GOATS

Call it a myotonic or fainting goat: as pets kept outdoors, they provide a good option to potbelly pigs and other farm animals that get big and heavy. So how does one keep fainting goats -- as pets?

George Clooney & Ewan McGregor star in "The Men Who Stare At Goats.", a movie based on the UK documentary "Crazy Rulers Of The World" by Jon Ronson. I interviewed Master Peter Brusso, who's a martial arts expert & inventor profiled in the documentary.

Providing shelter, feed and watching for health issues are the main ingredients to healthy goats.

Tells how to breed goats and at what age,signs of estrus.

Goats are fun little animals with great big personalities, and many benefits. You will want to research the subject as you consider purchasing and raising goats as a hobbby, or more.

Boer goats make good farm animals and pets. They are tame, have cool personalities, eat brush and are easy to care for.

What and where to look when purchasing your first goat.

More than just barnyard "eye candy," when kept in the proper conditions a herd of soft, wooly angora goats can be money in the bank.

Many people want to keep goats but don't have much room. Or perhaps handling larger breeds is difficult and a smaller breed is of interest. Whatever the reason, small goats have practical purposes.

Goats have a bad - and undeserved - reputation as nasty, dirty creatures. The truth is goats are clean, produce plenty of milk for most families and don't "eat everything.