Female goats usually live on average 11 – 12 years. Those that are 'retired' from breeding around age 10 will live longer, up to the age of 16 – 18 years. A 24 year old female goat has been known but ...

Mary Rigdon never sleeps late — not even on weekends. She doesn’t go carousing past 7 p.m. either. Some folks might not take to rising at 4 a.m. on a Saturday or being stuck at home in the evenings, ...

Apr. 6—There is no reason to panic if you discover lice on your goats. Finding them on your goats can come as a bit of a surprise to new goat owners, but according to those experienced in keeping ...

When a herd of frolicking goats joined Jennifer Acker on a walk through her family’s former farm, she discovered these small animals have big personalities. “Being there and watching the goats play in ...

Nigerian dwarf goats grow to only 21 in. tall, about equal to a medium-size dog. “But they have giant udders,” says Novella Carpenter. She should know: she has six goats that together provide a quart ...

Small-scale dairy goat farming is transforming lives in Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri County by giving farmers financial independence. For Mary Wachuka Gachunia, her journey into dairy goat farming began in 2000 ...

learn more about the ever-popular Boer goat. We’ve seen increasing demand for meat goats in Virginia in recent years. This week we visit with the Carpenter family in Mount Crawford, Virginia to learn ...

Bhubaneswar: “Goat farming is a lifeline for thousands of smallholder farmers in Odisha. The Odisha government is committed to strengthening this sector by expanding veterinary support, encouraging ...

Lice on goats is a common issue for farmers. It only becomes a problem if the animals are infested with lice. Credit: Aislinn Sarnacki / BDN There is no reason to panic if you discover lice on your ...