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VOL. 97 NO. 6 • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 • $4.99 U.S. • BACKYARDGOATS.IAMCOUNTRYSIDE.COM HOLIDAY GOAT MILK RECIPES GOAT MINERALS! HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? PLUS The Finnish Landrace Goat THE VAT PASTEURIZER A NORTHWESTERN TOOL INC. COMPANY “THE VAT” A PASTEURIZER AND CHEESE VAT BUILT IN THE U.S.A. 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See more of her illustrations in our Photo Essay on page 30. NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 VOL. 97 NO. 6 backyardgoats.iamcountryside.com EDITORIAL Marissa Ames, Editor [email protected] Steph Merkle, Content Director [email protected] Samantha Ingersoll, Ann Tom Editorial Assistants CIRCULATION & MARKETING Ellen Grunseth, Marketing Director [email protected] Traci Laurie Publication Designer ADVERTISING Alicia Soper, Advertising Director [email protected] (715) 748-1388 Kelly Weiler [email protected] (715) 748-1389 Sue Lapcewich [email protected] (970) 373-7301 GENERAL MANAGER Mike Campbell [email protected] Goat Journal (ISSN 0011-5592, USPS 147-020) is published bi-monthly by Countryside Publications, 136 W Broadway Ave, Medford, WI 54451. Periodicals postage paid at Medford, WI and other mailing offices. The views presented here do not necessarily represent those of the editor or publisher. All contents of this issue of Goat Journal are copyrighted by Countryside Publications, 2019. 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If you make these Ewonder if they’re missing shed and she was so glossy she recipes for your loved ones this something. Winter coats look glistened in the afternoon sun. holiday season, please let us know different from summer coats: Deciphering mineral needs is how they turned out. We would thicker, not as glossy and sleek. My tricky, and it varies from goat love to see pictures, as well! goats don’t get the varied forage to goat, and from location to Enjoy our fi nal issue for 2019 that they enjoy during the summer. location. We have two stories that and let us know if you would like Combine that with the added describe why there isn’t a one-size- to see any specifi c stories or topics nutrients needed for gestation fi ts-all answer to what minerals in 2020! Email us, send snail-mail, and staying warm, and I miss a your goats need. This valuable or, if you are a Backyard Goats little sleep wondering if I really information is our gift to you, at member, use the chat function to am doing the best I can for them. the end of 2019, and we hope it deliver your request instantly! My Nubian, Juliet, tends to be helps guide your individual herds. more diffi cult to keep looking But that’s not all we have to MAY YOUR HOLIDAYS, AND sleek. But if I go to one of many offer in this issue. Last year, we YOUR GOATS' WINTER COATS, goat-themed Facebook groups, provided recipes for goat caramels BE MERRY AND BRIGHT! their answer is copper, copper, and aged cheese; this year, we and more copper. If I bolused follow that tradition with tutorials her and she doesn’t improve within a few weeks, she must need more copper, right? Wrong. Simply adding sunfl ower seeds TELL US ABOUT YOU! and fl axseed to her grain works Do you have a story suggestion for Goat Journal? Would you like wonders. Then I tried an oil-based to tell us how you dealt with a particular problem … or ask for advice goat supplement that contains regarding an issue that didn’t go so well? vitamin E, niacin, biotin, vitamin Send your letters via email to [email protected] or the old- B12, and two sources of omega-3 fashioned way to Goat Journal, P.O. Box 566, Medford, WI 54451. 6 GOAT JOURNAL | november/december 2019 goat journal :: reader sPotlight LACK SWAN RANCH BOTANICAL GARDENS is located in Santa Ysabel, California. The 2.5-acre ranch is home to BTim, Coko, their dogs (Lana Turner and Ellie Mae), and their four adorable Miniature Silky Fainting goats (Jumpin Jack Flash, Ruby Tuesday, Baba O’ Riley, and Ziggy Stardust). All three of the boys are extreme fainters; Ruby is the only one who doesn’t faint. She is the queen and keeps everyone in line. She also protects her brothers, keeping a watchful eye during nap and cud-chewing times. Life is good at BSRBG! These goats also have an important job of serving the community! They make appearances at the county fair, retirement communities, schools, and Alzheimer’s facilities. Goats have a very calming effect on humans of all ages and especially those with disabilities and challenges. Baba and Ziggy are very popular therapy goats and are currently making the rounds. While at the Del Mar Fair last year, the kids not only got to interact with all kinds of people, they also won ribbons. Jack took fi rst place and won Best in Show in the wether division, and Ruby took second place in the junior doe division. These goats are from champion lines and come from a local breeder, Mini Mythic Miniature Goats. They are somewhat rare, as this breed has only been in existence since 2000. Bred specifi cally for pets, their small size makes them easy to handle and their disposition is like that of a loving family dog. These goats are family members and are sometimes allowed inside, with supervision. Coko likes to have them in her in the studio where they get regular baths and pampering, which they love. Visit Coko’s websites and blogs: bsrgoats.wixsite.com/mysite blackswanranchbotanicalgardens.wordpress.com cokobrown.com cokobrownsmusic.com BACKYARDGOATS.IAMCOUNTRYSIDE.COM 7 goat journal :: reader letters Good Day.