Goat Friends - Forum - Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats2024-03-28T18:24:22Zhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/feed/category/Goat+FriendsGoat hornshttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/goat-horns-12023-07-06T02:50:05.000Z2023-07-06T02:50:05.000ZTwilightSparklehttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/TwilightSparkle<div><p>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 and not to curve out to the sides as much. To make them more safe. </p><p>Just wondering if anyone has any ideas or ever tried to do this and if it worked. </p><p>Thank you. </p></div>Scammer deleted from sitehttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/scammer-deleted-from-site2021-01-19T15:49:51.000Z2021-01-19T15:49:51.000ZDeborah Niemann-Boehlehttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/DeborahNiemannBoehle<div><p>Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I've deleted Tracy Meltone from the site. She's the one who had two very odd posts -- one about fostering goats and one about electronic ID -- but basically they were sales posts, and she was linking to her website.</p>
<p>When I went to her website, I found nothing about their individual goats, only sale ads, as well as a page that talked about all of their national show wins. When I cut and pasted some of the verbiage, I found that they had copied it from Redwood Hills, which is one of the top Alpine herds in the US. </p>
<p>They clearly don't know what they are doing because all of the photos on their page are of ND newborns. When I did reverse google searches on the photos, I found that they had copied them from other breeders' websites or Instagram. </p>
<p>And oh, yeah, another fun thing on their website -- they talked about needing at least two hours to arrange shipping for your goat!!! LOL!!! Clearly they have NEVER shipped a goat in their lives. </p>
<p>I hope that none of you were fooled by them. </p></div>Can you keep a goat inside your house?https://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/can-you-keep-a-goat-inside-your-house2021-01-15T14:05:48.000Z2021-01-15T14:05:48.000ZJane Rogershttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/JaneRogers<div><p>Is it ok if you own a indoor goat?</p></div>RIP Pokeyhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/rip-pokey2017-01-02T00:55:41.000Z2017-01-02T00:55:41.000ZJulieanne Cookhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/JulieanneCook<div><p>Pokey the wether goat, beloved by all. 2/14 - 1/17</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/522492" target="_blank">Click here</a> for details and to order.</p>
<p>It is available for Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and other ereaders, and is also available in PDF format. You can also get a free Kindle reader for your computer, if you want to purchase it in that format.</p></div>BOGO free book specialhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/bogo-free-book-special2016-12-09T00:02:54.000Z2016-12-09T00:02:54.000ZDeborah Niemann-Boehlehttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/DeborahNiemannBoehle<div><p>I'll include a FREE copy of my book <a href="http://thriftyhomesteader.com/buy" target="_blank">Ecothrifty: Cheaper, Greener Choices for a Happier, Healthier Life</a> when you buy a copy of any of my books, including Raising Goats Naturally. So, if you want to buy the goat book for yourself, you can give Ecothrifty to a city slicker friend (or keep it for yourself). If you want to buy more books, I'll give you a <a href="http://thriftyhomesteader.com/buy" target="_blank">FREE copy of Ecothrifty</a> for each of the books that you buy.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655739729?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655739729?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p></div>Fortunate goats rescued from wildfirehttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/fortunate-goats-rescued-from-wildfire2016-08-16T14:04:51.000Z2016-08-16T14:04:51.000ZNaomi D'Andreahttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/NaomiDAndrea<div><p>Here's a link to news about some little ones in the Clayton Fire.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/california-fire-goat-rescue_us_57b29dd4e4b0c75f49d7fa74">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/california-fire-goat-rescue_us_57b29dd4e4b0c75f49d7fa74</a></p></div>Field Trip Funhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/field-trip-fun2016-06-27T21:25:56.000Z2016-06-27T21:25:56.000ZNaomi D'Andreahttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/NaomiDAndrea<div><p>I just want to give a special shout-out to Ruth Goode for letting Willow and me tour her farm and see her kids! It's fun to put a face with an online profile, and her farm is such a sweet, pleasant place. We learned a couple new things to keep in mind for our own goats' future, and just got lots of little ideas in general.</p>
<p>Hooray for Hoosier goats!</p></div>Good balanced article about GMO'shttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/good-balanced-article-about-gmo-s2016-03-24T21:27:39.000Z2016-03-24T21:27:39.000ZJulieanne Cookhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/JulieanneCook<div><p>I love articles that provide good information instead of biased hysteria on either side. This one gives really good "food for thought".</p>
