Complete beginner’s guide to raising goats at home. Whether you want to raise goats for their milk and fiber or keep them as pets or companion animals, this book covers all the essentials. You’ll learn how to choose the right goats for your needs and space, house and feed them, keep them healthy, and train them to do simple tricks, pull and drive carts, and serve as pack goats.
You’ll also learn how to milk, shear, breed, raise newborn kids, and more.
The Backyard Goat makes it easy to enjoy the benefits of owning a goat or two, with no experience necessary.
By Sue Weaver
Paperback, 224 pages
Sue Weaver has written hundreds of magazine articles and many books about livestock, horses, and chickens, including
Raising Miniature Livestock
The Backyard Cow
The Backyard Goat
The Backyard Sheep
The Donkey Companion
Storey Books
Related Books at Hamby Dairy Supply;
Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats
How to Raise Goats - A Guide Book
Holistic Goat Care
Your Goats - a kid's guide to raising and showing
Dairy Goats for Pleasure and Profit by Harvey Considine
Livestock Guardians - Using Dogs, Donkeys and Llamas to protect your herd
The Backyard Homestead - a guide to raising farm animals
The Backyard Cow
Temple Grandin's Working with Farm Animals
How to build Animal Housing
