When milking my girls I'm noticing udders that seem to be hard (kinda meaty feeling). I put the babies up at night and milk in the morning. Milk tastes fine and babies all seem to be getting enough to eat - any suggestions?
Or is this just their
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I have enjoyed reading this site and have learned a ton so far. My wife, and little one, Ava, and I are highly anticipating the arrival of our baby goats near the end of next month. We are planning on accepting a bit early and bottle fee
Read more…Hi all- i am hoping to find someone in the Boulder Colorado or nearby area that I can visit to get ideas for my Nigerian goats. I am fairly new to this- have had my 3 girls since June and also a Billy goat.
I am hoping to be able to spend time w
Read more…I picked up our first goat last night.:o) She isn't registered,and I actually don't even know for sure if she's a nigerian dwarf but she's looked enough like one to give her a shot for 20 dollars...lol.
I fell in love with these little goats about six
Hello I just signed up to the site. Very happy to be able to talk about goats with other goat lovers. My herd name is Room For 1 More because every time you turn around I end up with another animal and not always goats. I own 9 goats. 5 does, 3 bucks
Read more…Hello there! New to this group, I live on a small farm in East Texas with my 2 teenagers (the youngest two of my human kids). We've had a few goats for several years, and they've been a lot of help and entertainment. We recently got our first regi
Read more…Now that the cold weather is starting I would like to start back up to making soap with my extra milk. I would like to make large oval or rectangular shaped bars with smooth corners but the only molds I have found for this are plastic. The catalog st
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My name is Michelle and I have been researching in preparation for starting my first small herd. I have decided on the Nigerian Dwarf not only because they are so beautiful, but they seem to be perfect for our situation. We live out i
Confusing title I know, My wife and I are from Iowa, and after I finish Bible School (in Texas) will promptly move back! My name is Jeremiah and my wife's name is Monica. I am in school to be a Children's Pastor and my wife is an RN. We have always d
Read more…At what approximate age does a doeling become fertile? I DO NOT want to breed this little girl, I just want to know if a 14 week old doeling can be safely housed with a 14 week old buckling. I'm going away for 10 days leaving my husband in charge of
Read more…Hello all I am a life long Alaskan grown tomboy who wouldnt trade a second for anything. I was lucky enough to grow up around anything and everything I love and own my own ranch.
I have everything from Alpacas. chickens and horses to snakes and wil
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I signed up about a month ago and am just now making the time to look around. I do not have goats, but would like to have them. My hurdle right now is clearing and fencing a space and building housing. I hope I learn a lot on this sit
Read more…I just found this site -- don't know how I missed it before! So much information here! And cuteness lol, I'm enjoying the photos and videos.
I've never owned a goat in my life and hardly met any, but I love animals of all sorts and I'm hooked on
Read more…Hello! My name is Rachel, and I'm a new goat addict! lol We inherited a goat because my husband works for the Sheriff's Dept. and he got a call about a goat on the loose. Long story short: Because he knew I was THINKING about goats, he decided to bri
Read more…Has anyone tried the device called Udderly EZ I have been reading about it thought that it sounded like a good way to keep milk clean as it goes right into a bottle not into a pail. I would like to hear if anyone has + or - on it before I buy as i
Read more…We are in the process of getting our goat shelter and pen set up. When that is complete then we will bring home a 2 year old registered ND female who already pregnant due in Feb and a younger doe 9 mo that is 3/4 ND. We are breeding her with a fully
Read more…Hello, I'm Arin and I must admit, my goats are mixed breed. However, they are 1/2 nigerian dwarf, 1/2 nubian and they were just bred to a nigerian dwarf, so my babies will be 3/4.
I have a little buck at the moment, he is a purebred Nigerian Dwarf,
Read more…I am new to the whole farm business. It is something I have wanted to do for as long as I can remember. I spent the last three years in Iraq, as a contractor, paid off all my bills and put a good downpayment on a 10.44 acre farm in West Central India
Read more…Hi all, I'm so glad I found this forum. I am hoping someone can give me some guidance.
