Your Goats: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing [Hardcover]

Gail Damerow (Author)

Book Description

If you have a goat, or are thinking about getting one, you probably have many questions about goats:
What kind of goat should I raise?
How can I help my goat stay healthy?
What should I feed my goats?
Can I breed more goats?
How do I raise goats for milk or for fiber?

This book tells you practically everything that you will need to know, including how to choose, buy, raise, and show all types of goats, from pets to pack goats. Whether you want to bottle feed your kid goat or shear your fiber goat, Gail Damerow gives you friendly, experienced advice on just what to do. She has also included important charts and checklists, so you will know just what to do and when to do it to take the very best care of your goat.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

If you have a goat, or are thinking about getting one, you probably have many questions about goats:

* What kind of goat should I raise?
* How can I help my goat stay healthy?
* What should I feed my goats?
* Can I breed more goats?
* How do I raise goats for milk or for fiber?

This book tells you practically everything that you will need to know, including how to choose, buy, raise, and show all types of goats, from pets to pack goats. Whether you want to bottle feed your kid goat or shear your fiber goat, Gail Damerow gives you friendly, experienced advice on just what to do. She has also included important charts and checklists, so you will know just what to do and when to do it to take the very best care of your goat. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Gail Damerow and her husband operate a family farm in Tennessee, where they keep poultry and dairy goats, tend a sizable garden, and maintain a small orchard. Damerow has written extensively on raising livestock and is a regular contributor to Backyard Poultry magazine. She is the author of Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens, The Chicken Encyclopedia, The Chicken Health Handbook, Your Chickens, Your Goats, Draft Horses and Mules, and numerous other books. 
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Sagebrush Education Resources (August 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613976959
• ISBN-13: 978-0613976954
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,618,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gail Damerow runs a small-scale farm raising chickens and other animals. She is the editor of Rural Heritage magazine, a monthly columnist for Dairy Goat Journal, and the author of seven Storey books on animals, with a combined 455,000 copies in print.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ANYBODY's guide to goats, March 10, 2001

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Lynette (Wauchula, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Goats (Paperback)

I first bought this book several years ago for an 8-year-old friend who was getting her first goat. I think I have borrowed it back half a dozen times, and regularly recommended it to adults as well as "kids". Although geared toward children, it does NOT talk down to children. It tells the reader (of any age) everything the novice goat owner needs to know without all the extra detail that just gets in the way when you are looking for the basics.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best!, October 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Your Goats (Paperback)

Although this book is meant for children, it is the best of the many books I have bought about goats.

As a "newbie" to goats, I have bought several books to try and expand my knowledge and ensure that I am caring for them correctly, and this was the very best.

I would recommend to all new or prospective goat owners, that this be the first book you purchase, you won't be sorry.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars new goat owner handbook, July 12, 2005

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Elle Sea (north carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Goats (Paperback)

i recently gave my boyfriend a fainting goat, to join his aging wether which came with his rural property. he is from chicago, and knew nothing about the care, feeding, or otherwise necessary knowledge regarding goats. he has raved about this book, and is reading it cover to cover, sharing enthusiastically about his newly aquired knowledge. i also read it before giving it to him, and agree that although this book appears to be geared toward the younger owner, it is invaluable to anyone starting out as a goat owner, as well as a reference book for those needing reminders.