Links

Great Gifts:

Be sure to check out my other website, Hand Made Gift Nook. We carry unique hand-made gift items such as crocheted stuffed teddy bears, afghans, potholders, and a very different kind of hot pad / trivet. You will also find many hand-carved wooden items such as delicate flowers, doggie cutouts, cute roosters, and custom made hunting knives. Take a look!

Fencing and Equipment:

• Premier Supply or 800-282-6631 Electric Fencing, equipment
• Live Wire Products, Marysville, CA. (very knowledgable and they ship) 530-743-9045
• Kencove Farm Fence or 800-536-3242. All types of fencing supplies.
• Powerflex Fencing Co., 417-741-1230, Missouri. All types of fencing supplies.

Catalogs:

• Hoeggers Supply— or 800-221-4628
• Jeffers Livestock Supply— or 800-533-3377
• Peaceful Valley Farm Supply – 888-784-1722

Magazines and publications:

• Goat Rancher — 888-562-9529
• Meat Goat Monthly (AMGA)—325-655-4434

Books:

• Meat Goat Production Handbook by Langston Univ. et.al. Excellent sourcebook
• Storey's Guide to Raising Meatgoats by Maggie Sayer
• Simply Meat Goats by Sandra Solaiman
• Sheep and Goat Medicine by D.G. Pugh (very detailed and technical, good dosage tables)
• Making Money with Meat Goats (and other books and media) by Ellie Winslow ("Beyond the Sidewalk")
• The Epicurian Goat goat meat cookbook. Try it, you'll like it!!

Educational, reference websites:

• Goat-related ads (GoatAds.com)
• Health information (Goat Wisdom.com)
• Birth information (graphic but accurate goat births)
• Poisonous plants, goat-specific!
• Disbudding, banding, general care hints (from Fiasco Farm.com)
• Maryland small ruminant page (sheepandgoats.com)
• Goat-care website by Karin Christiansen  
• Meat — Copeland Family Ranch, Siskiyou County, CA
• Everything “goat”! (Goatworld.com)
• Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank, or 888-873-2723
• Educational articles and other articles from Motes Clear Creek Boers
• Shelter (quick, temporary, we use them!) (Motes Clear Creek)
• And, of course, for LOTS of Kiko info from the IKGA website--check out the Resources page!

Transport:

• Ron Keener
• Zeigler Horse and Livestock Transport www.zeiglerlivestocktransport.com. 641-843-4351
• Delta Airlines or American Airlines have animal transport—call them for details.