[smudger]

I've got the Goat Husbandty by David Mackenzie but it is a bit out of date (and a touch opinionated).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

[plumseverywhere]

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


^^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 

[jinglejoys]

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 

[plumseverywhere]

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

[jaykay]

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

[Lesley Silvester]

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

[smudger]

Thank you, order duly placed.

[poppy2012]

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...

[clydesdaleclopper]

I also like Pat Coleby "Natural Goat Care"

[Anke]

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! )
 
I also like Belanger, "Raising Dairy Goats", again Amercian but with some interesting recipes.