Cheryl K. Smith - Raising Goats For Dummies
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iscover the addictive joy of raising goats
Goats are amazing, multi-talented creatures that have been domesticated for over 10,000 years. As well as being a source of food, clothes, and milk, they’re wonderful companions: cute, intelligent, and playful—and often as friendly and attentive as dogs. In addition, they make endearing noises and—according to ancient Ethiopian legend—discovered coffee. So what’s holding you back? The new edition of
rebuts all your excuses, and shows you why having one—or, actually, a few—of these companionable ruminants (cud-chewing animals) in your life will bring you great joy, and, if you choose, unbeatable homemade milk and cheese—and possibly a cozy new sweater.
A happy goat aficionado since 1998, Cheryl K. Smith takes you from the grassroots of raising your goat—choosing and buying the breed you want, building and maintaining goat-friendly housing—to more elevated terrain, including how to build your own milk stand, participate in online goat shows (it’s a thing!), and even monetize your goat. You’ll also learn the fundamentals of proper care to make sure your goats are fed, kept healthy, and bred in ways that ensure they have the happiest life you can provide.
Study the history and breeds of goat, like the Nigerian Dwarf or Pygmy Live sustainably from and even profit from your goat Identify and alleviate common ailments Have fun raising the kids! Whether you’re researching buying a goat or learning on the hoof about the ones you have, this book has everything you need to see why getting your goat will bring years and years of joy.
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10 Appendix: Goat-Milk Recipes Cheeses and Yogurt Drinks Entrees and Side Dishes Desserts
11 Index
12 About the Author
13 Connect with Dummies
14 End User License Agreement
List of Tables
1 Chapter 2 TABLE 2-1 Distinguishing Goats from Sheep
2 Chapter 9TABLE 9-1 Comparing Identification Methods
3 Chapter 10TABLE 10-1 Dewormers for Specific ParasitesTABLE 10-2 Goat Vaccinations
4 Chapter 12TABLE 12-1 Some Infectious Causes of Abortion
5 Chapter 13TABLE 13-1 A Sample Goat Feeding Schedule
6 Chapter 15TABLE 15-1 Solving Common Milking Problems
7 Chapter 16TABLE 16-1 Holidays Popular for Goat Meat
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 2FIGURE 2-1: The parts of a goat’s body.FIGURE 2-2: The parts of a goat’s digestive system.FIGURE 2-3: You can tell a goat’s age by his teeth.
2 Chapter 3FIGURE 3-1: An Alpine goat.FIGURE 3-2: A LaMancha goat with gopher ears.FIGURE 3-3: A Nubian goat.FIGURE 3-4: Nigerian Dwarf goat.FIGURE 3-5: An agouti Pygmy goat.FIGURE 3-6: A South African Boer buck.FIGURE 3-7: A long-haired Spanish goat, also considered Cashmere.FIGURE 3-8: An Angora buck.
3 Chapter 4FIGURE 4-1: A tree goat-proofed with a wooden enclosure.FIGURE 4-2: A milk stand.
4 Chapter 5FIGURE 5-1: A corner sleeping shelf is easy to build.FIGURE 5-2: Sleeping shelf frame assembly.FIGURE 5-3: Old roofing material and pallets can become an outdoor shelter for ...
5 Chapter 6FIGURE 6-1: A simple homemade hay feeder.FIGURE 6-2: You can build a simple mineral block holder.FIGURE 6-3: A fodder system.
6 Chapter 8FIGURE 8-1: A pack goat can carry up to 20 percent of its body weight in a pann...FIGURE 8-2: Put your goat to work by teaching him to pull a cart.
7 Chapter 9FIGURE 9-1: You can buy hoof trimmers from a livestock supply store.FIGURE 9-2: Bend the leg before you begin clipping a hoof.FIGURE 9-3: You can sit behind the goat to trim back hooves.FIGURE 9-4: First trim off any growth on the front walls of the hoofFIGURE 9-5: Trim the heel a little at a time so it is even with the sole.FIGURE 9-6: A goat stands on a properly trimmed hoof at about a 45-degree angle...FIGURE 9-7: A disbudding iron burns the horn bud, causing it to eventually fall...FIGURE 9-8: Kid ready for disbudding in a kid holding box.FIGURE 9-9: Hold the kid’s head still while you apply the disbudding iron.FIGURE 9-10: When you are finished disbudding, you see a copper-colored ring.FIGURE 9-11: Horns that regrow after disbudding are called scurs.FIGURE 9-12: An elastrator is the most common tool for castrating.FIGURE 9-13: You use the Burdizzo to castrate a goat by crushing the spermatic ...
8 Chapter 10FIGURE 10-1: Injection sites.FIGURE 10-2: Feeling the vein and inserting the needle.
9 Chapter 11FIGURE 11-1: The head of a biting louse (left) is smaller than that of a suckin...
10 Chapter 12FIGURE 12-1: Check the ligaments on a goat to tell whether she is going to kid.
11 Chapter 13FIGURE 13-1: A doe may lie down to deliver her kid.FIGURE 13-2: In a normal birth presentation, the goat is positioned head first,...FIGURE 13-3: The kid’s back feet are positioned first in a breech birth present...FIGURE 13-4: Keep a kid’s head up when you tube-feed it.
12 Chapter 15FIGURE 15-1: Wrap your thumb and forefinger around the teat to trap the milk an...FIGURE 15-2: A Simple Pulse machine works well if you don’t have a large number...
13 Chapter 17FIGURE 17-1: Setting up a goat.
14 Chapter 18FIGURE 18-1: Shearing a goat.
Guide
1 Cover
2 Title Page
3 Copyright
4 Table of Contents
5 Begin Reading
6 Goat-Milk Recipes
7 Index
8 About the Author
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