Category: Goats and Sheep

Until recently, I had only been a horse and hound kind of person. But one night, a goat won my heart. I was doing night duty at the yard, and the vet came out. It was late, and the vet had picked up...

Raising goats for either meat or milk can be a rewarding experience, but it’s not without its challenges. Although goats have a reputation for eating anything and everything, they’re also very...

One of the first animals to ever be domesticated by humans, the humble sheep has held an essential place in the history of livestock farming for thousands of years. With more than 200 unique breeds...

  If you want to raise sheep for meat, it can be difficult to figure out what breed to raise. Sheep breeds that grow larger and have a higher meat quality and taste are called meat sheep...

  Today’s domesticated goats are related to animals that once roamed the Iranian Plateau and Zagros mountains, which explains why they have such an aptitude and enthusiasm for...

  Every spring, my goats start scratching. This itchiness is normal and associated with them shedding their winter coats. When they started scratching in the autumn as well, I started to wonder...