My FF had a male kid in January, so he's just over 2 months old. He is already doing things like sucking on his penis, which I think are signs of readiness to mate? Is that right? He is still drinking from his mother, is there any chance that woul
Read more…I'm curious if bucks go into rut if there are no girl goats around? I might be keeping my bucks and wethers on a lovely area of much browse that is far from my girls - 1 - 2 miles. Will they smell the girls at this distance? Will they rut regardless?
Read more…I was so disappointed to go out to the pen this morning and find my year old (today) doeling was in heat, which means her breeding 3 weeks ago did not take. I'm not at all sure what went wrong. She's small, but in excellent body condition, the buck w
Read more…I have two bucklings. One born June 19, 2014 and the other born May 11, 2014. And I was wondering if one or both of them will be able to successfully impregnate my does???? If not, when will they be able to mate????
Read more…So I already have my thoughts on this but am wondering what others think.
I have a doe who I purchased that was suppose to be bred when I picked her up and due on March 8th. The plan was to keep her there long enough to be bred if she came back into
Read more…I recall in the past that discussing breeding of some species- one was encouraged to breed younger males to smaller females as it could result in smaller babies. I don't know if it was dogs where the discussion happened. It is a distant memory. From
Read more…We just relocated from the west coast over to Western Massachusetts along with our 4 Nigerian Dwarf does. They are thriving here in the hill country. But I've run into an unexpected problem. I am having difficulty finding a buck for service that i
Read more…I have a doe that I am desperate to breed this year. I have had her for 3 breeding seasons and have only had 1 successful pregnancy. Each year we have put her to a buck at least 3 cycles and the respective recycles. Not driveway breedings but in a pe
Read more…We have a 3 yr old myotonic doe we just bought a week ago. Two days later we put a buck in the pen and she let him mount her atleast 4 times in the first 30 mins. Now 8 days later she has a discharge.has her tail up and back arched. Chewing at her bu
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So I am hoping for some kind advice from more experienced goat keepers. What do you do with a buck that maybe shouldn't be bred anymore?
We started small with our first Nigerians. They were for pets, pasture c
Read more…To make a long story short (which I am not particularly good at...haha) I have a doe who is now six years old and has not freshened yet.
There are a few reasons for this:
Sweetie and Celeste are sisters, two of triplets, born April 6th of this year. They are very healthy, with a bit of extra weight if anything, as they have been with their mom during the day till just two days ago when I had to separate them in order
Read more…For those of you wondering if your goat is pregnant, I just wrote this blog post, complete with a photo quiz and a video!
http://www.homegrownandhandmadethebook.com/2015/01/is-my-goat-pregnant.html
Need some advice. My little doe is is pregnant and due in January. This is the first time breeding and need to what to look for as to when she is close to having kids. Is there anything I should do before the kids come and what should I have on hand
Read more…My friends 18 month old is still nursing. She appears pregnant from a breeding over a month ago. Owner is worried developing babies might get too fat- any comments? Wean, don't worry, etc. I don't think the mother of the 18month old was bred. Thx!
Read more…Does anyone know of a Nigerian Dward Goat club in New Mexico that one could join to get a herd ID. I found out this would be the more economical way to be compliant with the state of New Mexico Livestock board regulations and law for registered goat
Read more…Doe was bred 5x on Dec 8. Now five days later Dec 13, I see a small white plug in her vulva. What is that, is that normal?
Read more…My doe had a thick white plug in her vulva (indication of heat?) This time she did not cry out like before when in heat. I put her in with the buck. She didn't "stand" like she has before, but she did allow him to penetrate (he pushed) and (she tu
Read more…I'm looking for input on one of my does.
Gardenia is now 6, almost 7, and has freshened for us 3 times, Nov 2009, Feb 2011, and June 2012. The June kidding happened while we were having some severe mineral deficiency issues that we had to sort out, a
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I have a two and half year doe that we bred last year with a false pregnancy. She seems to have irregular heat cycles. She was bred on November 5th and has a discharge daily & 2 days after being bred, she had what appeard to be a cramp, sq
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