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When you are thinking about keeping goats you need to have some good knowledge about what to consider, before taking on this long-term commitment. This easy to read guide, gives you the basic information you need to know and what is likely to be involved. Preventative health care is essential for animals and especially for goats that are ruminants. The guide leads you through what a beginner needs to know to get started and to be successful at goat keeping.

This book is based around the work of Svend Bayer a potter who has developed his skills through a passion in creating ceramic pots in a wood fired kiln. The pots created are individual and unique, as each pot is hand-crafted and the firing process creates the individualistic final piece of work, during the firing process.

"How To Care For Your Newborn Goat Kids" will guide you through what you need to know, consider and prepare for, when preparing for kidding. What factors affect survival? Why is colostrum important? What should the kid's behaviour look like after birth? What are the procedures and practices needed? What about ear tagging? Looking after your newborn kid is important to get it off to a good start. Learning about what you need to think about and how to ensure success, is covered in this easy to read guide.

Goat breeds have evolved over the years and the Golden Guernsey breed is considered to be one of the rare breed because of the population. The e-book describes some of the breed's characteristics and information about the breed and is a useful place to start, if you are thinking about raising and keeping Golden Guernsey goats.

The book "Water, Vitamins, Minerals And Dietary Needs For Goats," explains why water is so important and discusses vitamins, minerals and other dietary needs for your goats. What are the types of protein sources? Why are carbohydrates important? What are the fat requirements for goats? What functions do vitamins assist? What are the mineral needs of goats? What are the goat's needs for fibre? What are the requirements for optimum production? This guide explains the six essential nutrients needed for keeping your goats healthy and well, so their output delivers high nutritious products.

This short and easy to read guide discusses what you need to think about for your goats. What are your goats housing and bedding options? What to think about when setting up the best pasture for your goats? What are your options for fencing and exercise yards? Good ventilation is essential for your goats to optimise health and well-being. This is the seventh book in the Goat Knowledge Series. www.goatlapshop.com

This is an easy to read short guide about the plants that are good for goats and those that cause problems, or are poisonous to goats. This mini e-book covers grasses, forage, cereals and other plants and what to think about when you want goats to clear ground. "Plants And Goats An Easy To Read Guide", helps you to know what plants are good for your goats and what plants are bad for your goats. This is the sixth book in the series Goat Knowledge.

The "Milking Your Goats What You Need To Know Guide" helps you learn about milking goats and what to consider. Why Milk Goats? How much milk can goats produce? What are your goat's nutritional requirements when milking? Why record the quantities of milk you get from your goat? What do you need to milk goats? Why dry goats? What about Mastitis and milking goats? Keeping your milking goats healthy is vital for optimum production of goat's milk and what you need to know is covered in this guide.

This is a colour photographic eBook with 46 photographs, both in portrait and landscape format, – so it helps to view the eBook on a suitable device that can be turned sideways. The photographs give a brief glimpse of Newton Abbot, a town in South Devon, England in 2012. Newton Abbot is steeped in history and much contribution has been made by the people of Newton Abbot, not least those remembered on the war memorial. Very brief information of some of the places in the photographs is included. However this glimpse is intended to only be a visual record of some of the places of interest in...

The Book "Kidding Goats" takes you through what you need to prepare for when your goat is about to give birth. How long does gestation take? Why does record keeping help? What supplies are needed for kidding? Why separate the dam from your other goats? How can you tell when your goat is going to give birth? What are the signs of parturition? When do you need to assist with the delivery of the kid? What are the things that can go wrong? This short and easy to read guide will answer these questions for you, help you to be well prepared and knowledgeable about the birthing of goats. Series: ...

The book gives a brief account of the events surrounding the Battle of Waterloo and the key people involved. It is hoped that you enjoy reading and learning about what happened two hundred years ago. The information has been extracted from various historical sources and research. The battle took place after Napoleon returned to power in France when a coalition of countries in Europe decided to declare war on him. The short account is illustrated with portraits.

Este libro contiene una serie de cuentos acerca de dos cabras de Angora que descubren a los humanos por primera vez. Las cabras parten en una aventura, desde su casa en la Cañada de las Bayas Doradas, en que conocen a Sofía y a Jacobo. Descubren los poderes mágicos, pues no tenían idea de que los tenían, y los usan para ayudar a Sofía y entretener a Jacobo. Las cabras deciden ir en busca de Jacobo en una segunda ocasión para ayudarlo a pescar. Mucha diversión les espera.

Goats are ruminants and the economics of feeding your goats constitutes a major part of your herd costs. Knowledge about your goats' digestive systems is useful, so that you understand the process of how your goat gains nutrients and energy from its food to keep them healthy and productive. This short and simple guide explains the four chambers and the processes of goat's stomachs and the digestive processes. The guide also gives you a lot to consider about the feed you give your goats, so that you optimise their output and produce, whether you want to increase growth for meat, production ...

Cuando se está pensando en criar cabras, se necesita tener buenos conocimientos acerca de lo que debe considerar, antes de aceptar este compromiso a largo plazo. Esta guía, que si bien es muy fácil de leer, le ofrece información básica de lo que debe dominar y lo que implica ésta actividad. El cuidado preventivo de salud es esencial para los animales, especialmente para las cabras, ya que es una especie rumiante. La guía lo conduce por aquellos puntos que un principiante debe saber para iniciarse y ser exitoso en la cría de cabras.

A easy to read guide that explains the different colourations and markings on horses, on their foreheads, legs and other areas.

La historia de los niños de color ilustrado narra la aventura de dos cabras de Angora, cómo se descubre a una chica llamada Sophie y ayudarla a llegar a casa. En el proceso, descubren sus poderes mágicos. Esta es una maravillosa hora de acostarse libro de historia y refleja la naturaleza curiosa de cabras, así como la que ilustra la historia visualmente para niños de todas las edades. La historia crea entusiasmo, alegría y magia.

Two goats set out on a magical adventure. They come to the rescue of a little girl and bring her much joy and happiness. Children's story about the flying adventures of two Angora goats. The drawings are illustrated with vibrant colours telling the tale visually and are suitable for ages 11 to 14 and for younger children.

This E-book contains tips and suggestions for how to keep goats healthy.

What do you need to think about when weaning your kid goats? This easy to read simple guide explains the preparation needed, factors to consider, when to wean and at what age. Different weaning systems are discussed and how to introduce creep feeding. Implication for parasites and vaccination also covered. This is the eighth book in the series "Goat Knowledge". http://www.goatlapshop.com

The continuing escapades of two Angora goats, who track down a boy named Jacob in this colour illustrated children's story. The goats escape and meet Jacob who is fishing. Jacob tells the goats that he is trying to catch a special fish and the goats relate what they know. The adventure continues and Jacob gets given some magic powers that allow them all to play together whenever they wish.