How much weight does the average doe put on during pregnancy?
Read more…I have a 2-day-old doeling who is really weak and unable to stand well. This is not an entirely new problem, but she was able to stand and nurse on day 1, and I know she got at least some colostrum from her mom. However, she has been kind of hunched
Read more…Hi All, I am thinking about moving my goats to a proprety where there are two cows are having issues with neospora caninum. Is this something I need to worry about for my goats? Will they be safe grazing the same acreage? I cant seem to find a lot of
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It has been a couple of years since I needed help or answers and I'm glad to pop back in now.
The short of my question is about reasonable expectations of goats controlling thistles. My three ND wethers are 3 years ole and are currently in a l
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If your farm plans are bigger than your budget and you’re not even sure where to start, help is available. Your local USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service office can help
Read more…Hi all. I have two NDGs, siblings about 9 months old. I got them at 7 months old in August, which is when I had the male castrated. They have always been housed together, since birth (aside from about a week before I got them, I had him castrated a f
Read more…Hello to all! My name is Shannon and I am new to the forum. I just wanted to say thank you for adding me to the group. I kept Nubians for milk when my children were little, but have not had goats in several years. I moved back home to South Mississip
Read more…My grown daughter and I moved from Texas to Puerto Rico to become regenerative farmers. We are registered as a nonprofit because we plan to do a lot to give back to the communities around us. We are buying a registered buck, whether, and 3 does from
Read more…We will be building an 18' diameter round (safer in a hurricane) barn out of earthbags. It will have an interior space of around 200 sq feet. The goats will have a permanent paddock and play area attached to the front of the barn. I was going to buil
Read more…If you want to view everything we know about individual ADGA-registered dairy goats in one place, check out ADGA Genetics. It’s the brainchild of Gene Dershewitz, who created the database and website. He also responds to questions from goat owners o
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What do you do when your doe gets bred but doesn’t get pregnant? There are a number of reasons why this can happen, and Dr. Jamie Stewart, Assistant Professor in Production Management Med
Read more…Hi there - What are your go to treats for goats? Wethers specifically. I feed free choice loose minerals, and free choice orchard grass hay and they have free access to a couple of acres of pasture to browse. 8 month old wether and doe. I know grain
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Whether you are interested in finding buck service or renting out your bucks, you don’t want to miss today’s episode with Dr. Jamie Stewart, Assistant Professor in Production Management Medicine
Read more…Hi there! Help/advice needed. We have a female who kidded 3 dead babies 6 months ago. So so sad, and we aren't sure why they passed. She was getting adequate minerals/supplements. Anyway, we were told the milk would dry up so we never tried to milk h
Read more…Hello! I'm new here and I've read through a number of posts, I love the atmosphere and information.
I had a Nigerian dwarf when I was a kid but that's my only real goat owning experience. I have recently acquired two, 7 month old Nigerian dwarf goats.
Read more…I am hoping to get some advise... I am out of town and my daughter is caring for our goats.
We have 9 Nigerian Dwarfs in our little herd, which I started building in April. Four are babies that I bought from a reputable breeder, who has award winning
Read more…I am new to goats (I've had ours for about a year) and trying to decide what to do with our Nigerian Dwarf bucklings, and, especially our runts. We have 5 bucklings (all could be registered, but I haven't done the paperwork yet) and trying to work ou
Read more…Hello thanks for adding me to the group. This is my first kid born since I got registered Nigerian Dwarf Goats. I'm curious on what I would put as the color for the ADGA paper work. Thanks
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Losing an animal to a predator is every goat owner’s worst nightmare. When it does happen, you want to know who did it and stop them from doing it again. But figuring out whodunnit can often be a challe
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I have been hand milking a FF Nigerian Dwarf (kidded in March) twice a day for a couple months. Her production started at about 1 1/2-2 cups cups per milking and has dropped to about 3/4 cup per milking (she had a parasite overload last month
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