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A GIGGLE with the GOATS Jingle Bells Holiday Performance

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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Judy Asarkof's discussion Pathetic Me

"It'll be 12 years for me next May, and I'm still loving the little darlings!"

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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Rachel Whetzel's discussion No Birth, but a Farm FIRST!!

"Well, if someone else has another reason, I hope they chime in! I'd love to hear it!"

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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Rachel Whetzel's discussion No Birth, but a Farm FIRST!!

"Congratulations on your first homebred goat! I started adding buck initials or buck nicknames to my kid names after a few years of breeding. Once you have more goats than your memory can easily keep track of, you want to have as many little tricks…"

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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Janel Rickey's discussion Moving cross Country

"That's ambitious! Hopefully you have a big trailer! My only advice would be to NOT take the goats out during transport. I know a couple of people who've lost goats at rest areas on long trips. Also, I know someone who set up a temporary…"

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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Tom Bergstrand's discussion New guy in Northern Arizona

"Welcome to the group! I'm sure some more people will chime in about your housing situation, but goats don't need the type of coddling that red wigglers do. I have a couple of worm bins myself, so I understand they don't handle cold…"

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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Jess's discussion Bleeding

"She may have miscarried. Being deficient in copper and/or selenium is a common cause of fertility issues. If you rebreed her before getting that taken care of, it could end the same way again. Here is a rather old discussion on…"

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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Lori Adams's discussion Scours

"So glad to hear it!"

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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Judy Asarkof's discussion Black Oil Sunflower Seed - with shell or without?

"I've never tried to feed sunflower seeds separately to my goats. They are mixed in with their grain, so they have no choice as to whether or not they get them. "

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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Jabe Thomas's discussion Need Advice For Giving A Proper Diet

"If you give them grass hay in the morning and alfalfa in the evening (or vice versa) that's a good compromise, although the doe doesn't really need much alfalfa until closer to the end of her pregnancy. After she kids, she'll be happy…"

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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Lori Adams's discussion Scours

"You're welcome! If you've never used Safeguard before, you shouldn't have any resistance issues, so one dose should do it for her."

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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Lori Adams's discussion Scours

"As long as the label says its 10% fenbendazole, you can double the dosage. "

Saturday

Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Lori Adams's discussion Scours

"Sounds like you have the horse dewormer. One tube of that is meant for a 1500 pound horse, so even if you do double the dosage for a goat, you would not give more than about 1/10 of a tube. When people use the horse dewormer, they usually just…"

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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Lori Adams's discussion Scours

"If you have Safeguard for goats, you just double what is on the label. They have it all broken down to 25 pounds and other smaller weights. It is 2.3 ml per 100 pounds on the label, but should be 4.6 pounds. You only give it once. Sharon, you…"

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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Lori Adams's discussion Scours

"Yes, I'm sorry to say that I only discovered this myself with my recent experience with the meningeal worm. ALL Safeguard products are 10% fenbendazole, whether they are labeled for goats, horses, or cows. I normally read all labels very…"

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Nutrients in weeds

Started this discussion. Last reply by Chaverah Farm Dec 4. 1 Reply 1 Like

Next time a new member talks about ripping up the weeds in their pasture and planting grass, we need to point them to this study:…Continue

Tags: alfalfa, grass, hay, pasture

ND color genetics

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For those of you who are interested in ND colors, this site spells it all out:http://www.hasitall.com/genetics/Have fun!Continue

Tags: color

It's here! My book is officially published!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Lisa Cotter Sep 17. 11 Replies 7 Likes

My book is here! They just arrived today, hot off the press!So excited! They won't be in stores for 2-3 weeks while they make their way through the supply chain, but if you'd like to order an…Continue

Workshops and conferences

Started this discussion. Last reply by Lisa Cotter Jun 17. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Whenever I post on Facebook or my blog that I'm doing a workshop or conference in my area, I usually get a message from someone asking me if I'd do a workshop in their area. When I organized the…Continue

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How to Milk a Goat

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THE NATURAL HOME DAIRY - Deborah Niemann

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A GIGGLE with the GOATS Jingle Bells Holiday Performance

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At 10:44pm on October 26, 2013, Glenna Rose said…: Thank you so much for the link, Deborah! I already posted it on facebook where my "friends" are already familiar with the antics of mine. Drug-fighting goats rock!

At 8:06pm on October 8, 2013, Myra Isaac said…: Yes, I'm a Kansas girl! :) I would love to meet you as well!! We're about 5.5 hours from Lawrence in the southwest corner of the state so it's a bit of a drive.

At 12:41pm on August 18, 2013, Lyn Adams said…: Just ordered your new book , Raising Goats Naturally. Looking forward to reading it.

At 8:26am on June 18, 2013, Bruce Ashbrook said…: Good Morning,I have two bottle babies(have reduced to 8oz. per day).They are on their way to being 20 lbs.Will wean soon .

My ?

Should kids be locked in at night there are no predators that I'm Leary about and I thought they could come and go as they please in the Paddock area Thank You

At 8:41pm on June 7, 2013, Amy Bell said…: Deborah,

I just had an ah-ha moment. Having trouble tattooing my dark eared goats. So I bought some light green ink and thought all would be well.

I re-tattooed a black doe 3 weeks ago for a show and decided to check and see how the tattoo was looking. Well the right side I did with my gray numerals and the left with my white numerals. A few years ago I bought the white set because I was missing a few letters.

Well there was no color on the right side, just the scar. The left side retained the color. I noticed that my white numerals have thicker needles, thus putting more ink in the ear.

Maybe too late to put in your book but I wish I knew that before!!

At 1:08pm on February 27, 2013, Laura Collins said…: Hi Deborah! I hope to be able to get your books soon. Do they come in a digital copy?

And Happy Belated Birthday!

At 12:48pm on February 21, 2013, Payton Larson said…: Happy Birthday!! :D

At 11:36am on February 21, 2013, Kailyn Elliott said…: Happy Birthday!

At 11:44am on February 12, 2013, Marin Waddell said…: Hi Deborah, do you know much about parrot mouth? We have one kid with a severe overbite. He's nursing fine, but I'm wondering about his ability to eat after weaning.

At 6:47am on January 25, 2013, Mason Hill Farm said…: Hi Deborah - our kids are all due in April. Each of our does came in heat one week apart so that will be an interesting month. We were lucky - every Saturday in November we visisted a differant local farm where we had lined up a stud so they all will have differant sires. It just so happens that all of the sires were white (what are those odds) so all of the colors may be a surprise.