When most people think of goats, they think of dairy goats supplying fresh milk, cheese, and soap. But a growing number of homesteaders are raising goats for a different reason: meat. Goat meat ...
Four months ago, my husband finally caved and let me get goats. Ever since, I’ve been reveling in our does’ antics…and trying hard to keep two voracious caprines fed. In addition to hay and pasture, ...
Goat fattening is nothing but ‘intensive feeding of goats in feedlots to slaughter weight with an adequate finish or fat deposit’. Advantages of goat fattening Technically, it is quite simple and ...
ELLENSBURG — Getting rid of the Christmas tree can be a hassle sometimes, but with a bit of help it can become food for some lucky goats. Brandy Heard and her husband, Ben, tend to approximately 400 ...