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<p><a href="http://modernfarmer.com/2016/03/gmo/">http://modernfarmer.com/2016/03/gmo/</a></p></div>Win a free copy of Just Kiddinghttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/win-a-free-copy-of-just-kidding2016-03-17T21:47:38.000Z2016-03-17T21:47:38.000ZDeborah Niemann-Boehlehttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/DeborahNiemannBoehle<div><p>I'm giving away five copies of my ebook, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019SDXCHW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B019SDXCHW&linkCode=as2&tag=thrifthomest-20&linkId=T24NZFPXCSXK3GRG">Just Kidding: Stories and Reflections on Goats Giving Birth</a><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thrifthomest-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B019SDXCHW" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;"/></p>
<p><a href="https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/189e8cdd7c87f476" target="_blank">Click here to enter!</a></p>
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I have been racking my brain to ask a good question for her so that I could win one of her books but after all the reading I have done on here I just can't come up with anything that I haven't already seen answered, sigh :)</div>Hatching chickenshttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/hatching-chickens2015-09-29T12:26:28.000Z2015-09-29T12:26:28.000ZKatharine Nortonhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/KatharineNorton<div><p>I've a hen sitting on 14 eggs and is now day 22. Two chicks were born yesterday morning but none of the other eggs have hatched yet (at least 29 hours later). I suspect some of the eggs may be from other hens who laid in her nest once she was broody. She is still sitting and I am concerned for the 2 live chicks. They are sitting under her, shouldn't they be up scratching and eating, and her along with them? I took 4 eggs from her and tried to candle them but I couldn't see anything. I cracked them and 2 were rotten and 2 had small dead chicks in them. Any advice on how to proceed? Should I wait and let her sit, or will that jepordise the 2 live ones? Thanks for any advice for a newbie!</p></div>Happy Holidays!https://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/happy-holidays2015-12-25T18:36:01.000Z2015-12-25T18:36:01.000ZJulieanne Cookhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/JulieanneCook<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655739761?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655739761?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></p></div>Prayer Needed! Thank you.https://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/prayer-needed-thank-you2015-04-15T15:00:00.000Z2015-04-15T15:00:00.000ZPatty Meyerhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/PattyMeyer<div><p>Please, any of you who pray, pray for my sister in law and family over the next few days. She is getting a scan within the next couple of hours to see what has happened with the cancer over the last 6 months. Tomorrow morning they will meet with the Dr. to hear the results. She will also be having a small surgery to get her port removed tomorrow afternoon. Please pray for healing, peace, and safety for her, and for all of us who love her. She is mother to a 5 year old and twin 1 1/2 year olds. Very emotional week for all of us. If you are praying this week, please let me know. This is a very emotional week for all of us, and your encouragement will mean so much to me personally.</p>
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<p>My Doe Joy freshened May 20th with two bucklings. Unfortunately one of the babies died due to a disbudding mishap at 4 days old (I think the guy helping me do it burned him for too long and caused his brain to swell, but that's another story), so since she's only had one baby nursing I've been milking her twice a day without separating the baby. Luckily the baby nurses on both sides so I haven't had any lop-sided udder issues. <br/><br/>She's a horror to milk. I tried staying peaceful and keeping my hand on her udder until she calms down, which just didn't happen. I could only handle so much of her kicking me, and kicking over the milk bucket and making a huge mess. I tried holding up one of her back legs, but she would just kick me with the other back leg and balance on her front legs. I finally resorted to the hobble. I would try to milk her until she kicked for the first time, and then I would hobble her and leave her hobbled until I was finished milking, then take it off and pet/brush her for a few minutes with my hand on her udder to try and end the session on a positive note. She would not touch her grain if my hands were anywhere near her udder. </p>
<p>Yesterday, after 2 solid weeks of struggling at both daily milkings, she let me milk her without kicking or sticking her stupid foot in the milk bucket!!! I was so excited I could hardly stand it. FINALLY some progress. This morning we had another successful milking session and I feel so rejuvenated. I was beginning to wonder who was going to break first.</p>
<p>I separated the remaining baby for the first time last night for 6 hours and was a little disappointed with the 9 oz I got from her, but I'm separating him again tonight for 10 hours to see how much I can get. He's a chunky little thing so I'm not too worried about taking the milk at this point. </p>
