Laura Childs’ “The Joy of Keeping Farm Animals” is a practical, thorough guide for anyone interested in having a backyard barnyard. The following is an excerpt fromThe Joy of Keeping Farm Animalsby ...
Before buying goats, decide whether you want to raise them for yourself or in order to sell meat or milk. Keep in mind that a single doe will produce 90 quarts of fresh milk every month for 10 months ...
Learn how to house and fence your goats on the small farm. Goats, whether raised for meat or milk, need basic protection from the elements: snow, wind, rain, heat. They also are notorious for getting ...
Educate yourself before bringing goats home. This is a big responsibility and you can’t just keep them out and expect them to perform well. At the very least, read a few articles about raising goats ...
FUN. THE STROMER FAMILY WANTS TO SHARE THIRD GENERATION FARMERS. THEY HAVE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING RUNNING AROUND THEIR 100 ACRE FARMN IWOODSTOCK. WE DO A LOT OF AGRITOURISM HERE AT THE FARM AND ME AND ...
WHEN Vidyawatie “Molly” Balram speaks about her animals, her face glows with enthusiasm. The 37-year-old small ruminant ...
Pygmy goats, like other goat breeds, average two kids per litter. Sometimes, breeders get the perfect conditions for triplets to survive. Quadruplets are rarer. Farmers at Verdant View Farm, a 99-acre ...