I just bought a baby nigerian so it will b a while b4 I breed her but I wanted to see if anybody has bred there goats with AI. If it would b similar to regular size goats. We have bred our boer goats with AI and have had success. Where I might b able
Read more…Some things about Miyagi: can you guys please tell me if ND bucks are just like this or is it just him?
1. he has now raised two bucklings from 8 wks on & so kind to them. Sharing food, snuggling with them while sleeping.
2. Protecting the bu
Read more…Alright guys...a lot of you already know the story of Miyagi who sired the monster 6 # baby that almost killed Truffle...
I have psyched myself out to sell him two or three times but can't bring myself to do it. (granted I couldn't sell him till f
Read more…Alrighty then, (name that movie)
My breeder just sent me an e mail, and asked if we considered keeping our little buckling intact. He comes from great bloodlines, and has AR with 3D parents and grand parents on both sides. She said that he is a
Read more…Sorry for pestering you guys about this, I am going to send in a blood test for pregnancy with my CAE tests but I just have not had time to do it yet and this is driving me crazy.
4 months and change ago...the buck got himself tangled in the Premie
Read more…Hey ya'll my boy Leggs is 1 month and 2 days old. I can already tell that he is built slighlty different from the rest. He is very stocky and has a nery short muscular neck, wide stance and straight back.
I know it is hard to tell from pictures, but
Read more…Though I am likely in the minority here with not owning my own buck, there must be more out there in the same situation. Even though I will never be breeding my girls to sell the offspring (only what is necessary for code restrictions), I would like
Read more…My buckling, Shamrock, will be 2 calendar months old (2 days shy of 9 weeks) on the 23rd of this month. The other buckling, Aspen, will be 2 calendar months (exactly 9 weeks) on July 2. I'm wondering how technical I have to be about weaning at 2 mo
Read more…So I was recently given two registered does in good condition, both are almost 2 years old. One of them, Angel, kidded with triplets in April for the first time. The other, Bella, was apparently bred but didn't kid when expected and supposedly has be
Read more…I am new to the world of Nigerian goats and have some questions that hopefully I can get answers to here. I have 2 does who just kidded, one 2 weeks ago and the other one just last night. They are first time moms and doing great! The first one had tw
Read more…How big are your barns? What is the best feature you find most helpful in your barn? How big is your goat yard? What toys do you include in it for your goats?
Read more…I am trying to look at all the buck/ doe match ups I have available this year and my head is swimming. I have no idea how folks make those decisions. I have a proven buck,Halifax who has put lovely daughters on the ground. His first daughter freshene
Read more…I swear I saw a post about this here awhile ago, but now I can't find it.
How long is it usually before a doe comes back in heat?
We bought our doe while she was pregnant so I don't really know what I'm looking for in her to tell whether she's in he
Read more…Here are some pics of that doeling who might be pregnant. I also made a little video, maybe I'll put up a Youtube link if I can figure it out.
I'm wondering if you all could help me decide if I should keep Cupcake's doeling. Cupcake has proven to be an unreliable mother. She's sort of on again/off again in her interest toward her kids. She just had started to seem like she was doing bett
Read more…Okay, my little Nigies are 9 months old now. I adore them but I have a little problem. The little doe, Phoebe, screams her head off when she comes into heat every month -- for about 3 days.
When I say scream...I mean blood-curdling, piercing, non-s
Read more…Does anyone have suggestions or thoughts on regimens to prep your does for breeding? How much does nutrition play in getting multiples on the ground and overall health of doe and kids?
Claudette
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Does anyone have experience with either using a buck service for your does or using your buck to service other people's does? My does went to visit some bucks for three weeks in December. The buck owner still hasn't decided what would be an appropr
Read more…I have been waiting and waiting and WAITING to be able to come here and CONFIDENTLY say...
GINGER IS PREGNANT!!!
:::dancing in my boots:::
Her sides definitely looked big to me... but she has looked large before, so I didn't want to jinx it by sayi
Read more…I swear... I'm going to scream if I have to post one more "I hope she's pregnant and then NOPE she wasn't!" post!!
This is Ginger today:
Here is what she looked like in October of 2010 when I bought her:
I'm just hoping that it's REAL this time, and
