Goats Giving Birth
Autor Deborah Niemannen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2020
Lessons, stories, and reflections from the Goat Midwife
Like having a long-time goat-owning friend waiting at your fingertips.WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT with a goat pregnancy? What do you do if things go wrong when goats give birth? What happens when you have a challenging newborn kid?
- Marissa Ames, editor, Goat Journal magazine
Anyone new to goats should read this book!
- Rebecca Sanderson, writer, Goat Journal, Backyard Chickens, and Countryside & Small Stock Journal
Seasoned goat farmer Deborah Niemann, author of Raising Goats Naturally, answers these questions and more by distilling the stories and experiences from over 650 goat pregnancies and births. Coverage includes:
- The differences between normal goat pregnancies
- Necessary C-sections
- Incidents that may turn deadly serious.
A delightfully excellent and informative kidding resource complete with great photos for new and experienced goat owners alike!DEBORAH NIEMANN and her family moved to the country in 2002, and soon two goats turned into 20, and a desire to make a simple chèvre launched a new career helping people raise goats. Deborah is the author of Homegrown and Handmade, Ecothrifty, and Raising Goats Naturally. She blogs at thriftyhomesteader.com from her farm in Illinois.
- Katherine Drovdahl, author, The Accessible Pet, Equine and Livestock Herbal
As engrossing as it is invaluable to anyone anticipating goat births.
- Tamsin Cooper, goatwriter.com
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780865719422
ISBN-10: 086571942X
Pagini: 128
Dimensiuni: 185 x 226 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: New Society Publishers
ISBN-10: 086571942X
Pagini: 128
Dimensiuni: 185 x 226 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: New Society Publishers
Cuprins
Introduction
Disclaimer
1. Normal Births
Cleo's twin doelings
It's triplets!
Sherri's triplets (for the sixth time)
2. Normal But Different Births
Bonnie's big baby bonanza!
Bonnie's quads
Three breech bucks
Jo's quads
Victoria's twins
Kidding at 17 below zero
3 Not So Normal Births
Always more to learn: Giselle's birth
Our most puzzling birth ever
Lizzie's triplets
Alex's final kidding
4. Caesarean Section Births
Our first C-section
Lesson learned via C-section
5. Challenges With Newborns
Sucking disorder in a goat kid?
Cheating death
You save some
A blind kid?
Linguine update-the not-so-blind goat
Lessons in neonatal goat care
6 Death
Farewell and thank you, Coco
Our most challenging birth...with a happy ending
Some decisions just suck
Farewell, Sadie
7. Final Thoughts
Index
About the Author
About New Society Publishers
Disclaimer
1. Normal Births
Cleo's twin doelings
It's triplets!
Sherri's triplets (for the sixth time)
2. Normal But Different Births
Bonnie's big baby bonanza!
Bonnie's quads
Three breech bucks
Jo's quads
Victoria's twins
Kidding at 17 below zero
3 Not So Normal Births
Always more to learn: Giselle's birth
Our most puzzling birth ever
Lizzie's triplets
Alex's final kidding
4. Caesarean Section Births
Our first C-section
Lesson learned via C-section
5. Challenges With Newborns
Sucking disorder in a goat kid?
Cheating death
You save some
A blind kid?
Linguine update-the not-so-blind goat
Lessons in neonatal goat care
6 Death
Farewell and thank you, Coco
Our most challenging birth...with a happy ending
Some decisions just suck
Farewell, Sadie
7. Final Thoughts
Index
About the Author
About New Society Publishers
Descriere
Goats Giving Birth presents stories, lessons, and reflections from over 600 goat births with insights into the differences between normal births, necessary C-sections, and incidents that may turn deadly serious, giving you the confidence to handle all goat birthing situations.