You may have heard the expression, “He really gets my goat!” But what do you get, when you get a goat? People think about getting backyard goats for lots of reasons: for milk, entertainment and companionship, or even for help in keeping some of the weeds trimmed. read more
Before getting a goat, make sure they are allowed where you live. Check your town’s regulations to ensure goats can be kept within your city’s limits and whether there are any restrictions regarding goat size or weight. Also, be aware many cities regulate how close animals can be housed to dwellings or neighboring properties. read more
Any baby goats born to goats you are using for milk, must be taken away from the mothers and bottle fed expensive formula, (or killed so you don’t have to deal with the unwanted babies,) This is exactly the same thing as what happens to the babies of dairy cows, dairy sheep, even baby buffalo. read more