Breeding season is almost over. As always, it's been fun. I still have a knot over my eye where a doe rammed a gate that swung into my head. Goats really are a "headache" sometimes. During breeding season, even the does are more aggressive. You...

We told you a couple of weeks ago about teaching our doelings to eat grain. It is amusing to watch. They have been penned up to delay breeding until January. We moved them from a horse paddock to our working pen with a bale of hay. Later we poured out...

We have friends who successfully use llamas to protect their goats from Oklahoma predators. Some people prefer llamas for protection. Although we have never used them, they are probably less expensive to keep since they can eat grass. Here is a website...

Donkeys as predator protection.  For real?  Aren't  donkeys those lazy, stubborn versions of an ugly horse?  Some people claim they guard their goats;  we haven't tried them so can't say for sure. We found a website that likes the idea. One of the...

Want some help lugging your pack up the trail, how about a goat. Donna Semasko of Edelweiss Acres says: "Goat packing entails placing a pack on a goat. Then, you and this gentle creature embark upon an adventure with them carrying most of the gear....