Mostly for beginners, it’s hard to imagine the things you need when you want to start raising goats for farming or for pet purposes. You’d first think about your city’s laws and regulations if it allows you to keep goats as pets or grow them in your backyard farm. Goats also need you to have […]
We may less likely care about what our goats do with most of their time on a farm. However, it’s not the case when we have goats for pets at home. We usually want to show our affection to the animal and wouldn’t want them to get bored as with all the time they have. […]
Did you guys know that people find it hard to call the sound created by goats? There are many farm, livestock and pet owners who raise goats that do not even have a single clue of what it is called. It’s possibly because goats are not usually the first choice of animal people chosen to […]
Goats nowadays are one of the common trends of home pets and farm animals. They are sweet, loving, smart and caring animals where people can benefit with their productivity. Most of us even have a backyard or home farms so that we can allow a space for our goats. This will provide us with access […]
There are few popular choices relative to goats for farming or for pets. The usual breed as a pet choice is usually miniature goat breeds such as Nigerian dwarf goat, Pygmy goat or Pygora goat. However, Nigerian dwarf goat would require you some effort in the milking process. You can’t just disregard a goat that […]
There are at least 3 best choices for a miniature goat from a large list of small breed goats. If you prefer the miniature breeds, you’d end up with pygmy goat, Nigerian dwarf goat and Pygora goat. These are the 3 smallest breed known by their function or purpose. They may seem small in size, […]
Goat breeds are classified depending on their type or purpose. One way to put it is that if a goat is very productive in milk, it is classified as a milk breed. If a goat is large enough to grow juicy and delicious meat, it’s classified as a meat breed, the same thing for fiber […]
Many people, especially farmers and livestock owners, like a large type of animals. The reason would be that they could profit more when it comes to marketing meat, milk, fiber and more. But we could never deny the fact that there are some who prefers smaller breeds for specific reasons such as the difference in […]
Expert farmers and livestock owners do not have any problem in identifying the distinction among small breeds of goat. Beginners in the farming industry, along with pet owners who opt to breed and grow goats, are often confused with the physical characteristics. One of the most common confusion in when it comes to determining the […]
We seem to know a lot about the physical characteristic of goats. We have an estimate and can easily determine their size depending on the breed. You can also tell whether or not the goat is a male or a female. But do we actually know what they are called based on their gender? What […]