Faith Farm

Websites I found useful for goat Info & help

Here is a list of Goat websites that I have found useful.  My best tip to anyone new to Goats is to get a goat care handbook and a 'Goat-Lady' friend-even if it is just someone you can email questions to that has experience with goats.  If your experience is anything like mine-you'll need someone to help answer questions--Things just happen-and being the do-it-yourselfer-your probably not going to run to the vet at every need.  In the first year we went through--buying a sick goat (didn't know any better); broken horn; broken leg on a kid; cyst care; hoof care; breeding; scatches; worming; adjusting feed (protein levels); learning everything about milking and uddercare (didn't know anything); Basically anything and everything we had to learn from scratch.  So if there is anyone out there starting out that needs help - I'll be more than glad to answer any questions I can--I would love to give back some of the blessings I recieved from my "goat-Lady" friend. Here is the list of websites I found:  

http://www.goatwisdom.com/index.html#topics

http://fiascofarm.com/goats/index.htm

 http://hoeggergoatsupply.com

http://www.goatworld.com/911/

http://goattalk.com/forms/forms.htm    New site-looks good so far

I hope this has been helpful--Remember to keep good records of what you do and if you think something you find on the computer is useful-print it out-and put it in a quick access folder-you don't want to be wasting time in an emergency searching around for the answer.  I hope your goat experience is as wonderful as mine.  I love my babies!  They are such a joy--I hear them calling me now--baaaahhhhh-baahhhh-gotta go-Blessings to you> FaithFarm

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{ 09:51, Friday, January 4, 2008 } { Posted by Jess }

HI
I have been meaning to send you the name of the book I use as my farm hand it is called Barnyard for your Backyard. by Gail Damroow It is a great book on goats,sheep,chickens,cows,ducks,and geese. I use this book all the time. I also have a coulpe of notebooks that I write down all my dates of anything I give get or loose along with all the meds I give. I find that It turns out the best if I write everything down. I also use the internet as well. I don't have that website so thank you for sharing it.

Links

{ 02:12, Friday, January 4, 2008 } { Posted by maa }

Thank you for sharing the links. I recently had an accident with one of my goats. These could have really helped me then,
Thanks!
Belle~16

Oh my goodness!!!

{ 02:15, Friday, January 4, 2008 } { Posted by Daryn }

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! We are just starting the adventure and are clueless and terrified. i am tucking this post (and your email) into my keepers folder!