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The nutritional needs of goats will increase dramatically over the next several months, and addressing these needs is paramount for a successful kidding season. But meeting a herd’s nutritional requirements during the winter months can quickly break the bank if ...

There are many considerations when choosing the right dairy animal for your homestead. To reduce the risk of making the wrong choice, here’s some factors to consider before purchasing a dairy cow or goat for your homestead. What Size Animal ...

Raising goats for meat can be a fun and even profitable enterprise. Determining what breed is best suited to your homestead should be based on the amount of land available, goals, and the breeds that are available in your region. ...

Dairy goats can be the perfect fit for the homesteader. They are smaller than dairy cattle, and they eat less, too. Trying to decide what breed will meet your needs? Let’s look at five common dairy goat breeds that are ...

The process of choosing livestock for the first time can be exciting but daunting. There are numerous varieties of cattle, fowl, goats and sheep out there with diehard advocates of each breed. Some people may not be aware that there ...

I’m sure many of us remember hearing at one time or another that a goat will eat just about anything. A fellow I once knew told me you can never trust a goat around farm equipment because they will eat ...

Living out in the middle of nowhere is appealing … but not always possible. Living in the suburbs, though, doesn’t mean you can’t have the farm you’ve always wanted. There are lots of resources that teach about gardening in small ...

The city of Visalia, California, has given resident Gingi Freeman an impossible choice: get rid of the miniature goats she relies upon for milk for her babies or pay a $1,000-a-day fine. Freeman must give up her two pet Nigerian ...

When it comes to adding livestock into your life in an effort to increase your self-sufficiency, there is one group of animals that is often forgotten: fiber livestock. The purposes of raising chickens, goats, ducks or even cattle are obvious. ...

There are few animals quite as synonymous to farm life as the dairy cow. For most people looking for a self-sufficient life on some land, the first two kinds of livestock that come to mind are chickens and cows. This ...