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Positive Test
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rachel Whetzel Apr 1. 30 Replies 0 Likes
This is our first year of testing out goats. We bought a Lamancha goat last June at a local animal swap meet. The guy told me she was negative for everything and that he tests. I took his word for…Continue
St. Patty's Day Babies
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rachel Whetzel Mar 18. 10 Replies 0 Likes
My little girl Annabelle kidded yesterday afternoon. Annabelle will be 2 years old next month. We waited with her, because I felt like she needed a little extra growth before. Now I am glad I…Continue
Soap making question.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Deborah Niemann-Boehle Nov 15, 2012. 7 Replies 0 Likes
I'm getting ready to try my very first batch of soap. I have been looking at different recipes and I'm wondering: If a recipe calls for distilled water, can you replace that for goats milk? Thanks…Continue
Breeding gone bad!!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Janel Rickey Nov 13, 2012. 9 Replies 0 Likes
My goat Zara went into heat today, so I debated whether or not I wanted to bread her yet. She will be a year old in March, but she's pretty good sized. She has great length and width and she seemed…Continue
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Janel Rickey replied to Deborah Niemann-Boehle's discussion goat glossary"What's not confusing about all goat terminology at first! LOL I say stuff to non goat people sometimes and they give me the funniest looks."
Janel Rickey replied to Margaret Langley's discussion My First little udder making! She may be ready!/We're leaving town! OMG! UPDATED PHOTO!"Looking good :0)"
Janel Rickey replied to Jess's discussion First delivery shocker"Wow, that's crazy!! I'm glad mom and baby are doing good!"
Janel Rickey replied to Dasha Davis's discussion Two liitle doelings born on the way to thier new home!"Congrats!! That's too funny :0) They are cute."
Janel Rickey replied to Angela lesh's discussion critique"Looks like one of my girls FF udder. Yes, I agree FF teats are crazy to milk! But luckily they get bigger pretty fast once you start milking. Congrats!"
Janel Rickey replied to Kolti Ishler's discussion Complete Surprise"Congrats!! Glad everything went well for her :0)"
Rachel Whetzel replied to Janel Rickey's discussion Positive Test"I guess I was thinking more of a painter's plastic tarp... the clear ones... you could bleach it once you were done and use it for something else another day. I don't think I'd want to burn it, being plastic and all... but it WOULD...…"
Margaret Langley replied to Janel Rickey's discussion Positive Test"Yea, that could be a little hard. LOL!"
Glenna Rose replied to Janel Rickey's discussion Positive Test"Burn? Do remember, the tarp will not burn so you must make arrangements to have bag large enough to hold it after it is folded back on itself multiple times to take it to the dump."
Margaret Langley replied to Janel Rickey's discussion Positive Test"That is a great idea! I would do that and then I would burn it all. Burning is what I have always read about CL. The tarp would be perfect to use!"
Rachel Whetzel replied to Janel Rickey's discussion Positive Test"Another thing you might want to do, is do all your butchering/processing on a tarp that you can throw out. That way, no blood, etc. gets into the ground."
Margaret Langley replied to Janel Rickey's discussion Positive Test"I think that the point is, JUST in case it would be best done well out of the way in a location that you could burn everything in when done. Make sure all cats, dogs or other lose animals are confined until everything is cleaned up and burned. You…"
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Bred my doe
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 8:28pm 2 Comments 1 Like
Well today we were cleaning up after breakfast and I hear this monkey like noise coming from the field. So I go to the window to see my buckling going nuts and my doe who is 18 months old was totally flirting by the fence. Her tail was wagging at a fast rate and she just couldn't keep her body off the fence. So I went down and removed my wether from the bucks field and put her in with him. She stands for him and needless to say we are going to have babies the end of February!!! I'm so…
Continue May 13, 2011
Posted on May 13, 2011 at 4:24pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
We decided to cut a feed out of our babies eating schedules in hope that they will start to eat more grain. Only 1 is eating consistently and the other 2 just nipple. All they want is milk. They are acting like I am killing them today. LOL They are standing by my door just crying and crying!! Millie the oldest and the one eating a lot of grain is much bigger than the other two. She is a few days older than Jasper so kinda wonder if its because she was on goat milk till last Sunday. Or… Continue
Our adventure
Posted on May 11, 2011 at 9:30pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Starting this new adventure has not been easy! We started out with two weathers. The one got really sick 2 days after we bought him, then got the other sick. The other one who got sick ended up dieing of floppy goat syndrome. We treated him with heavy pepto bismal, but he was just so weak he couldn't fight it. We lost him Easter morning. The first week of ever owning goats and we ended up with 2 very sick guys and loosing one. Felt like a goat mamma failure. The breeder was awesome…
ContinueComment Wall (6 comments)
- At 3:09pm on April 12, 2012,
Misfits Farm said… thank you
- At 11:00am on October 14, 2011,
Deborah Niemann-Boehle said… - Excellent! I'm glad to hear that!
- At 9:32pm on October 13, 2011, Deborah Niemann-Boehle said…
- We've been using the Rhinehart X30 with the regular tip for eight years and love it. The pygmy tip is too small. In fact, the regular tip isn't always big enough for bucks!
- At 11:16pm on July 11, 2011,
Chaverah Farm said… - Welcome to the Dairy group too! =) And thanks for the comment on my buck!
- At 11:14pm on July 11, 2011, Chaverah Farm said…
Happy Birthday - a little late =)
- At 10:10pm on May 5, 2011, Deborah Niemann-Boehle said…
- Welcome to the group! Hope you'll take a moment to introduce yourself in the "Introductions" forum and tell us about your goats.
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