I was wondering how much to bottle feed a two week old Dwarf Nigerian goat. I brought him home today. He is so cute and small. I am worried that he will not be warm enough. I fed him by bottle the first time tonight. He took about 6 ounces. He
Read more…Hi! Currently I have four mini silky fainters. I got them last summer. They are all wethered and pets. They were my first goats. This spring I wanted to add two more goats to my herd.
The mini fainters are scarce in this area and also very expen
Read more…I found this website very interesting and signed up. My son always wanted goats and we always had other animals and I always turned him down until he started asking for a large house dog. This wasn't such a good idea because I had two stray cats in
Read more…I'm Robin, and I'm just east of Springfield, OR. I found this group by accident the other day while doing a search for another member (hi Julie Q.!), and am really happy to be here.
I got my very first goats 9 years ago from Quicksilver Farms in Ida
Read more…Hi, we are a small farm with 8 does and 2 bucks. We got started when my children wanted to show in 4-H, in 2006 I found our 1st 2 does, Laurel Haven Leah and Laurel Haven Sicily. Well I just had to have more and we added 2 bucklings from Woodbridge
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I am Kim Miller, married 22 years to Ken. We're in southeast Ohio and have a micro-mini farm of 5 acres. We've had goats for about 7 years. We started with a few Boer goats to raise for 4H
Read more…Hello! My name is Amber and I am very excited and (im)patiently awaiting the new year so I can get my goats! I'm new to goats, but have raised sheep, chickens and horses. I've always just had them as pets though so this is my first attempt at 'farmi
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So I know that one goat will rule the heard and one will be at the bottom and be a little beat up. Well, Candie and her baby Lulu are like the Queen and Princess. My loud little Beatrice is at the bottom and CONSANTLY gets beat up by
Read more…I recently joined your group in hopes of meeting other goat owners in my area and also to maybe learn from your experiences. I currently have three Nigerians - a doe that is about 19 months old and her son who is now just over 5 months old and anoth
Read more…Hi everyone, my name is Lori and I'm from Powhatan, Va and I am anxiously awaiting my first goats. We tried to get them last year but life happens and we were blessed to be given my granny's house and some land to put it on by my FIL and we moved. Be
Read more…Hi! My family moved to our first country home 7 years ago. We have 4 children. Our oldest daughter has 3 wonderful human babies, my other 3 children are all in College. My main activity the past 10 years has been Training, teaching and competing
Read more…Just signed up and sure look forward to meeting everyone! We've been raising ND's, Alpines and Nubians for many years. Then took a hiatus and went with a dairy cow exclusively. Now we're back to ND's. DH is disabled with degenerative disc disease
Read more…I read that you can use sage oil in a does grain to help dry her up. Does anyone know if it works or if it is safe for the doe?
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Just found this group by accident while looking for Nigerian Goat breeders in Montana. Our 17 yo daughter is looking for dairy goats for FFA showing and Nigerians are one of the breeds we are looking at. Tomorrow we get to go meet some for th
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Read more…Hello! Just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Marianne and my husband Bud and I are planning on moving from sunny south Florida to Delaware within the next 2 years. Once there, we are planning on raising nigerian dwarf goats
Read more…I'm new to this, I was wondering if there any treats for my goats. We give the the occasional pine branches. What else would they like. I tried a apple once, but no they weren't interested. Still have a ton to learn. Thanks
Read more…Hi all!! I saw there was another farm in WI here, so I'm really glad to see that. We've lived rurally before, but never had a place we intended to be a farm. I'm a canine massage therapist and my husband is a trainer and we recently bought an exist
Read more…I've had backyard chickens for a few years, just brought home my first pair of ducks today, so the natural next progression is a couple of ND goats, right?
I live a few miles east of Seattle, WA. I would love to have a few acres, but wow is land
Read more…Hello! I am new to the group and to goat ownership. In fact, I'm anxiously awaiting to hear if our bid was accepted for the farm we hope to purchase in Gerald, MO. My family currently has a small alpaca herd that we board and horses (also boarded).
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