We are considering buying our first breeding buck this summer/fall to service our does. I would love it if some of you that have experience buying bucks, and breeding them, would give your two cents. I found this link (http://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.
Read more…Okay, folks, I have a buckling that was to be wethered Thursday when other goat work was done. However, his testicles are undescended. My goat person said he could be sold to be with wethers or bucks but should not be with does. She said he will li
Read more…I've always wondered why some does, including mine, go into apparent heat and get bred, then come back into heat five days later. This may be old news to other people, but this is the first time I've seen this theory.
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I'm fairly new to Nigis, having had them for about a year. I have 5 does and 2 bucks, as well as a herd of Mini Nubians. (I used to have full sized Nubians.) I plan to milk them and sell the kids as milkers and pets. My son will probably show
Read more…Last year my nigerian dwarf doe had two kids.
This year, in January 2016 she aborted three bucklings two weeks before delivery. I saw this stuff hanging out of her and thought oh, she is in labor..It was ugly and it looked like afterbirth hanging f
To my great surprise it appears that Juniper has settled, which means that Ezra got her pregnant when he was only 20 weeks old. She should have come back into heat last week and there's no sign of it.
During the breeding, I saw her tuck her butt and
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Now that I'm over the panic about my first kidding & helping my doe through anemia issues, I'm thinking about the future (though I know I've probably overreached my adding discussion quota for the week)! :-)
First a little background: I have
Read more…some time ago there was a conversation about things to look out for/do in the last couple week-month before kidding. I had it saved to computer, which died :( Now on tablet, tried searching, but so far no luck. Would anyone happen t0 have that info,
Read more…I was reading on one of the millions of goat lists that some bucks seem to throw girls, boys, etc. You experienced folks- is this possible? Clearly it is the sire who determines sex, or is it? Could the "terrain" of the dam favor one type of sperm? T
Read more…A sad story here about a neighbours goat, and its too late to help now, but I'd still like to learn what could have been done:
my neighbour has a goat that has had a number of kids before. Yesterday she went into labour and delivered one healthy ki
Read more…A question about breeding/inbreeding:
If you have a buck that sires all your does, he is therefore the father of any baby does born. So when those baby does are ready to breed, who mates with them? Do you let their father do it? If not, do you ha
Read more…Nicholas- the daughter of Agnes owned by Deborah bred with my friends doe Lucy. Lucy was 1 of 4, Nicholas was 1 of 5! Here is a pic of Lucy - trailing in the pic at 6 weeks from birth date. What do you guess- 1, 2,.....7????
Read more…I have tried googling and haven't had much success so thought i would ask to see if anyone can help. I am looking for reference photos to these goats http://www.adgagenetics.org/GoatDetail.aspx?RegNumber=D001462091 and also a pedigree on this goat C
Read more…Hi everyone! I'm new on this forum and a 1 year goat owner. I have 3 Nigerian dwarfs. My question is will a buck mate with a doe who is not in heat? I didn't know that this particular goat was in heat. The other are 2 are (at least I believe so. One
Read more…I was hoping to catch someone in heat for a fall kidding so I could have milk through the winter. However, my does and Mother Nature had a different plan. Today, I finally caught Summer in heat so she went to visit Stuart (Poppy Patch CW Stuart) wh
Read more…I have a doe who is in heat right now. I'm trying to stagger breeding for year round milk production. My doe has been bred and kidded before. After she stood for the buck twice I took him back to his buck pen. Shortly after breeding I noticed she had
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I got a question on registration. I have two does, who are currently registered w/AGS, and two bucks, who are (going to be new registrations) w/ADGA. I need to have them ALL transfered to me, as the new owner, but am wondering if I shoul
Read more…Hi, I live in Michigan and am starting a Nigerian Dwarf herd this year and i am wondering about getting my own buck. I do not want the hassle of loading up my girls and taking them somewhere to hopefully be bred, it would be so easy to just put them
Read more…My first timer Selah has had two heat cycles in the last couple months. She was put in with one of my bucks but she wouldn't let him anywhere near her. I kept her with him for 2 days and nights but she didn't get pregnant. This time i tried my other
Read more…As breeding season begins, I'm getting ready to decide who gets bred, and who doesn't. I'm fairly new to goats, and purchased one goat from a breeder that was less then honest. I purchased a buckling that I used in last years breeding. I just learned
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