So as I am trying to get ready to welcome home our first group of goats, hopefully by the end of this month, I am attempting to figure out what to feed them and where to source it.
My local Feed store carries hay that they called "coastal" hay. Wh
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My 5 year old Nigerian Dwarf doe had 5 kids two weeks ago. Mom is getting pretty thin and I've tried supplementing with Kid Milk and the kids felt i was killing them. Now I'm feeding Mom several times a day plus her having hay all t
Read more…My 6 month old doe, Honey had a small tiny streak of pink fur on her tail. I looked closer and it appears to be blood. She has a bit of a swollen bottom too. Is this just a sign she is coming into season?
Read more…Hello Everyone! My four year old doe, who has never been freshened appears to have a full udder. Its quite large and hard. I tried to milk her to reduce it, but nothing came out. She doesn't appear to be in pain. I've noticed that she is trying to hu
Read more…My big reason for joining is a question that has me quite stressed. My nigerian/pygmy doe, Hershey is almost 11 months and is only 21 lbs, yes 21! And basically I can't figure out why, we have had her since she was 8 weeks old, she has always seemed
Read more…I have a kid born yesterday and nursed. His mama isn't well today, so I'm trying to bottle feed this guy. He refuses! Help! Please and thanks.
Read more…Does anyone here feed horse pellets instead of goat? I have been struggling with copper antagonists here like crazy and was getting very frustrated. I found out that the previous owners of our property were using sulfur powder to control the fire ant
Read more…How young can you give a kid a bath? I have (2) 3 day old bottle kids who were born outside & are stinky. TIA
Read more…Any preference between whole and rolled oats as part of a grain mix for does? It seems the internet has mixed views. Go figure. If anyone has an opinion, I'd love to hear it.
Read more…I've been calling my buckling a chamoisee since birth, but now that he's 7 months old he's getting darker and seems to have the buckskin cape. What do you all think - chamoisee, buckskin, or a combination? Or none of the above? Excuse the requisite
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we're into dry season here in Nigeria so I'm giving my goats fresh leaves during the day, and dry food at night which is a mixture of bean pods and ground maize. I find that the goats are very restless these days, always calling and impat
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We have a chunk of woods that I'd like to fence for our goats and I'd love recommendations. I'd like to find something that looks nice but is on the lesser end of cost and labor. Yeah yeah, I know...
How do you fenc
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My name is Jason and am new to NG goat keeping. We recently picked up a couple of 10 week olds. My barn is 8' x 12' with a reclamed bunk bed in there for the kids. My question is where and how do you store your alfalfa/hay that is not bei
Read more…I was watching my does this morning, (they didn't know I was watching them) and I saw some really unusual behavior. Daphne, the dominant doe, walked up alongside Juniper and laid her head on Juni's shoulders. Not really over her shoulders, but presse
Read more…Just being curious here - do goats have a strong sense of smell? I started to wonder because I have been offering them different grasses from around my homestead to see which they like and I notice that they reject some of them even before taking a
Read more…Hey all, hard to find a straight answer on this. Approximately how much hay can I plan on needing to feed 2 ND goats per day/week/month? I'll be getting a 4 Month Old Doe & Wether next Summer.
What's the average consumption amount. Without pasture gr
Read more…I'm starting to offer shipping to my buyers. If I want to fly kids what all do I have to do and around how much would it cost the buyers?
Read more…I have two does that are pregnant, and one buck. Does should kid around January 12th. My goats are together in a 32'x32' fenced enclosure. They all seem to get along fine.
The question is do I need to put him in his own pen and if so why is that?
Read more…I am planning on how to build my fence to keep the goats safe but I am not sure what to do about the bald eagles. How do you keep them from taking the kids, do they stay away because of the adults? I have several nest in the woods behind my house and
Read more…So with the layout of our farm where we will be building the goat housing/holding area (this will primarily be for night time and those rainy days when the goats will not go out on "pasture") and one of the main browsing/grazing areas (overhead power
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