Suitable for farm work, as pets, and a source of fiber, goats are amazingly versatile animals. This informative and encouraging guide, designed for kids ages 9 and up, explains everything children need to know to safely and successfully raise and show their own goats. In age-appropriate language, Gail Damerow offers expert advice on selecting, purchasing, housing, and feeding goats, as well as important information on goat behavior and the basics of goat health care. Discover how fun and rewarding keeping goats can be.
Gail Damerow has written extensively on raising chickens and other livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural know-how in more than a dozen books, including What's Killing My Chickens? and the best-selling Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, The Chicken Encyclopedia, The Chicken Health Handbook, and Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks. Damerow is a contributor to Chickens and Hobby Farms magazines and a regular blogger for Cackle Hatchery. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, where they operate a family farm with poultry and dairy goats, a sizable garden, and a small orchard. Visit her online at gaildamerow.com.
This book tells you everything that you need to know about raising goats, including how to choose, buy, raise, and show all types, from pets to pack goats. Along with friendly, experienced advice, you'll find important charts and checklists, so you will know just what to do and when to do it to take the very best care of your goat.
- How to choose the kind of goat to raise
- How to help your goats stay healthy
- What to feed your goats
- How to breed your goats
- How to raise goats for milk or for fiber
Introduction
1 Different Goats for Different Folks
2 How to Think Like a Goat
3 Housing Your Goats
4 Feed According to Need
5 Breeding Your Does
6 Caring for Newborn Kids
7 Keeping Your Goats Healthy
8 Your Milk Goats
9 Your Fiber Goats
10 Your Draft and Pack Goats
11 Showing Your Goats
12 Management Reminders
Helpful Sources
Suppliers
Organizations
Research Centers
Further Reading
Audio-Visual Aids
Glossary
Index
