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Janel Rickey replied to Juliana Goodwin's discussion 'She's in labor!!! Help!!'
Congrats!!
Janel Rickey replied to Rachel Whetzel's discussion 'Dear Lord, Can she PLEASE be pregnant?'
Crossing my finger for you too!! I have one doe due on Feb 16th and her utter is huge, and my other doe is due March 18 and she has a good developing utter also. Hoping your doe is one of those does who go straight into labor. Good…
Katie L Zollinger replied to Kare at Chaverah Farm's discussion 'Castrating Questions'
Deborah, what age do you castrate at?
Jackie K replied to Jackie K's discussion 'Age to sell'
They are being dam raised. 8 weeks does make me a little nervous, so if I can push these buyers back to 10 weeks I will. Any does that do not sell will stay with mama. But I do need to wean the boys and get them out of there at 8 weeks, right?…
Jackie K replied to Rachel Whetzel's discussion 'Dear Lord, Can she PLEASE be pregnant?'
She's due at the end of Feb and she's not showing at all? Or starting even a teeny udder? Hmmm. Not that I am very experienced but my does were clearly showing at 3 months and even my FF started building her udder about 4-6 weeks…
Lori Adams replied to Lori Adams's discussion 'pregnancy rations'
Here's a couple pics I took the other day.
Bethoron, she's the one that was bred in November. So goofy, she really is weird.
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Aliana, she's…
Lori Adams replied to Lori Adams's discussion 'pregnancy rations'
I'm in VA and the temps have been so back and forth I'm sure the poor thing is just confused. We've been back and forth between temps in the 30s for two or three days to temps in the 50s and 60s and in some cases with them as high as…
Juliana Goodwin replied to Juliana Goodwin's discussion 'She's in labor!!! Help!!'
Well Deborah, I can just say that come summer, you'll be the happy one, not me. Our winters are delightful but the payoff is the miserable summer plus predators that rival the African savannah. We constantly joke that we live in…
Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Juliana Goodwin's discussion 'She's in labor!!! Help!!'
Okay, I won't tell you what our weather is like, but it'll be a couple months before I let my babies out. Yours will be fine in a small fenced area in sunny Florida. :)
Yes, I meant they should be able to co-exist with the other doe. They…
Juliana Goodwin replied to Juliana Goodwin's discussion 'She's in labor!!! Help!!'
Hold their own as in put the other doeling back in w/ them?
We are in SW Florida and it is 80 and sunshine most days. Hubby says let them out in the barnyard tomorrow, so I probably will. It's just a small yard…
Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Juliana Goodwin's discussion 'She's in labor!!! Help!!'
Within a few days, the babies should be able to hold their own, but it can vary from goat to goat, so you just have to try and see what happens. As for when to let them outside -- that depends upon where you are and what your weather is like.
Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Hannah Person's discussion 'Grain Feeding to Pregnant Does'
The standard answer is one pound of concentrates (grain) for every three pounds of milk being produced. So, as her supply goes up, you increase, and as her supply goes down, you decrease it. If I haven't milked a doe yet, I assume she's…
Grain Feeding to Pregnant Does
Ok so I had another question about when to start feeding grain (with many varied answers) but now I want to know, by the time your doe is expected to give birth, how much grain should you be feeding her by then? In ounces would be nice if you've ever weighed it.Annnnd for how long after she has her kids should you give her grain? And should you increase it more or decrease it or keep it steady? For how long?See More
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Katie L Zollinger replied to Katie L Zollinger's discussion 'When do Does come back into season?'
Okay, good. Nope, not stinky.
Katie L Zollinger replied to Katie L Zollinger's discussion 'Mama goat letting last year's kid nurse with newborn kids'
Maybe she's just a quirky girl. Spot does like to do things her own way, that's certain.
Deborah Niemann-Boehle liked Rachel Whetzel's discussion 'Dear Lord, Can she PLEASE be pregnant?'
Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Katie L Zollinger's discussion 'Mama goat letting last year's kid nurse with newborn kids'
I was under the assumption that she had a dead half because she'd previously had mastitis. However, it sounds like maybe she had kids that favored one side, which is the why the other side didn't produce? You can't really make any…
Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Katie L Zollinger's discussion 'When do Does come back into season?'
Goats don't have bloody discharge when they're in heat. She is still passing blood from giving birth. Most goats do that for about two weeks. It's nothing to worry about as long as it's not stinky.
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She's in labor!!! Help!!
Started by Juliana Goodwin in Kidding. Last reply by Janel Rickey 6 minutes ago. 17 Replies 0 Likes
Penny is right in her delivery window based on the breeding I think took... This morning I put her out to pasture and she just stood around hollering. I went to see her at the gate and it looked like her tendons were gone. Plus she wouldn't graze,…Continue
Dear Lord, Can she PLEASE be pregnant?
