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Saanens—the breed Hooper and his wife, Daryll Breau, raise at Ayers Brook Goat Dairy in Randolph, Vermont—are recognized as the highest-producing goat breed in the world. Originally from Switzerland, with snowy white fur and pink-tinged ears and noses, the average doe can give milk for 150 to 300 days on a single lactation cycle. Boar Goats, Goats Breeds, Randolph Vermont, White Goat, Pet Goat, Sheep Cheese, Farm Shed, Boer Goats, Dairy Cattle

Saanens—the breed Hooper and his wife, Daryll Breau, raise at Ayers Brook Goat Dairy in Randolph, Vermont—are recognized as the highest-producing goat breed in the world. Originally from Switzerland, with snowy white fur and pink-tinged ears and noses, the average doe can give milk for 150 to 300 days on a single lactation cycle.

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Goat Commune: Raising chickens with goats » Brings up some good points that I wasn't aware of, like the fact that both chickens and goats can spread coccidiosis to each other (that could be devastating to a flock of chickens and a herd of goats)..... Just something to think about Regnul Animal, Animals Friendship, A Goat, Goat Farming, Medieval Period, Small Farm, Hobby Farms, Raising Chickens, A Chicken

I have seen from my next-door neighbor how raising chickens and cows together are a perfect match. The chickens learn to stay away from the cows so they don't get trampled, but they pick through the feed that the cows drop, eating what would otherwise get wasted. Chickens will even pick through the cow manure looking for fly larvae, supplementing their diet with extra protein. With enough chickens, your fly problem will be reduced significantly. However, they can't dig deep through the…

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