THE BACKYARD GOAT

An introductory guide to keeping productive pet goats

by SUE WEAVER

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New softcover book, 216 pages, published 2011

If you have a backyard and want to raise a farm animal or two, goats are a wonderful choice. They're intelligent and affectionate, easy to care for and useful too! Learn all you need to know to raise healthy, productive goats in The Backyard Goat - your complete guide to everything from choosing an appropriate breed to housing and feeding them.

The Backyard Goat is a perfect resource for anyone looking to raise a goat or two for milk, fibre, or pleasure. This book covers all the essentials of goat ownership. Readers will get to know goats in chapters discussing goat anatomy, different breeds and their histories, and how to choose the right goat for every situation. They'll learn how to play and work with goats, using clicker training to teach them how to do simple tricks, pull and drive carts, and serve as pack goats. They'll learn how to care for their goats by providing proper housing, good nutrition, and a healthy environment. And they'll find specific chapters on milking, shearing, breeding, raising newborn kids, and more.

Chapters include:

• Part 1: Getting to know your goats
  • An introduction to goats
  • Getting your goats
  • The breed you need
• Part 2: Playing and working with your goats
  • Training and tricks
  • Wagons, Ho!
  • Packing with goats
  • Got milk? - includes several goats cheese recipes
  • Shear delight
• Part 3: Caring for your goats
  • Housing, equipping and feeding goats
  • Your healthy goats
  • You've got to be kidding!
• Appendix: Additional health care how-to
• Resources, Glossary and Index

About the author

Sue Weaver is the author of several books including Storey's Guide to Raising Miniature Livestock and the Donkey Companion. She is also a contributing editor at Hobby Farms magazine. Sue lives and raises animals in the southern Ozark Mountains.

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The Backyard Goat by Sue Weaver