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New goats! Siblings may have bred.

Hello! I'm new here and I've read through a number of posts, I love the atmosphere and information.

I had a Nigerian dwarf when I was a kid but that's my only real goat owning experience. I have recently acquired two, 7 month old Nigerian dwarf goats.

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Prime Breeding Age For Bucks

We are considering buying our first breeding buck this summer/fall to service our does. I would love it if some of you that have experience buying bucks, and breeding them, would give your two cents. I found this link (http://nigeriandwarfgoats.ning.

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junior doe doesnt let my bucks near her

My first timer Selah has had two heat cycles in the last couple months. She was put in with one of my bucks but she wouldn't let him anywhere near her. I kept her with him for 2 days and nights but she didn't get pregnant. This time i tried my other

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When is a buck generally able to mount and successfully mate

I have two bucklings. One born June 19, 2014 and the other born May 11, 2014. And I was wondering if one or both of them will be able to successfully impregnate my does???? If not, when will they be able to mate????  

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Alfalfa interfering with breeding?

On another forum, someone brought up that feeding alfalfa pellets or alfalfa might interfere with a doe breeding.  Does anyone know if that has any basis? 

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Year 'round breeding discussion

I'm thinking of changing my breeding program to year 'round. I would like to keep just 4 does but breed 2 in the fall and 2 in the spring and only milk 2 at a time. Anyone doing this? What are the cons or difficulties I might face? Will I be able to

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When to separate bucklings?

My bucklings are seven weeks old this weekend.  How soon is it critical I separate them from their moms, aunt and sister?

I have listed two of the bucklings for sale but don't plan to let them leave until the second week of June even if they sell rig

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Buck woes... solutions?

Hi Folks,

I'm an urban farmer located near Seattle WA.  I have been keeping Nigerians since Dec of 2011, and loving every minute!  My does both came to me bred last season, successfully kidded, and milked through 2012 (still milking one).  I was able

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Pregnancy showing at 7-1/2 weeks?

Capri was bred November 9th.  I swear she is getting bigger and is as big as she was just before giving birth to Ginger.  She had triplets last year first litter and a single birth this year.  She could not possibly be showing this early could she? 

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Capri in heat?

Now I feel terrible!  I opened up the gallon jar with the buck rag and set it down with the girls.  Summer had no real interest but Capri stuck her nose right into it.  Ginger did as well. However, Capri, as soon as she was done "rooting" in it stepp

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Herd testing

Hello. I am new to NDDG and only 1 year into owning my little guys. We started out with 2 wethers to keep our horse company and then added  2 does a few months later with the intension to breed them. When we bought our wethers we bought them from a N

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2 year milking? Age for retiring?

Hello again friends, Two more questions. I read a reference to extending milking for two years after breeding. Is this bunk? Im sure if it's possible at all the milk production slows way down,And isn't worth it normally. but given the distance I'll h

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