Welcome to Goats 101. These cute and curious critters could be a great addition to your farm or family- but there is a lot to consider first. Can you have just one? How do you keep goats from escaping? How do you get goats milk? Don't worry- we will answer all these questions and more as Wren takes us through her top 10 most asked Goat questions. You herd it here first!
Resources:
Original Blog Post: https://insteading.com/blog/beginner-goat-questions/
How Many Goats per acre? https://farmingbase.com/goats-per-acre/
Goat Fencing Options: https://insteading.com/blog/goat-fencing/
Dairy Goats: https://americangoatfederation.org/breeds-of-goats-2/dairy-goats/
Feeding Goats: https://insteading.com/blog/what-do-goats-eat/
Plants Toxic to Goats: http://poisonousplants.ansci.cornell.edu/goatlist.html
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:22 Can You Have Just One?
0:48 How Many Goats Per Acre?
1:33 Deworming?
2:49 Goats and Permaculture
4:11 Goats Escaping
5:21 Goat Breeding and Milking Equation
9:07 Good Milk Breeds
9:42 Making Goat Friends
10:57 Feeding Goats
12:37 Conclusion