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Pygmy Goat Description
Pygmy goats are miniature relatives of dairy and meat goats. They are domesticated and usually only grow to a maximum height of 2 feet. Pygmy goats produce a large amount of milk for their size, but...
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How to Feed a Kid Goat
Kid goats should feed on their mother's nipples shortly after birth. At first, the doe will give a yellow type of milk called colostrum. Colostrum provides essential nutrients and antibodies, since...
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How to Care for Newborn Pygmy Goats That the Mother Abandoned
Pygmy goats can bear one to four babies every 9 to 12 months, and sometimes mother goats abandon their babies because of illness or exhaustion. Abandoned babies can still become strong, healthy adults,...
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How to Get Newborn Goats to Nurse
Most of the time when animals are born there is no problem with them figuring out how to nurse. They latch on to their mothers and start eating right away. This is important to their ultimate health...
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How to Raise Goats Without a Fence
Few people realize how fragile goats are when it comes to their care. Small, penned-up areas cause stress for these animals, which are instinctive roamers, and this can actually result in an early...
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What Do Bezoar Goats Eat?
The bezoar is a type of wild goat native to the Greek isles and numerous Middle Eastern countries, including Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey. It's one of the species of goats from which domestic...
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How to Make a Beach Shadowbox
A shadowbox is an excellent way to preserve items, photos and memories from a romantic or family beach vacation. They are also ideal to highlight an ocean, seashell or beach theme room. Whether using...
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How to Show a Market Goat
Showing a market goat is often done by 4-H members or farmers. It's an opportunity to compete with others and show off a goat's best characteristics in front of judges. To make the showing a success,...
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What to Do for a Newborn Goat Kid?
Most goats know exactly what to do when their kid is born, but being present to help is always a good idea. The newborn goat will be wet, cold and hungry and will need basic care to survive. Therefore,...
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Can You Feed a Goat Cucumber and Romaine Lettuce?
Goats have the reputation of being the ultimate omnivores, cheerfully willing and able to eat anything from the toughest weeds to laundry from the line. In truth, like cattle, sheep and other...
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How to House Train a Miniature Goat
With the demand for unique pets on the rise, miniature goats are becoming a more viable option for some households. Also known as pygmies, miniature goats range anywhere from 40 to 70 lb. and can stand...
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How to Start a Goat's Rumen
Goats belong to a class of herbivores, or plant-eating animals, called the ruminants. Ruminants have a complex digestive system containing multiple stomachs, each of which plays a different role in...
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How to Take Care of and Feed Fainting Goats
Fainting goats are a type of goat that are known for a physical reaction to sudden aural and visual stimuli. When surprised, these domesticated animals' muscles will freeze for up to 10 seconds. This...
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How to Maintain Goats
Goats are active, curious animals that are fairly easy to maintain. Like all animals, goats have some basic needs that must be met to ensure their health and happiness. But they have few special needs...
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How to Drive a Show Goat
Displaying your goat before the judges is your chance to show the effort and training that you put into the animal. Bathing and clipping the animal is only one part of preparing a show goat and making...
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How to Care for Newborn Pygmy Goats in Freezing Weather
Pygmy goats can begin to breed as early as one year after they are born and deliver kids every nine months after that. The animals are native to West Africa but they thrive in most climates. They are...
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What Are Nubian Cross Goats?
The Nubian goat is one of six breeds of dairy goats recognized by the American Dairy Goat Association. A Nubian cross would be a goat that is a mix of Nubian and another kind of goat. The Nubian is a...
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How Many Goats Can Be Raised on One Acre?
Goats are quickly becoming the livestock of choice for people who have small acreage. You can reasonably place seven or eight goats on an area that would only sustain one cow. Start small with just a...
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How to Care for Goat Hooves
Proper hoof care is an essential part of raising healthy goats, and hoof care regimens should include regular trimming and examinations. Domesticated goats have hoof care needs that differ greatly from...
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How to Care for Bottle-Fed Newborn Goats
Raising bottle-fed newborn goats is a very rewarding experience. Often the young kids bond closely with their caretakers and are very easy to handle as adults. Many things should be considered before...
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