Customer Reviews

Pygmy Goats: Management And Veterinary Care

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Being an owner of Pygmy goats I have found information as well as veteranarians well-versed in pygmy goat health to be very limited. This book has been a life saver to me on more then one occasion. My dog-earred copy is in my barn, and I refer to it often. I encourage anyone and everyone who owns exotic pygmy goats to purchase a copy of this book. It will pay for itself many times over!

This book has been a mainstay on my bookshelf since it was published (actually it rarely is on my bookshelf). I bought it then because I had pygmy goats--but this book is the first I grab with questions for any breed. One of the most helpful part is the vaccination schedule and standard dosing of medications for goats. I now have 4 breeds of dairy goats and it is still my first pick. If I can't have a vet in person this is the handiest back-up. I would appreciate a bit more clinical information on treatment but very helpful on diagnosis. Packed full of useful information for the beginner and the well experienced. There are days I wish I had two copies--one by the phone in the house and one in the barn. You won't regret this purchase.

I bought my first pygmy goats about a year ago, 2 males and 2 females. When I asked the breeder that I bought them from what reading material she suggested she insisted that I buy this book.

I read it all the way through when I first bought my goats and still turn to it today for quick information on how to handle the common situations and care that arise with having pygmy goats. It is very informative and a must have for owners or soon to be owners of pygmy goats.

This book and "The New Goat Handbook" are the only book's that I own and haven't run into anything that hasn't been covered in one or the other for having pygmy and nubian goats.

The reason I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5:

Well both the breeder and I disagreed with how much grain they tell you to give your kid's. They say to give each kid 1 cup in the moring and one at night. Maybe if you had very poor feed or no pasture for them to feed on and they needed more nurishmnet.

But if they are in a pasture eating grass and other plants your going to make your goat sick. I give my adult pygmys and nubian 1 cup each a day and put it in the same feeder dish.

Note: You might want to get into the habit of feeding them at night and every other day so they don't always expect it the exact same time everyday. Or at least mix it up a bit.

If you get into the habit of feeding them every morning at the same time everyday then one day for some reason or another you can't feed them that morning or can't keep that schedule anymore they will cry for it until you can get out to feed them. Or if your away and couldn't feed them that day they may even cry all day. And of course in severe cases your nieghbors may even disown you. :)

This is a very helpful and and informative for most any breed of goat. Our copy has also been well used in just the few months that we have had it. My only disappointments were #1) that there is no instuctions on emergency first aid, #2) It was difficult to find a cause and treatment for a sudden illness that took one of our younger goats in the middle of the night, and #3) I do not feel that it was adequate with instructions on the care of newborn kids. I think this is a very good book to start off with, but I am planning on purchasing another book on the care of goats that may tell me the little bit that this book is lacking. And, of course, no animal care book can ever replace a Veternary Doctor's advice.

This book helped me learn everything I needed to know about my new Pygmy Goats. I've learned how to care for them properly and what kinds of things they love to do. I took the author's advice and built them some things to climb on. I have never seen them happier. I HIGHLY recommend this book for new owners as well as for experienced owners. There is something in there for everyone.

This book is a must have for any pygmy goat owner...it's concise, easy to follow, and is all about pygmies! Most information available deals with meat or dairy goats. Lorrie Boldrick is a pygmy goat owner, a former NPGA judge and board member, a veterinarian, and she knows her goats!

I was a bit disappointed when I read this because it was the same information as I had found in regular books on goat care. Although very few things were specific to the Pygmy breed, it is a good book on goat care.

If you want to learn more about the wonderful world of pygmy goat, GET THIS BOOK! Written by vets with decades of experience and founders of the NPGA this book is wonderful! Definitely a must have if you are interested in keeping pygmy goats. Don't raise goats without this book!

Love this book! It has all the info I was looking for including easy to understand health and feeding guides.

This book is filled with alot of useful information and I enjoy it and recommend it (although I am new to goats and some of the words in the book I had to look up for explanation). The only problem is that the editor or spellchecker should be fired. The book is filled with misspelled words, double words and use of the wrong word. Now I am no english major by any means but this is a published book and should be edited better. This is a book not a txt msg.