Hello, everyone, My family and I have been raising Nigerian Dwarf goats since 2008, and in 2013 we added miniManchas. I am very happy to be here and look forward to the friendships I can build in this community. Thanks!
Read more…Hello All...I lurked for a while, waiting for my goat babies to come home, the end of July '13.
We started with 3 (1 adult doe, 2 doelings), and just added 3 more at Christmas time (1 adult doe, 2 doelings). Gearing up for my first breeding and could
Read more…Especially for new people, the video from last year's Mother Earth News Fair posted in the video section here is great to watch. I just watched it again from start to finish, always a good reminder of things already learned and even some new things.
Read more…What do you feed your does who are in milk? I have been going back and forth on weather or not I should make my own mix or use a commercial feed. I would like to mix my own but am not sure how much of what to put in the mix. It seems easier to just f
Read more…While breeding a different doe my son accidentally bred my young doe. She is almost 9 months old but very small. Short and only 32 lbs. She was in heat and almost surely pregnant now. She will be 14 months while delivering. The buck is my largest. Gr
Read more…Just bought myself the book "Raising Goats Naturally". Thanks Deborah - it isn't often I read an animal care book cover to cover. It's great.
I am going to try your cold method of soap making - never heard of that way to do it. Sounds easier.
Read more…Last night, Capri did not want to get up from her cozy spot to be milked. With the temps at freezing (not usual for our area), I didn't push it as she gives only a cup or so in the evening so waiting until morning would not be a big deal. I would n
Read more…Hi everyone! I am new to this forum but not new to goats! We have been raising nigerian dwarfs for 3 yrs and mini nubians for about a year now. We are a small family farm, me, my dad and my mom. We raise goats together and think it is very fun! We mi
Read more… Greetings goat herders, farmer, erm... I'm so new I don't even know what we are supposed to be called.
Anyway I have just gotten my first two registered Nigerian dwarf goats. My thrid one is pregnant and I will get her early February ready to miil
My husband and I just bought a 26 acre farm in rural central WV and we have started with a few pigs, chickens, and recently two bred Nigerian dwarf does. We want to start a small herd & use their milk in every way possible. Our goal is to have a to
Read more…Hi All, I am new to the group so excuse me if this has been discussed in the past. Where is the best place to purchase the white plastic lids for mason jars? Also thank you for this list and all the info on it. Lorri Gordon Shelbyville TN
Read more…This is my very first breeding season and I thought everything was going like clockwork, but I think I've run into a kink!
I brought in a buck to service my two does on Dec 1st. One doe came into standing heat 2 days later, I saw several successfu
Read more…OK - I've been posting but haven't really introduced myself yet.
Judy Asarkof in Massachusetts. I fell in love with Nigerians about 3 years ago when I bought 3 to add to my sheep farm. They were such a delight - I moved them to another place to st
Read more…I have seen (but cannot recall where) a conversion of weight to volume for Nigerian dwarf milk.
Can anyone help me please? Approximately how much volume is in a pound of Nigerian dwarf milk?
Thanks,
Michael
Read more…Hi everybody! I have already posted questions on the forum, but realized I ought to introduce myself.
My husband and I (married since this past July) live in west Texas and are building up a small homestead. We are blessed with rock-free soil for ext
Read more…I have watched our buck trying to breed thou seems hes not getting it?Hes been in the pen with the ladies for 2mths seems he gives up to easy as they bolt on him.Im also having a hard time telling if 2 of our does are in heat(They are not prego) as I
Read more…OK - I probably have a lot of company but do you ever come down from the "oh too cute" syndrome. Here I am - snowy, cold weather and I'm just delighted my goats are out and about, eating, skipping around, jumping on their rocks and having a grand tim
Read more…Hi All! I'm Charles Pribbenow, 63 and retired from the oil patch for 3 years. I'm a farm kid at heart and love caring for a variety of critters, but mostly my beloved Nigerian Dwarf Goats. My herd name is AK Homestead (AK Hmstd) and I started with
Read more…Greetings,
My name is Tom and I live about 15 miles or so east of Kingman AZ. I live just off old Route 66 to the point where I can watch the traffic on there. MANY tourists. My wife and I went to visit a friend about 10 miles ea
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