Raising Goats Fd.

This book is BRILLIANT. It is easy to use, the author writes in very 'lay-person' terms, whilst educating and informing at the same time. The style of the book is set up so that each chapter can be flicked to if you just want to check a particular point or make reference quickly to something specific. I have only had it a few days and I have already been through it several times. I have learnt a lot of 'how tos' which I was having trouble finding in other books and publications I've read. This is truly a bible for those who are first time goat owners, but it will also come in handy for any experienced goat owner. The diagrams are simple and quite charming and the author's writing style is friendly and approachable and not at all condescending as some other 'how to' style books can be. This book is a gem and a must have - if you are a goat owner, get it on your bookshelf, you will use it all the time and be glad you have it. I give it a big thumbs up.

This book is truly comprehensive! I got it a couple of weeks before I got 2 goats, and it has been a lifesaver! The author writes in a style that is very readable and enjoyable. I liked all of her "been there, done that" stories in the book. Her examples were very helpful and interesting. This book really tells you everything you need to know to get started with goats! One thing I will mention - she does look at goats from a "pet" standpoint instead of a "livestock" standpoint. She spends a lot of time talking about how cute they are, etc. This works for me, because our goats are definitely pets, not food. But it might be a little annoying for someone who is trying to raise a herd of meat goats, for example. I'm really glad I got this book - I think my goats and I will be a lot happier now that I have all of this knowledge!

If you are thinking of raising goats, this is a great resource to have. It is full of useful and informative content. Great for your bookshelf of reference materials.

A good read for goats, but has a lot of anecdotal information. There is a fair bit of opinion in this book, which a new goat owner may take as fact. I would recommend this book to a new goat owner, but would also encourage the purchase of another book. Not any one in particular, just another by a different author, so that you can see what's opinion, what's anecdote, and what is fact. Granted, I do not think anything contained in this book would harm your goat if you followed it strictly, but it's nice to k now there's more than one way of doing things. There are also a bunch of plans and instructions in here for building goat things, as well as recipes for goat meat and goat milk. Very interesting tid bits I was not expecting when I ordered it.

A good reference and introductory book on raising goats. Has many useful facts, stories and information on beginning and maintaining a goat herd. Also, this book is organized to quickly reference specific tidbits of information in the future. Definitely read more books and go to goat association meetings to gain the information this book lacks due to the broad array of subjects it covers.

I grew up on goat farm and would like to return to a more sustainable living lifestyle. This book is packed with very good information and helps the novice to understand what goes into goat husbandry. Believe me, there are books and material out there that make it seem really difficult, but it's NOT. Goats are relatively easy to raise and take care of, you just have to be six steps ahead of them all the time! They can be too smart for their own good.

I've been raising goats for 7 years now and have collected quite a few books on the subject. This is still the one I turn to most. The information on diseases, parasites and nutrition is particularly useful to me. It's easy for me to quickly find what I need. I'm sure you can find more detailed information about each subject in other books or on the web. But this book gives me the basic information that I need on the most common situations that arise. I often recommend it to first time goat owners who buy goats from me.

This book has proven to be profoundly helpful to me in raising and caring for my Nubian goats. I live on a small farm and knew nothing about goats. This book has walked me through every aspect of goat ownership from hoof trimming to vaccinations. Without the advice of Goats for Dummies, I would have been completely lost when my goat suddenly became deathly ill - with no vet in site. Fortunately, I had my book nearby, read the 2 most likely reasons for his illness and was able to keep him alive until I could get a vet to our farm the next day. My goat recovered fully. Money well spent!!!

It was so useful, my neighbors “borrowed” it and never returned it.

I am very pleased with this book - it is very easy to read, the relaxed, 'tell it like it is' style works well for me.It is very informative and tells you what you need to know. The author has packed a lot of information into this book. I have one other goat book and have read loads on the net - this book compares very favourably and I would recommend it without hesitation. If you are looking for very detailed, very technical stuff then maybe this isn't the book for you but if you are considering goat-keeping or are new to goat-keeping this book is excellent. I have 4 dwarf goats and very much a novice - learning each day & loving it.

As a novice which is getting the first pet goats soon I had read one other handbook first before reading this one. This book is very well structured as you can skip sections you do not need (like kidding etc.) But it gives a very good introduction what to do. - And what not to do. It has only illustrations not pictures but as a handbook giving constructive advice you probably have other books for that. (I.e. what breed of goat you want) It is written by an american lady and very easy to read although it does not go VERY deep into details. The american touch will make a few europeans laugh because we do not have any coyotes which could eat our tethered animals or many big airborne preditors (yet) which could threaten them. I would recommend this book as it clearly tells you how to go about things as a beginner wanting to know the basics.

Like all the “dummy” books, this is a well organized reference book. Covers all the general topics, and although slanted towards a U.S. market, and published in 2010, it is still very useful.

I love these books. They present as for idiots but then display and share information in a way which almost makes you an expert once you have digested the content of the book. Plenty of goat pictures which suits my strange obsession with goats particularly kids!