<p>On another happy note we are going to pick up our first two registered doelings tomorrow!! My husband got them for me as an anniversary present! He definitely wins husband of the year award in my book :D</p></div>Do not buy this book!https://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/do-not-buy-book2015-05-09T05:26:36.000Z2015-05-09T05:26:36.000ZGlenna Rosehttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/GlennaRose<div><p>This book was discussed on one of the facebook groups. Absolutely, do not buy it or encourage anyone else to buy it! It is totally inaccurate, some of the things on one page only: Combs are vulnerable to frost. Weight is 50-175 lbs. Babies: one or twins. At the end of that page it says those are just a few characteristics unique to Nigerian Dwarf goats - discussed in detail in previous chapters!<br/> <br/> It is unbelievable this is even on the market!!!</p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655739844?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655739844?profile=original" height="368" width="277"/></a></p></div>Coping with injury or illness on the homesteadhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/coping-with-injury-or-illness-on-the-homestead2015-03-12T19:26:22.000Z2015-03-12T19:26:22.000ZKatharine Nortonhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/KatharineNorton<div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Today at 7 am I got bitten by a scorpion on my left index finger – OUCH! With the pain, the rest and recovery, I was basically out of action today, or anything I did was one handed. But it got me thinking about this homestead life – we love our homemade bread, goats milk, chickens eggs etc, but having those involves activities that require my health and strength. If I am incapacitated, as I was today, I cannot make and knead homemade bread, and as we are essentially off grid, there are no frozen loaves to pull out of the freezer. Or, having separated the kid from the mother goat overnight, but then injuring my left hand this morning, I had to get a friend to help me with milking – her first quick milking lesson! And on the list goes, food, animals, everything is affected. So, I am wondering, what tips do you have for ensuring life goes on at the homestead if you are out of action? And secondly, what basic ready made foods (homemade) can people suggest to keep on hand for emergencies?</p>
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<p>We are looking for good tannery recommendations. Having some trouble with the one we have been using.</p>
<p>Thanks. :)</p></div>How to deal with other goat people?https://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/how-to-deal-with-other-goat-people2015-03-21T17:00:42.000Z2015-03-21T17:00:42.000ZEmilyhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/Emily858<div><p>I've been struggling a lot recently with how to talk to others who own goats and are doing things that mortify me! I don't want to come off as a know-it-all because I am still learning so much myself and have only owned goats since August of 2014. </p>
<p>I always recommend Raising Goats Naturally when talking to people and tell them about this site in the hopes that they will do further research and take care of their goats properly, but I get so frustrated because some of them just flatly refuse to continue researching! I guess it's hard for me to understand that because I crave new information and love reading through all the posts on this site whenever I have time.</p>
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<p>My distress is coming mainly from one person I have recently come into contact with (though there have been several that make me cringe with their practices). One young lady is SO invasive with her goats. She says she's been breeding NDs for 4 years now, but she doesn't feed her pregnant/lactating does any alfalfa, and she scoffed when I suggested it. Her goats get all-stock sweet feed and costal hay and that's all. She is constantly having issues with her does supposedly "reabsorbing" their babies while pregnant and does routine internal checks on her pregnant does who are still weeks away from kidding!! It makes me very upset because I care about the animals so I am full of guilt when I remain silent, but I also don't want to be "that person" who is constantly throwing in my opinion when I am so new to the goat game. </p>
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<p>When one of her does recently gave birth she said that the babies "weren't moving into the birth canal fast enough" and "she just knew something was wrong" so she went in and pulled the babies out by hand! I know people have different views and techniques when it comes to their animals, but this just seems absurd! I am so distressed. Normally I would just break off communications with this type of person but being in the same rural community makes that difficult. </p>
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<p>How would you ladies handle a situation like this? My love for goats makes me want to do something, but there isn't much I can do and I guess I just needed to talk to some people who understand.</p></div>Jennifer Pentlandhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/jennifer-pentland2015-02-18T01:53:49.000Z2015-02-18T01:53:49.000ZJulieanne Cookhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/JulieanneCook<div><p>Jenny Pentland is Roseanne Barr's daughter. She lives in Hawaii and raises ND goats. I follow her on Twitter and Instagram and she posts a lot of pictures/vines of her goats. She's just finishing up her kidding season right now so there's tons of adorable kid pics if anyone is interested.</p>
