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Rent a Goat: Turning Goatscaping into a Thriving Business| For the Love of Goats Podcast

https://thriftyhomesteader.com/goat-conformation/

Show goats are held to strict conformational standards, but we often overlook the fact that our own herds would benefit from those same conformational standards. Extra teats, bad legs, weak pasterns,

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Breeding Champion Goats with Ed Jodlowski | For the Love of Goats Podcast

https://thriftyhomesteader.com/champion-goats/

In today’s episode, we are talking to Ed Jodlowski, the breeder and owner of this year’s ADGA Grand National Champion doe. He is also the owner of Kickapoo Valley Dairy Goats and the current president o

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Goat horns

Hi I have young pet goats. Their horns are still growing and are a few inches long now. Goats where made to have horns so I don't believe in removing their horns. But I was wondering if there was a way to try and train the horns to grow straight back

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Proof That Nigerians Deserve to Show In Dairy

Hello all my Nigerian loving friends!

I need a little help and I'm hoping some of you can help. Recently, I was informed by a 4-Her I helped get started that her Nigerians were turned away for entry in the dairy goat show at her county 4-H show. She

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newbies

stayed up night with my pygmy doe . unfortunately she had delivered  twins ... well when i bought her in mid jan 2015 they said she should deliver late feb early march latest. so when we didn't see any  advancement in the process ,then we figured she

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Opinions on my doeling

What are your opinions on my doeling? Good and bad. She's about 5 months old. I know the pictures are not the greatest ( Its very difficult to take good pictures by yourself lol) I'm still fairly new to goats and still have a hard time judging confor

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Critique for my junior doe

Hi, could anybody tell me their thoughts about my doe? Sunnywood MozzarELLA, sire Tiny Angels Levi Blues, dam Sunnywood Brie, born April 2nd, 2013. I am hoping to breed her this fall, and she has done pretty well at 4h shows I have taken her to. Pict

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Need help adding NDG's to our 4H Show

Good Morning,  I am gonna try to keep this short. We are fairly new to Nigerians (and goats in general) we have two wethers and just sent in a deposit check for a registered herd consisting of 2 bucks and 3 does which I will be picking up soon.  Anyw

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Show in CA

I got an email today about a show coming up in CA. I don't show my goats, but I thought someone here might be interested! 

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Tell me what you see with this udder

I know nothing about udders at this time - so what can anyone tell me about this.

I don't show but it is important that I understand how she is appearing so I can share the info with the breeder, and jot down notes for any daughters/son

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Didn't quite do it

I tried to do the critique thing but failed - I have a picture of my goats udder in the show section and photo section with the word critique.

I failed in my following directions I guess - blame it on waiting for 3rd doe to kid.

Just curious what I

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Best clippers?

I hope this belongs here. I am in the market for my first clippers (I have show goats) and the good ones are too expensive to mess around buying a bunch to try them out. So, I'm asking for the benefit of your experience: which, do you think, are the

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Kids on the Farm

My first kids to arrive on the farm, due November 30th

Vernal, the wether (right) & his sister Equinox (white face)

Their Dam - Furthur Foolish Heart, first freshener.

I would like to know what those more experienced with goat think of these kids and

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Critique my buck?

I put the picture in the wrong place; misunderstood Rachel W.'s critique requests information.

Anyway, if I can get the picture to load... I am hoping you experienced people can tell me what you think of my buck. (Not the best picture, hoping to get

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Critique my new doeling?

Got this beautiful girl from Anna at Camanna's Petite Paradise a couple weeks ago and she is just awesome. To me, she's perfect, but I wanted to know what you guys thought of her in terms of conformation. I want to know any strengths/weaknesses she h

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Which Breeder?

I'm very determined to get into dairy goat showing next year for 4-h/FFA, and after a bit of research, it was an easy decision to go with Nigerians! I will be moving to the Portland, Oregon area at the end of May, so I have no connections there to se

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How to get started showing? Best shows for beginners?

Was wondering if anyone has any advice or knowledge on the best show for a newbie. My kids are starting to show poultry in 4h but I thought it would be interesting to try my hand at a goat show as a adult, do people do this? I am from Michigan and ca

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ADGA Linear Traits Diagram - Confirmation

• Thought that this would be helpful for some folks and I figured Deborah and maybe a few others could elaborate on its use and meaning some! Especially explaining which photos are ideal. It seems to confuse some people that the center is ideal and th

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ADGA Transfer

So we bought a buck September 3, 2012 the day before the birth of my human kid. Now that life is somewhat returning to normal I went to get the paperwork ready to transfer...and it says by 120 days after sale. What do I do? ADGA is closed til Monday

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Feeding your show goats

I need some advice for what to feed to my show goats to keep their weight up! I have a Nubian that will be going to Great Falls this coming summer for a show and I have always had problems keeping her weight up. Iv wormed her with ivermectin paste an

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