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Goat Farming
Goat farming can be a very profitable adventure today with the growing demand. There is a lot to consider before making your investment. Below is information of our personal goat story and links to information you will need when planning your herd.
Things to consider...
- How many did we want?
- What type to raise?
- Where to keep them?
- The type of fence to use?
- How to provide them shelter?
- How to keep them healthy?
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They become family...
When I was growing up we had a few goats running loose on the farm. They had been given to us or my dad got them in a trade. I can remember seeing our first kids being born. It was very dramatic. My brother had to help the nanny with the delivery which seemed to take forever. We named the two little guys Lucky and Miracle. I really didn’t even consider the profitability of raising goats until my dad bought a few and when he sold them he said he made more off the goats than the horses he was selling. The only problem with mom and dads goat experience was they made them part of family, as you can see from the pictures below. When they lost a few of the kids to disease they couldn’t stand it and sold out. Goat farming was not for them.
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Our Milking Goats...
My dear friend in Maine had started raising Nigerian dwarf milking goats. She used the milk for her four children and made cheese and soap. She kept me up to date on her little backyard farm over the years and started my interest again. Recently my youngest son married her daughter and we decided to buy a couple goats of our own to raise in West Virginia. With Caroline’s help I made preparations for our new arrivals.
I can’t tell you how much I have enjoyed our little investment. Each one has their own personality. They have provided us with some adorable little ones and now Caroline is milking them. I have made yogurt and we are going to make soap and cheese. Let me introduce you to our gang of Nigerian Dwarf goats.
Raising meat goats.....
Roughly 70 percent of the meat consumed globally is goat meat and it is a market that is growing very fast. We are planning our own herd. The research has begun and we are getting our notes together. Information of meat goats.
Goat farming for fiber...
As a spinner, I am looking forward to purchasing and raising goats for fiber. I love spinning mohair. Mohair is from Angora goats. It is easy to spin and makes beautiful silky thread that takes dye well. It will weave into a cloth that has the same moisture wicking properties as wool but is also flame resistant and doesn’t crease easily.
my cup runneth over.....Psalm 23:4-6
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