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<p>She's also really funny in an edgy way. And if you comment on her posts, she'll often reply to you. On Twitter she's @JennyPentland and the same on IG, if anyone wants to follow her. She's got a new kid that's she's hand-rearing right now that's freakin' adorable!</p></div>Does Eating Placenta: A Pollhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/does-eating-placenta-a-poll2015-02-21T20:52:33.000Z2015-02-21T20:52:33.000ZPatty Meyerhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/PattyMeyer<div><p><span>Just out of curiosity, I'm taking a poll about does eating/not eating their placenta. In adition to being midwife to my goats I am also a (very) part time doula to human clients. Today I was doing some reading to keep things fresh in my mind and I a portion of my reading was on women choosing to eat their placenta. Some women believe that it boosts their milk supply, mood, energy level and pain tolerance. Human placenta, it turns out, is considered medicine in China. It got me thinking...</span><br/><br/><span>Three part question:</span><br/><span>A. Do you allow your does to eat their placenta?</span><br/><span>B. If so, what percentage of your does choose to eat it?</span><br/><span>C. Do you have any positive or negative possible correlations to report?</span></p></div>Milking sheephttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/milking-sheep2015-04-10T12:53:35.000Z2015-04-10T12:53:35.000ZKatharine Nortonhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/KatharineNorton<div><p>Hiya,</p>
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<p>not goats this time, but sheep! Just wondering has anyone experience milking sheep, and if so, how was it, what is similar or different to milking goats. The sheep here are bigger than the goats, so wondering if I can get more milk that way.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThriftyHomesteading/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThriftyHomesteading/</a></p></div>Webinars! (with a discount for group members!)https://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/webinars-with-a-discount-for-group-members2015-01-17T01:41:07.000Z2015-01-17T01:41:07.000ZDeborah Niemann-Boehlehttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/DeborahNiemannBoehle<div><p>Hi everyone!</p>
<p>I wanted to let you know that I'm going to start doing homesteading webinars! People have been asking me to do them for years, and I finally decided that I'm just going to do it! You all know that I'm passionate about sustainable living -- and especially goats. I've spent a lot of time thinking about how I can get this information out to more people, and for 2015 I've decided to severely restrict my travel schedule and spend my time on writing and webinars. Although I might reach a few hundred people when I speak at a conference, it usually means that I've taken several days away from the farm, which means that I can't do it very often. Also, you might not be able to travel to a conference, especially if you already have a homestead with animals to care for. By doing webinars, I'm hoping to be able to reach more people so that you will have the information you need to reach your homesteading goals.</p>
<p>The first webinar will be 8 p.m. Monday, February 2, and I'll be doing my <strong>Homesteading 101</strong> talk, which I've done in many different parts of the U.S. And because I love this group so much, I'm offering you a discount. The regular price of the webinar is $19, but if you use the discount code "GoatFriends," you will get a $5 discount. (Be sure to <em>not</em> put a space between the two words, and capitalize the G and F.)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.homegrownandhandmadethebook.com/2015/01/you-asked-for-it-webinars.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> for all of the details and for the link to register. There is also a link on that page where you can participate in a survey on what topics you would like to have covered in future webinars. </p>
<p>As always, if you have ideas on how I can help you get the information you need to succeed on your homestead, don't hesitate to let me know. I'm starting the webinars because people asked for them.</p></div>ND goats in Chicagolandhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/nd-goats-in-chicagoland2015-01-14T03:58:31.000Z2015-01-14T03:58:31.000ZViktorija Baleckaitishttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/ViktorijaBaleckaitis<div><p>Hello all!</p>
<p> I am looking for help : I want to keep ND goats and my village of Justice told me " no farm animals allowed" I live 7 miles away from Chicago where they are legal to keep! I read the village code and did not find a line where they prohibit the keeping of goats only 2 sections prohibited keeping animals for slaughterer or breeding. Is anybody in a similar situation, or lives not far away from me or has any advice ? Thank you !</p></div>What's going on in my lifehttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/what-s-going-on-in-my-life2014-10-06T22:43:51.000Z2014-10-06T22:43:51.000ZPatty Meyerhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/PattyMeyer<div><p>Hi all you dear goat friends! :) </p>
