Goat Resources

So many have come before us and wrote outstanding descriptions of goat care, goat, breeding, milking, etc.  Here are some resources that you can use to
get started down the addictive path of goat raising.  Enjoy!

 

Our Articles

• Genetics of Breeding

Books

• Personal Milkers: A Primer to Nigerian Dwarf Goats by Patricia Stewart

• How to Raise Goats by Carol Amundson

• Natural Goat Care by Pat Coleby

• Goat Husbandry: Fifth Edition by David Mackenzie

• The Goatkeeper's Veterinary Book by Peter Dunn

• Sheep and Goat Medicine by D.G. Pugh

• The Illustrated Standard of the Dairy Goat by Nancy Lee Owen

Internet Links

• Cornell Vet - http://www.vet.cornell.edu/consultant/consult.asp
  This is an amazing site that can help you diagnose diseases if you know the correct terminology to use for the different signs that you see.

• Goat World - http://www.goatworld.com/911/911.html
  A great resource with knowledgeable goat owners who may know more than your vet (in some cases, vets are not very experienced with goats)

• The Goat Spot - http://www.thegoatspot.net
  A great place to connect with lots of other goat owners.

• Dairy Goats Plus - http://www.dairygoatsplus.com/forum
  Another great forum…

• Fiasco Farm - http://www.fiascofarm.com
  A great place for videos, pictures, and a ton of information about raising goats.

• Saanendoah - http://www.saanendoah.com
  A wonderful resource for raising goats.

Supplies Caprine Supply - http://www.caprinesupply.com/ Hoegger Goat Supply - http://hoeggergoatsupply.com/xcart/home.php (you can find a complete list of supplies recommended for goat owners here - http://hoeggergoatsupply.com/info/  - under the Goatkeeper’s checklist link) Valley Vet - http://www.valleyvet.com/

 

 

Weathertop Farm
Registered Nigerian Dwarf Goats
Johnsonville, New York 12094
Rensselaer County

Email us: weathertop@littlemilkers.com

 

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