Mini Goats
Everything You Need to Know to Keep Miniature Goats in the City, Country, or Suburbs
Published on 2. February 2016
176 pages
978-1-62008-211-9 (ISBN)
Description
You don't have to find a farm to find a goat these days. Goats have become popular on hobby farms and even in suburban backyards for fleece, for milk, and just as pets. Goats are known for their easy-keeping qualities and delightful personalities, and what's easier to keep than a goat? A miniature goat! Including Pygmy Goats, Nigerian Dwarfs, Mini-Myotonics, Miniature Silky Fainting Goats, Miniature Dairy Goats, Pygoras, and Nigoras, mini goats have all of the traits that fanciers love about full-sized goat breeds in a compact size. City dwellers can even enjoy the companionship of a miniature goat-or two! In The Mini Goat Guide, experienced goat keeper and author Sue Weaver brings readers the most comprehensive and current information about selecting and caring for miniature goats.
Inside The Mini-Goat Guide:
The miniature goat breeds and their myriad sizes, shapes, coat types, and colors
Preparing for mini goat ownership and selecting the right goats for you
The miniature goat's behavior, temperament, social nature, and body language
How to feed, house, exercise, groom, and provide proper health care for your mini goats
Breeding goats and raising kids
Special considerations for owning dairy goats
Inside The Mini-Goat Guide:
The miniature goat breeds and their myriad sizes, shapes, coat types, and colors
Preparing for mini goat ownership and selecting the right goats for you
The miniature goat's behavior, temperament, social nature, and body language
How to feed, house, exercise, groom, and provide proper health care for your mini goats
Breeding goats and raising kids
Special considerations for owning dairy goats
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Mini-Goats
Everything You Need to Know to Keep Miniature Goats in the City, Country, or Suburbs
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03/2016
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€34.84
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Sue Weaver has written hundreds of articles and ten books about livestock and poultry. She is a contributing editor of Hobby Farms magazine and writes the "Poultry Profiles" column for Chickens magazine. Sue lives on a small farm in Arkansas, which she shares with her husband, a flock of Classic Cheviot sheep and a mixed herd of goats, horses large and small, a donkey who thinks she's a horse, two llamas, a riding steer, a water buffalo, a pet razorback pig, guinea fowl, and Buckeye chickens.
Content
- Intro
- Introduction
- Goat FAQs
- Choosing a Breed
- Get Your Goats
- Understanding Goats
- Feeding Goats
- Shelter and Fences
- Parasites
- Health and Hoof Care
- Breeding and Kidding
- Caring for Kids
- Mmm-mm, Milk!
- Glossary
- Resources
- Photo Credits
- About the Author
