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Stillborn kids

My 4 year old Nigerian doe kidded for the first time in June. She was bred to a Nigerian buck that stays in the pen with my does at all times so I am unsure how far along in pregnancy she was. Her kids were stillborn. The first kid appeared to be wel

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New member and question

Hello! We are just getting started in goats. We have 3 boys who love goat milk and we want to purchase 2 goats to have as our family milk goats. I am a member of several Facebook groups and I found some goats I am interested in purchasing though one

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New to this site:

Hello everyone, 

My name is Jason and I am new to this site. I recently purchased tree Nigerian Dwarfs and will be posting on here more, as the time goes by. I lost my buck because the “breeder” I bought him from basically lied to me, that he was pr

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New member

Hello! We are hoping to add some does in milk to our Kansas homestead soon! We welcome any advice you have for starting off with goats! We have about 5 acres with chickens, pigs, a dog and cat. A large portion of that is a cedar forest. Could we let

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Diatomaceous Earth

Has anyone used diatomaceous earth to help battle parasites and worms in NDG's? 

My husband read somewhere about a guy that gave his goats diatomaceous earth as a loose free choice type option like the loose minerals and it has worked wonders.  I wa

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New to goats

Hello! New to being a goat person, and I’m curious who’s the loudest bucks, wethers, or does? I want to welcome two goats into my backyard, but I don’t want to drive my neighbors crazy. Also, can a young, unfriendly goat be rehabilitated into being a

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Fencing

We are hoping to get some ND goats soon for milk. We would like to utilize rotational grazing if possible. Any fencing suggestions? I read in Deborah’s book that you could use 4 livestock panels? Has anyone had luck with that? Any portable shelters y

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Nebraska Newbie

Hello from Nebraska and thanks for adding me to your group. I purchased my first 4 ND does in August of 2019. They were already in milk and I was able to get them bred fairly quickly. Just had my first kid 2 weeks ago, and am expecting the other 3 to

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Please help!!!

We just got 3 week old Nigerian dwarf goats both males on Saturday. Yesterday (wednesday) we noticed one started having some diarrhea in the afternoon and before that he has always grinding his teeth. I gave him a little peptmo bismo for the diarrhea

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Intro

Hi All,

Thanks for adding me to the group. Became the new owner of 2 baby goats and just looking around for any help for first time goat owners. We (John and Anita) live in Southeast Georgia and have been so excited with our babies Puddin and Midnigh

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