<p>I thought I'd share a quick bit of what's going on here, and keeping me away from the computer and this group. Suffice it to say, I MISS YOU ALL!</p>
<p>In August my sister in law was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Within two days she was on chemo, and by the day after my 41st birthday, August 21st, I was the full time caretaker of her 4 year old daughter and 9 month old twins. They joined my four children, so now I'm a homeschooling mom/caretaker of 7 children.</p>
<p>It has been a real ride, for sure. I wish I had more time to share what amazing things have happened that have kept me going, hoping and trusting in God through this whole thing...like the Club Wagon van that was given to us to haul a family of 9 aroiund in, and all the meals that people have provided. I love my community!</p>
<p>Even with all the lovely people who have stepped in to share this burden, it has been a big adjustment. There have been times I've thought I should really re-home my herd, because I don't have the time or the heart for them sometimes. However, something always happens that gets me through and keeps me going.</p>
<p>I just wanted to share what's been going on, and ask you all to keep my family and my SIL and her family in prayer. One day, I'll be back asking and maybe answering a few questions. For now, I'll be checking in to read a thing or two on here when I can.</p>
<p>Patty</p></div>Happy New Year to some of my very favorite people!https://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/happy-new-year-to-some-of-my-very-favorite-people2015-01-01T06:20:48.000Z2015-01-01T06:20:48.000ZGlenna Rosehttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/GlennaRose<div><p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655733069?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655733069?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a></p></div>Holiday Party for anyone close to Carlisle, Massachusettshttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/holiday-party-for-anyone-close-to-carlisle-massachusetts2014-12-10T21:38:18.000Z2014-12-10T21:38:18.000ZJudy Asarkofhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/JudyAsarkof<div><p> <img width="275" height="205" title="goats eating decorations.JPG" class="AOLInlineImage" id="TIE.941032" style="margin: 5px; width: 280px; height: 170px; vertical-align: middle;" alt="goats eating decorations.JPG" src="https://mail.aol.com/38865-418/aol-6/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=30509608&folder=OldMail&partId=3" name="TIE.941032"/></p>
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<div align="center" class="envelope" style="float: none;">A NEW YEARS GOAT LOVERS PARTY</div>
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<div align="center" class="envelope" style="float: none;">When: Sunday, Jan 11, 2015</div>
<div align="center" class="envelope" style="float: none;">Where: Judy and Keith's house - 362 River Road in Carlisle, Massachusetts</div>
<div align="center" class="envelope" style="float: none;">Time: 1 pm-4pm</div>
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<div align="center" class="envelope" style="float: none;">If you love goats, please consider yourself invited to a fun New Years gathering where we can mingle and share our enjoyment of goats!</div>
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<div align="center" class="envelope" style="float: none;">Light snacks will be supplied! But feel free to bring anything you wish to share! Especially goat related!</div>
<div align="center" class="envelope" style="float: none;">Invite other goat friends who I might not have the contact info of!!! All are welcome!</div>
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<div align="center" class="envelope" style="float: none;">RSVP by Jan 4 so adequate food can be had by all<img width="25" height="25" alt=":-)" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/resources/core/images/smile.png"/></div>
<div align="center" class="envelope" style="float: none;"><a href="mailto:Rigleyman@aol.com">Rigleyman@aol.com</a> or 978-505-7488</div>
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<div align="center" class="envelope" style="float: none;">Directions! River Road is off of Rte 225 in Carlisle. River Road is also the same as Monument Street coming from Concord.</div>
<div align="center" class="envelope" style="float: none;">Once you get to the mailbox - you must go past the first house and down the driveway to the 2nd house. Should be adequate room for parking!</div>
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<div align="center" class="envelope" style="float: none;"> </div></div>Angorashttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/angoras2014-11-19T04:13:22.000Z2014-11-19T04:13:22.000ZJudy Asarkofhttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/JudyAsarkof<div>I think I'm getting a few angoras to add to my herd. I was thinking about Ouessants (sheep) as they are the size of NDs but didn't want to deal with mineral issues. So 2 angora goats will satisfy my interest in fiber. However, like Debra- I read about Angora lack of vigor and hardiness- until I discovered the Navajo Angora. The original angoras. Hardy, excellent mothers, clean faces and legs and lovely fleece.
