Goats homestead

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Have you been wondering how to grow goat feed so you no longer need the feed store? In this piece, I’ll show you the basics of goat nutrition, what your herd needs from you, your feeding options, how to reduce their feed intake, how much space it takes to grow their feed, and what that… Read More »How to Grow Goat Feed on Your Homestead

Whether you’re raising dairy or meat goats on pasture, keeping them healthy and happy requires a few essential elements.

Efficient and Easy. Everyday, I am looking for new ways to do those two things. Improving the efficiency with how I can feed my animals is no different

⇒ Do you want to make money raising and breeding goats? ⇒ Trying to figure out how to start breeding goats so you can have your own supply of milk or meat? ⇒ Are you

Saanens—the breed Hooper and his wife, Daryll Breau, raise at Ayers Brook Goat Dairy in Randolph, Vermont—are recognized as the highest-producing goat breed in the world. Originally from Switzerland, with snowy white fur and pink-tinged ears and noses, the average doe can give milk for 150 to 300 days on a single lactation cycle.