Keeping goats

Goats are the class clowns of the smallholding. Clever, affectionate, endlessly nosy, and quite happy to test every gap in your fence while you're not looking. Keep them well and they'll give you milk, cleared scrub, and years of good company. Keep them badly and they'll break your heart and your hedges.

This is where we help you get it right from day one. Start with the honest beginner's guide below, then dig into the specifics: which breeds suit which owner, how to build fencing a goat can't beat, what to feed them and what will poison them, and the legal steps you have to take before a single goat sets a hoof on your land.