Goats are really fun animals to raise and have around the homestead, though they tend to be very good escape artists.
If you have the space to allow your goats to roam around as well as precautions measures against predators and against them leaving the perimeter, do give goats a try.
We’ll tell you what breed is best for you, how to raise them, and how to take care of any issues they may run into.
Goats are browsers, and that means they eat a huge assortment of plants, and specifically they nibble the choicest bits from a lot of different plants. Leaves are a popular food for goats in the wild, and for domestic goats that are allowed to forage. But not all plants are good or safe for goats, …
Goats are fairly infamous for developing a sweet tooth if you let them. Giving them too much fruit or other sweet treats will lead to them showing a preference for sweet things above most other foods, and that’s sure to cause a problem with their diet. And goats can have a little bit of fruit, …
Part of a goat’s diet will usually be made up of vegetables. They will occasionally find a few out in the wild, and many domestic goats will be given veggies periodically as a treat or supplement. Most kinds of veggies that are good for people to eat are also safe for goats, as it turns …
There is hardly any kind of plant matter that goats won’t eat. They eat leaves, grass, hay, twigs, stems, bark, blooms, buds and more. If it’s green or brown and it grows, it’s on the menu. But how about things like seeds that goats might not necessarily find or see? Can you give your goats …
If you haven’t spent much time around goats, you probably think they eat absolutely anything and everything. Goats supposedly have indestructible stomachs, and will eat leather, metal and other indigestibles. But all goat owners know this just isn’t true generally. Because goats are browsers, they’re actually pretty picky, delicate eaters, and might even avoid produce …
Although the old popular conception that goats are literal eating machines that can eat absolutely anything isn’t true, when it comes to different kinds of plants, it most definitely is. Goats can eat nearly anything that grows, from leaves, grass, bark, and even sticks to all kinds of vegetables. But believe it or not, goats …
Most goat owners already know that, while goats typically subsist on a diet of hay, grass and various other fibrous plant matter they also eat various fruits and veggies occasionally, particularly when owners hand them over as treats or supplements. They can eat all kinds of things, but contrary to popular belief goats cannot eat …
Goats can eat a wide variety of foods, including quite a few foods that people eat. But where things usually go wrong is when people want to share their favorite snacks and treats with their goats. Contrary to what you might have been told, goats really cannot eat everything! Then again, there are a few …
Most goat owners keep their herds fed on a typical diet of hay, grass and pellets with supplements, but it’s a good idea to give them a little bit of variety in their diet with the occasional bit of fruit or vegetables. They can eat most of the things that people can eat, but goats …
To us, the diet of a goat must seem pretty boring. Just a nonstop rotation of hay, grass, tree bark and other plain, bland stuff. Goats don’t seem to get too much exciting food, in the wild or in captivity, but as it turns out, they do get some tasty treats in the form of …
