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I hope I'm doing this in the right place. My nick-name since birth is Negan, way before the walking dead. I'm an empty nester. (Life hack- get goats!) We have a mini farm and our goats are our newest additions. I'm used to mini farms from childhood.…

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Scurs and Horns with Attitude

I have two separate questions. First, I am taking care of a neighbor's goat that escapes their pasture so was locked in a stall 24/7, he is now living in my pasture with my 2 goats and 2 horses. He is a loner but they get along fine. My question is,…

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Posted by kenneth spear on December 19, 2020 at 9:49am

 our girls are really getting big now, and showing . they will be due late March early April, we r so excited .  we wanted, to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.   will keep u all posted later, bout our girls

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My ND goats

Posted by Julia M Willams on January 2, 2017 at 2:26pm

Hi everyone! I thought maybe you all might want to see some pictures of my goats. So here they are, I hope you enjoy them...

I'm glad they don't mind the snow, because we're sure getting a lot this year!…

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A Year (and a half) in Review

Posted by Naomi D'Andrea on December 11, 2016 at 9:29pm

Bought the kids July 2015. Bred Mira January, first travel and goat-sitters March, babies June, learned how to milk, sold babies August, started playing with chevre and cheddar, built cheese press, rigged a sort of cheese cave, expanded goat yard, added more play structures for the goats...

...and I keep putting off the eternal question from Willow, "Can I keep another doe next year?" I keep waiting for the proverbial bloom to fall. I waited to see if she'd get tired of the constant…

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Old Haunt Blog Announcement!

Posted by Old Haunt Farm on May 21, 2016 at 6:41am

Hi Folks!

I'm announcing my new (still being edited and added to, but published) farm website complete with blog! I wanted to put the blog link here, since it's about my recent (and first) kidding experience. I've gotten a TON of support here over the past few weeks, and I thought I'd share this story with you as a sort of thank you! I hope you enjoy it! Here's the link...…

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If you’ve ever thought about starting a business with your dairy goats, today’s episode will give you a lot of valuable information. We are talking to PJ Jonas, founder of Goat Milk Stuff, which sells all sorts of products made from goat milk. Although they focus on soap and body care products today, they also sold cheese, yogurt, gelato, and caramels before the pandemic.
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Deborah Niemann-Boehle replied to Negan Wright's discussion Geeze Lady get out of my udder! Pregnancy 360
"Goats come into heat every 21 days +/- a couple of days, so if she was in heat every 15 days, she was short cycling, which means she would have been unlikely to get pregnant, and if she did, some of those heats you saw were false heats, meaning she was not actually ovulating. She obviously did not get pregnant Oct. 15 because she would have kidded last month. If she's living with a buck, you really have no idea when she got pregnant. If you're worried that she hasn't kidded yet, I wouldn't be.…"
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Here's an article about Nigerian Dwarf Goats. Hope it helps!
https://thriftyhomesteader.com/nigerian-dwarf-goats/"
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Negan Wright replied to Negan Wright's discussion Geeze Lady get out of my udder! Pregnancy 360
"@Ps.s. she is a FF. "
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Negan Wright replied to Negan Wright's discussion Geeze Lady get out of my udder! Pregnancy 360
"Ps.s. she is a FF. "
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Geeze Lady get out of my udder! Pregnancy 360
My ND is about a year old give or take a month or two. We are empty nesters and I needed a " baby" life hack... Get a goat! We started with Oggie. Oggie got bored of the the dogs keeping him company when I went to work. So we bought him a girl friend. I'm not to new at goats as we always had a mini farm growing up but I have never seen one birthed. Fast forward, over several months ago I seen Oggie (ND buck) and Saphie (ND doe) breed. Luckily I had the sense to write it down. I hadn't seen them…
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Hello- New here
I hope I'm doing this in the right place. My nick-name since birth is Negan, way before the walking dead. I'm an empty nester. (Life hack- get goats!) We have a mini farm and our goats are our newest additions. I'm used to mini farms from childhood. So I'm not new to goats at all just new to ND's. Currently reside in North Alabama. My first ND is Oggie, or as I call him, my ogga ogga myster. The second is Saphie, such a little lady but not scared to put the dogs or cattle in their place. Thes…
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