Tag: goats
member name: Becca J.
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December 17, 2008 10:45 PM EST --
The Nubian breed of dairy is my absolute favorite with their wide variety of colors & patterns , combined with those long droppy ears. How can you resist?
Nubians also produce . . .
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January 21, 2009 11:53 PM EST --
I'm amazed at the stereo types that abound about my & my family's favorite animal - the goat. Yes, we have all heard the standing on the car roof, getting butted in the backside, "eating" . . .
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February 05, 2009 12:47 PM EST --
We all know the feeling of waiting for the pot to boil. . . . for the goat owner at this time of year it's waiting for the girls to kid.
Last fall, the girls seemed to have a great intuition . . .
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January 21, 2009 06:18 PM EST --
If you are in the market for a dairy goat, or want to find education offerings near your home, you may want to start by checking into the following clubs & associations membership lists.
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March 14, 2009 11:56 AM EDT --
Life has been hecktic around here recently as our kidding season has finally gotten underway with the dairy goats.
All of our dairy goats give birth, and the kids are removed at that time . . .
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June 12, 2009 06:25 PM EDT --
Well this is the weekend for our first ADGA Dairy Goat Show for 2009. It's been nuts trying to get ready at the last minute!!
Up until noon today, I wasn't sure we were going to be able to go . . .
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December 08, 2008 12:43 AM EST --
Dairy goats have been a huge part of my life for nearly 29 years now. I started with my first goat when I was just 7 years old. My ownership of these amazing 4-legged creatures has been . . .
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March 17, 2009 04:53 PM EDT --
We have a little doeling that was born on 3/10/2009; she is one of a set of twins. She weighs about 7 pounds & ever so sweet! She has what is called Entropion.
Entropion . . .
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March 14, 2009 11:15 AM EDT --
Goat meat is eaten more worldwide than beef. Really you ask. Over 70%of the world population eats goat meat. About 63% of the red meat eaten worldwide is goat meat.
In this country, a . . .
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July 19, 2009 01:02 PM EDT --
I just hung up with Clay!
And after 75 minutes in the ring with Harriet, showing against 23 others in his age division, Clay placed 2nd!!
WTG! I'm so happy for him!
He . . .
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December 07, 2008 12:40 PM EST --
But have you heard the expression you get what you pay for? Yep, it holds true for goats too. I'm not saying that you have to spend thousands, or even buy a purebred. Yet shopping . . .
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July 19, 2009 11:49 AM EDT --
I'm so nervouos!!! This is the first show that I haven't been there to see my 16yo son show - and this is a big one for him!
He called this morning - he soooo nervous!!
He said his goat . . .
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December 07, 2008 11:48 AM EST --
In these times of economic hardship, many people are considering doing what they can at home to cut their budgets. For some owning a dairy goat seems to be one of these ideas to solve the problem. . . .
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June 12, 2009 06:22 PM EDT --
Since moving to Indiana, we aquired a few meat goat breed does. Last spring, we had a friend of a friend give up a group of goats they wanted to get rid of. We tested those goats for the "main" . . .
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