If goats are in short supply in your area, you might consider raising breeding stock to sell to other goat farmers. Before deciding to breed goats for sale, consider all the possible goals for your ...

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 ...

Town of Shawangunk — Here in cattle and horse country, goats have always gotten a raw deal. For decades, they've been stigmatized as filthy, tin-can chewing quadrupeds. If you had one, you'd keep it ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Many will agree there can be no greater joy than raising and nurturing animals. Whether they live inside ...

A farmer attends to their goats. Boer goats can be good business if managed properly. PHOTOs by michael j ssali. Goat rearing strategy According to Dr Ssekabunga, the farmer should ensure that the ...

A white and a dappled Boer goat stand in their pen at the D and J Goat Farms auction at the Johnston County Livestock Arena. The auction drew goats from across North Carolina and buyers from across ...

Scientists in the country have started developing the fastest-growing meat-goat breed to improve the productivity of indigenous breeds, whose body weights are often small and grow slowly. Under the ...