Horns- my only big issue but since these versions of angoras have horns that curve tightly back along the head more or less- I may become comfortable.
If you search for Navajo angora- you will see some pics. They sort of look like small dainty Navajo Churro sheep- another primitive breed like the shetlands.
My favorite pics are attached:<p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10604361453?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">image.jpg</a></p></div>Holiday shopping ideas for goat lovers!https://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/forum/topics/holiday-shopping-ideas-for-goat-lovers2014-12-10T01:01:44.000Z2014-12-10T01:01:44.000ZDeborah Niemann-Boehlehttps://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.com/members/DeborahNiemannBoehle<div><p><strong>Here are a few gift ideas for the goat lovers in your life!</strong></p>
<p>All of these items are available at Amazon, and when you click on the link and purchase the items, the group will earn a very small commission to help pay the bills around here.</p>
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<p>Need a goat calendar?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1782082883/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1782082883&linkCode=as2&tag=thrifthomest-20&linkId=OOAX7CHMZCMCM5BY"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1782082883&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=thrifthomest-20" class="align-full"/></a><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thrifthomest-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1782082883" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;"/> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M786E62/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00M786E62&linkCode=as2&tag=thrifthomest-20&linkId=FK6MFPQYS56KW5YV"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00M786E62&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=thrifthomest-20" class="align-full"/></a><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thrifthomest-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00M786E62" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;"/></p>
<p>Here's a calendar with those famous tree-climbing goats from Africa! If you want to know more about them, you can check out <a href="http://www.homegrownandhandmadethebook.com/2014/03/goats-are-climbers.html" target="_blank">this blog post</a> from earlier this year.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M0HTKB6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00M0HTKB6&linkCode=as2&tag=thrifthomest-20&linkId=5ESQBN55CEKLSDUG"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00M0HTKB6&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=thrifthomest-20" class="align-center"/></a><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thrifthomest-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00M0HTKB6" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;"/></p>
<p><br/> Don't we all need a bumper sticker to tell the world that we love goats?<br/> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003YLVC9U/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003YLVC9U&linkCode=as2&tag=thrifthomest-20&linkId=HGTVK2LAJ6CC2NUG"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B003YLVC9U&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=thrifthomest-20" class="align-center"/></a><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thrifthomest-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B003YLVC9U" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;"/>How about a t-shirt? (also available in grey)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NDRITWS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00NDRITWS&linkCode=as2&tag=thrifthomest-20&linkId=ZHEZ3NXJY2CJYLGH"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00NDRITWS&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=thrifthomest-20" class="align-center"/></a><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thrifthomest-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00NDRITWS" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;"/> <br/> Need a sign for your driveway?<br/> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0068RZT9G/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0068RZT9G&linkCode=as2&tag=thrifthomest-20&linkId=BQDDQML35RWJMZGF"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B0068RZT9G&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=thrifthomest-20"/></a><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thrifthomest-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0068RZT9G" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;"/> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00095NKW6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00095NKW6&linkCode=as2&tag=thrifthomest-20&linkId=MNR2D7VQ6MTXDAHS"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00095NKW6&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=thrifthomest-20"/></a><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thrifthomest-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00095NKW6" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;"/></p>
<p>It is truly amazing how many goat things they have on Amazon! If none of these is particularly exciting to you, click on one of the items, and when you get to the Amazon, search for "goat ____" and fill in the blank with whatever interests you, and you will be able to see how many other signs, shirts, bumper stickers, and other things that are available!</p></div>