Raising Goats for Dummies by Smith, Cheryl K. [Paperback]

Description: Cheryl K. Smith has raised a small herd of Nigerian Dwarf and Oberian dairy goats under the herd name Mystic Acres since 1998. She is the owner of karmadillo Press and is the author of Goat Health Care, Goat Midwifery, The Best of Ruminations Goat Milk and Cheese Recipes, and Raising Goats: Some Essentials. Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Goats 5 Chapter 1: Discovering the Joys of Raising Goats 7 Chapter 2: Glimpsing Vital Goat Statistics 19 Chapter 3: Knowing Your Capra Aegagrus Hircus (Goat, That Is) 33 Chapter 4: Getting Your Property Ready for a Goat 51 Part 2: Bringing Your Goats Home 73 Chapter 5: Home Sweet Homestead: Sheltering Your Goats 75 Chapter 6: Dinner Time: What and How to Feed Your Goats 91 Chapter 7: Getting Your Goats: Choosing, Buying, and Bringing Goats Home 117 Chapter 8: Working with Your Goats 131 Chapter 9: Handling Routine Care and Important One-Time Tasks 151 Part 3: Managing Goat Health and Breeding 173 Chapter 10: Outlining Basic Health-Care Requirements 175 Chapter 11: Addressing Common Health Problems and Ailments 195 Chapter 12: Breeding and Looking After Pregnant Goats 219 Chapter 13: Now Comes the Fun Part: Kids! 235 Chapter 14: Caring for Aged Goats 255 Part 4: Making Your Goats Work for You 263 Chapter 15: Discovering Goat Milk: How to Get, Use, and Sell It 265 Chapter 16: Goat Meat: From Breeding to Selling and Beyond 279 Chapter 17: Showing Your Goats 295 Chapter 18: More Benefits of Goats: Fiber, Breeding, Weed Control, and More 309 Part 5: The Part of Tens 325 Chapter 19: Ten Common Mistakes First-Time Goat Owners Make 327 Chapter 20: Ten Misconceptions about Goats 333 Appendix: Goat-Milk Recipes 339 Index 357

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