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Buying and Raising Meat Goats

Written by Laura Childs on July 27, 2010 — 7 Comments

I am not from this website, but am a goat rancher up north of Napa (2 hours north of the Bay Area). You can visit our YouTube channel at http://www.YouTube.com/SnowRanchCA. Just doing some rainy day web research on goats and updating our plans for the next year today when I stumbled upon your website. We’ve [...]

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The Meet Up – Raising Goats on A Farm

Written by Laura Childs on August 7, 2009 — 9 Comments

She came into the ring, her babe at her side, looking just a little nervous, but very bright and attentive. Her coat was shiny and her eyes were bright, the baby at her side about a week old. They started the bidding and I thought, “I’ll just watch, I wonder what a goat sells for [...]

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Goats by Auction!

Written by Laura Childs on July 5, 2009 — 1 Comment

A Goat? What Was I Thinking? Introduction: I’d seen goats on television, read a little about them in books, but I truly had no idea what having a goat of my own would be like. Until Momma Goat and her small goat kid came to live with us. From that point on, everything changed… Six [...]

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Raising and Keeping Goats

Written by Laura Childs on July 5, 2009 — 30 Comments

"There are many considerations to make before purchasing your first goat. I am speaking from experience as I tend to jump from the plane, then look for the parachute! This article contains the facts I have learned since the purchase of my first goat Honey at an auction. — Marianna, Serenity Lane What You Need [...]

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