Acknowledgments v
Introduction Why Goats? vii
Things to Think About in Advance
1(18)
Where Your Goats Will Live
19(10)
The Eternal Problem of Goat Fencing
29(12)
Feeding Your Goats
41(16)
On Bucks and Breeding
57(22)
Raising Kids
79(28)
The Health of Your Goats
107(18)
Goat Milk?
125(22)
Slaughter and Butchering
147(14)
Other Uses for Goats
161(10)
Afterword 171(4)
Appendix A The Year in Goats 175(4)
Appendix B Equipment and Essentials by Chapter 179(5)
Appendix C Resources and Suppliers 184(3)
Appendix D State Cooperative Extension Offices 187(6)
Index 193(5)
About the Author and Photographer 198