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What Do Goats Eat? The Ultimate Guide To Feeding Your Goats

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What do goats eat?

“Anything!”, I can hear you yell at your screen.

Tin cans, newspapers, old license plates…they’re basically nature’s garbage disposal. Right?

WRONG!

What do goats eat

This is a common misconception about goats. Unfortunately, it is also a dangerous misconception as many people believe this way which can lead to serious injury or even death for some goats.

Here is how we determine how much it will cost to feed our goats.

You want your goats to be happy and healthy. So if they aren’t a biological dumpster, what can goats eat? I’m glad you asked.

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How Much Does a Goat Cost

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So, how much does a goat cost? It seems like a simple enough of a question. But the answer has a few more layers than a simple dollar amount.

How Much Does a Goat Cost

You have to take a few things into consideration when it comes to how much does a goat cost. Do you really want to know how much does a baby goat cost? Or maybe, how much does a Nigerian Dwarf goat cost if I want to breed her? Or how much do pygmy goats cost if I want a neutered boy as a pet?

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Can You Make Money Raising Goats?

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We got our goats initially because we thought they were absolutely adorable and couldn’t imagine a world without them. Shortly after we started to wonder, “Can you make money raising goats?”

Can You Make Money Raising Goats

Surely, it’s a possibility. I mean, other people raise goats and seem to be doing just fine. Why can’t we? So, we started to look into the breeds we would want, the cost to purchase more goats, and the costs to keep them healthy and happy.

It was starting to look, with ALL of the expenses, like there was no way to make money raising goats.

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Proper Goat Fencing – Time & Money Saving Tips!

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Proper Goat Fencing

Looking to find out more about proper goat fencing?  We have learned a few (important) lessons about what goat fence to use and what goat fencing to NOT use.

Goat fencing is something that we have talked about previously.  To see our reviews of several goat fencing types, click here.  Since our initial goat fencing review, we have added several goats to the herd.

As part of these herd additions, we added two bucks.

Proper Goat Fencing

 

Now, as you may know, you usually keep bucks separate from does.  To do this, we built a buck house (a simple shed) and partitioned off a part of the does pasture.

Sectioning part of the pasture off for the boys, of course, meant putting up more goat fencing.  At the time, like usual, we were trying to think about saving time as well as money while building the buck pen.

Want more info about getting your start with goats? Check out the Raising Goats eCourse and eBook….

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Milking Goats – Causes of Decreased Milk Production in Goats

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Milking Goats – Causes of Decreased Milk Production in Goats

Milking goats will of course be on your list of farm chores if you are breeding dairy goats.  In addition to knowing what goat milking supplies are needed and  how to milk your goat, you will also need to know what to watch for in case your goats experience decreased milk production….

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