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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: smudger on May 28, 2012, 11:19:20 am

Title: recommended reading
Post by: smudger on May 28, 2012, 11:19:20 am

I've got the Goat Husbandty by David Mackenzie but it is a bit out of date (and a touch opinionated).


Any other recommended reading for goat keeping/milking/heath and breeding. Also what to do with the milk - cheese/yogurt/fudge/ice cream and soap. Do cows milk recipes need to be adapted for goats?


thx

Title: Re: recommended reading
Post by: plumseverywhere on May 28, 2012, 11:25:22 am

I have a variety of goat books lying about the place, some are from the US and are just not relevant in places when it comes to UK goat keeping. One is a vetinary one and very good, can't remember name  :-\


For soap making - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Milk-Soapmaking-Simple-Buttermilk-Coconut/dp/0938497456 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Milk-Soapmaking-Simple-Buttermilk-Coconut/dp/0938497456)


^^That's the one that got me started.


I bought a dairy book with my cheese making starter kit from Ascott and its been very useful. There are also some fantastic recipes on the St Helens dairy website, I steal their ice cream recipe regularly  ;)

Title: Re: recommended reading
Post by: jinglejoys on May 28, 2012, 12:42:43 pm

Personally I don't think you can beat David McKenzie provided its one of the early copies befor the BGS "edited" it.He did write it when goats were still goats and not giant milking machines  ;)

Title: Re: recommended reading
Post by: plumseverywhere on May 28, 2012, 01:36:01 pm

Been and checked - mine is by David Harwood and its really useful  :) 

Title: Re: recommended reading
Post by: jaykay on May 28, 2012, 07:30:36 pm

I've got the David Harwood one too and like it  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: recommended reading
Post by: Lesley Silvester on May 28, 2012, 09:28:59 pm

If it's green with a photo of someone drenching a goat on the cover, I have it too.

Title: Re: recommended reading
Post by: smudger on May 29, 2012, 12:14:02 am

Thank you, order duly placed.

Title: Re: recommended reading
Post by: poppy2012 on May 29, 2012, 03:14:33 pm

i have the david mckenzie, and have found it incredibly useful, you just have to edit out teh bits that arent how you do things...

Title: Re: recommended reading
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on May 29, 2012, 06:01:02 pm

I also like Pat Coleby "Natural Goat Care"

Title: Re: recommended reading
Post by: Anke on May 29, 2012, 09:51:33 pm

For cheesemaking my most used book is Ricki Carrol "Home cheese making". Downside is that it is all in American units (US gallon, Fahrenheit etc etc), but the variety of cheeses is really good. You can make all the cows cheeses wiht goatsmilk too, usually at slightly lower temperature.
 
For a good read on goats I think you cannot beat MacKenzie! (I think ALL goat books, and probably most goatkeepers, are a bit opinionated on their girls' care and how to do all things goaty - myself included! :o )
 
I also like Belanger, "Raising Dairy Goats", again Amercian but with some interesting recipes.