respiratory conditions, 161–163
ribs, and birthing, 205
ricotta, 270–271
ring womb, 206
ringworm, 164
rotational grazing, 80–81
Rucker, Tom, 19–20
rumens, 68, 160. See also bloat.
Saanens, 20, 21, 28
Sables, 21
safety, in soap making, 304–305
salivary cysts, 132
salt, in cheese making, 259–260
scissors, for kidding, 194, 208
scours, 164–165, 240
scrapie, 165–166
scurs, 66, 223, 226–227
seasonal birthing, 17, 124–125, 173–175
selenium, 77, 87, 89, 130, 142, 143, 152, 153–156, 157, 169
Selleck, Tom (buckling), 39
semi-hard cheeses, 287. See also Antiquity Oaks Heritage Cheddar; Traditional Cheddar.
sericea lespedeza, 125
Sevin, 127
sexual maturity, 175–178
shelters. See housing.
show quality, 32. See also disqualifying defects.
silage, 83
skin cancer, 166–167
snails, 98–99
soap making, 303–314
equipment, 305–307
ingredients, 307–310
processes, 303–304
step-by-step, 310–312
social order, in the herd, 42, 65–66, 132, 145
sodium hydroxide. See lye.
sodium supplements, 87, 90, 91, 140
somatic cell count (SCC), 146–148
sore mouth, 167
sour cream, 261
species, integration of, 122–123. See also by name.
sperm production, 142, 175–176, 181
split rail fencing, 54
spoons, for cheese making, 255
Star, 199
stargazing, 160
starter cultures, 259
stick blenders, 306
stillbirths, 130, 131, 136, 159, 177
stomachs, 84, 95, 96, 97. See also COWP; rumens.
storage, of milk, 245, 249
stress, and pregnancy, 131–132, 176, 191, 204,
strip cups, 244, 249
sub-q (subcutaneous) injections, 75, 76–77, 140
sulfa drugs, 103–104
sulfur, and diet, 4, 89, 128, 151, 152, 153, 155, 160, 161
surgical castration, 231–232
Swiss Alpines. See Oberhaslis.
Swiss breeds, 234
syringes, 75
tail ligaments, and birthing, 195–196
tannin plants, 125–126
tapeworms, 39, 97–98, 106
tattoos, 40, 165, 232–233
teat dips, 244–245, 247
teats, 210–211, 245–246, 247, 249
temporary electric fencing, 49–51, 80
testicles, 211. See also castration.
testing, of milk, 7, 13, 23, 31, 32–36, 146–147, 182
tetanus, 168
thermometers, for goats, 75. See also cooking thermometers.
thermophilic cultures, 259, 262
thiamine deficiency, 104, 160, 161
305-day milk records, 31, 33–34, 35, 36
ticks, 126–127
Timpani and Windy, 102–103
Toggenburgs (Toggs), 22
towels, for kidding, 191
toxic plants, and pregnancy, 131
toxoplasmosis, 130
Traditional Cheddar, 290–291
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE). See scrapie.
trauma, and pregnancy, 131–132
tuberculosis (TB), 40, 168
twin kids, 183, 206, 237–238, 239
Tyzzer’s disease, 154–155
udder infections, 147
udder size, 29, 103, 182, 185–186, 187, 195, 237, 238. See also teats.
udder supplies, 244
umbilical cord, 207–208
Unscented Mocha Java (soap), 314
urinary stones (calculi), 84, 168–169, 184
urine testing, 70
uterine infections, 143–144
vaccines, 37, 131, 132, 139–140, 163, 167, 168, 169–171
vinegar,
in cheese making, 258. See also queso blanco; ricotta.
and soap making, 305, 307
vitamin deficiencies, 79, 89, 130, 150, 156–157, 169
Waddell, Marin, 240
Wagman, Jane, 84
Wallace, Jim, 282
waste, of food, 6
weak kids, 211
weaning, 233–234, 240
weather, and grazing period, 121–122
weight, and breeding, 25–26, 70, 145
weight loss, 98, 99, 136, 137, 144–145, 157, 167, 168, 295
welded wire fencing, 52–53
well water, 4, 89, 151, 153, 155
wethers, 38, 234, 293–294, 295
whey, 251, 256, 269. See also gjetost.
whisks, 282
white dewormers, 106
white muscle disease, 169
Williams, Tennessee, 114
wood fencing, 54
wood shavings, 44, 191
worms. See dewormers; parasites.
wormwood, 117, 118
wounds, treatment, 74–75, 168. See also abscesses.
woven wire fencing, 53–54
yogurt, 262–263
Zacek, Cheryl, 187
zinc, 81, 89, 157–158
zoonotic diseases, 40, 130, 136, 139, 146, 164, 167, 168, 249
About the Author
DEBORAH NIEMANN is a homesteader, writer, and self-sufficiency expert. In 2002, she relocated her family from the suburbs of Chicago to a 32-acre parcel on a creek “in the middle of nowhere.” Together, she, her husband, and their three children built their own home and began growing the majority of their own food. Sheep, pigs, goats, chickens, ducks, and turkeys supply meat, eggs, and dairy products, while an organic garden and orchard provides fruit and vegetables. A highly sought-after speaker and workshop leader, Deborah presents extensively on topics including soapmaking, cheesemaking, homestead businesses, health, and raising goats. She is also the author of Homegrown & Handmade and Ecothrifty.
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