, old goats are something every goat keeper will eventually have to face and decide how to handle. It’s …
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Living With a Large Goat Herd
Add to Favorites On a picturesque rim in Troy, Idaho, with 320 degrees of canyon view, Karen and Dale Kopf, owners of Kopf Canyon Ranch, raise a large goat herd. …
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Goats and Humans: Can Goats Sense Emotions?
Goats sense emotions in other goats’ and humans’ voices and facial expressions, according to animal welfare research. This awareness can help us to manage our herd effectively.
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Raising Goats on Homemade Powdered Milk
Add to Favorites Raising goats on powdered milk, made from our own raw, full-fat, fresh organic milk, is at least as nutritious as milk replacers. Breeding our goats every fall …
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Raising Goats in Summer Heat
Whether we live in a hot and dry climate or a hot and humid one, it’s our job to know what our goats need when the summer heat hits.
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Acidosis in Goats: An Unexpected Case
A case of rumen acidosis in my goat due to rapidly fermentable carbohydrate overload from fresh sweet hay: symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
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