Started by Rachel Whetzel in Breeding. Last reply by Janel Rickey 12 minutes ago. 2 Replies 1 Like
FINALLY!! I think I might actually have a pregnant doe. lol She is a FF, and she's due at the end of Feb. So far, not showing a huge amount (read: AT ALL) and her udder isn't filling out. To top that off, she's THE MOST BUCKY DOE EVER. When other…Continue
Castrating Questions
Started by Kare at Chaverah Farm in Breeding. Last reply by Katie L Zollinger 1 hour ago. 4 Replies 0 Likes
I couldn't find a category for this, so I thought this might be an ok place to ask. If a buck is not going to be used for breeding, what age do you castrate him? I've heard 4 weeks, I've heard 8 weeks. I have a 6 week old that I will be keeping…Continue
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Age to sell
Started by Jackie K in Goats 101. Last reply by Jackie K 3 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
At what age do y'all sell your kids (non-bottle babies)? I am thinking 8 weeks should be ok, but I want to be sure. Thanks.Continue
pregnancy rations
Started by Lori Adams in Health. Last reply by Lori Adams 4 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Okay, I have a first freshener that was bred 11-19-11 and an older doe that was bred 1-5-12. I have been feeding them first thing in the morning the following rations. 1/3 cup alfalfa pellets1/4 cup BOSSa sprinkle of Blue seal dairy goat feed...like…Continue
Grain Feeding to Pregnant Does
Started by Hannah Person in Goats 101. Last reply by Deborah Niemann-Boehle 16 hours ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Ok so I had another question about when to start feeding grain (with many varied answers) but now I want to know, by the time your doe is expected to give birth, how much grain should you be feeding her by then? In ounces would be nice if you've…Continue
When do Does come back into season?
Started by Katie L Zollinger in Goats 101. Last reply by Katie L Zollinger 18 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes
My doe, Spot, gave birth ten days ago, and late yesterday and early today she had some bloody discharge. Yesterday she was also extra aggressive. She's otherwise fine. Could she be in season again already? Continue
Mama goat letting last year's kid nurse with newborn kids
Started by Katie L Zollinger in Kidding. Last reply by Katie L Zollinger 18 hours ago. 4 Replies 0 Likes
I have a doe, Spot, that kidded last week. She had triplets. We also have a doeling, Audra Belle, from last year's kidding who is nine months old (we bought her dam bred.) Today, I caught Spot letting Audra Belle nurse. Separating them is not…Continue
Polled, blue eyes, ND colors, and markings
Started by Deborah Niemann-Boehle in Goats 101. Last reply by Rachel Whetzel 22 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Just learned about this site, which has good photos of goat colors, patterns, polled, and blue eyes. She also has a great explanation for how blue eyes and polled genetics work. Also has pictures of disbudded kids.…Continue
What do you do about scurs?
Started by Hannah Person in Goats 101. Last reply by Deborah Niemann-Boehle on Thursday. 6 Replies 0 Likes
I'm just curious because we had a 7 month old wether whose scurs were getting bigger and we took him to a vet today who burned them off again.I don't know exactly what happened since I didn't go.But I'm just wondering if anyone would have done…Continue
Blog Posts
The First Year of our Cheese Business (and the time leading up to it)
Posted by Marin Waddell on January 22, 2012 at 6:24pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
After almost 5 years of planning and dreaming we finally got our goat cheese business up and running in 2011. The idea was planted in our heads after our honeymoon in France in October 2006 where we ate large amounts of cheese, much of it goat cheese, and realized that there was no local cheese production in our home province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It was a niche that we thought we could fill. We were still living in the city at the time so we started keeping an eye out for acreages or…
ContinueSuccessful Herd Reduction Sale
Posted by ksenia on December 12, 2011 at 12:29pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Our herd reduction sale has been a success so far. We have mostly sold the ones we needed to sell. We will be concentrating on Nigerians now, but I have a couple of work goats that are somewhat in dispute. I don't use them too much, but the baby loves to get pulled in the wagon with them. I always wanted to try a team, so I might see how that works out, first. The thing is, it is hard to decide. Maybe I should use my larger harnesses and train the 2 equines that are only somewhat trained.…
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Occupy Barn
Posted by WorkingGoats4 on December 5, 2011 at 3:28pm 12 Comments 0 Likes
Someone recently noted that I haven't been on this site as much as I used too, and haven't posted my famous barn stories. Well, I've been meaning to post this newest one recently --- here goes. :)
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"Occupy Barn" - The Anti-Barn Progress Movement
I am sure many of you have heard of the Occupy Wall Street protests that have been in the news quite a lot these past few months. Well, we…
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So far so good!
Posted by Adrienne on December 2, 2011 at 7:23pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Nothing overly good or bad to report this week, and I am happy. Everyone, for the moment appears to be out of imminent danger and looks healthy. Indiana is getting VERY pregnant, and Brandi even more so. Brandi's udder has started, and yesterday she was breathing like Darth Vader while I was doing chores. No other changes yet, but I have started her grain and bringing her up to the porch at night before David leaves for work. She's due on the 13th (day 150) but I think we may see kids by…
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