Hi guys, I know this has been talked about before. It is not easy to sell goats around here, not for what they're worth and not to great homes.
I have been trying to consider slaughtering and eating wethers...my family is very interested in human
Read more…First timer here! I was wondering that would it be cheaper to dehorn and Castrate the kids myself or take them to a vet to do it all.
Read more…Time to take down the Christmas tree! I saw on another farms facebook page that they gave it to their goats! I wanted to check to make sure they can munch on any type of christmas tree and if anyone else does this?
Thanks for your help
Sally
Read more…I am going to separate my kids at night to milk their dam when they are old enough but I am a bit wary of one thing with this. They say not to dip the teat after you milk if you are gonna put the kids back in w/ her and I just can't see this happenin
Read more…We have an eight month old wether Chestnut. Recently his brisket and the back of his front legs have been wet. I've also seen him trying to pee on his head a few times. He was castrated at three months, and he hasn't been peeing on himself at all sin
Read more…Last night when I went out to put everyone away for the night, Iris was coughing on and off. None of my goats have ever had problems with coughing except for one doe in 2011 and that was only for a single day. This morning Iris's cough was worse and
Read more…I am on my first year of FFA in High School and my mom only wants to breed them once then milk them through the 4 years I'm going to have them, but my adviser told me this is bad for them and they need to have a break in between lactation and that's
Read more…So this year I was thinking about adding a barn camera to observe kidding instead of walking outside all the time in the freezing weather. Anyone have any suggestions? I rather not spend an arm and a leg. I like the idea of having one link directly t
Read more…I would like to hear what brand of grain people use to feed their does. Also do you measure how much she eats in the milk stand or just let her eat till your done.
Read more…Indiana 5 year Nigerian dwarf doe kidded in February 2012 . in October sold 2 boys all that remained was the girl. she nursed both sides after the boys were sold. I have not milked this year. have not scene the doeling nurse in a while. by my calcula
Read more…Hiya Ladies,
Happy New Year to all. The little orphaned goat baby(Rowdy) is now about 3 wks old and doing pretty good. He's been living in my laundry room in a big storage tote and going outside for a romp a little bit.My question is how do I transit
Read more…As I was switching my 2012 calendar over to my new 2013 calendar I realized two exciting things. First, one of my does was supposed to go back into heat yesterday and she HAS NOT. I have been extremely lucky and was able to get a second buck af
Read more…Does anyone have an idea how often or when goats poop? I need to get fresh goat poop for fecal testing, but don't want to sit out for hours watching a goat waiting for it to poop. While they browse is there usually like every 20 minutes or 30 minutes
Read more…Today at my local feed store I was told of a local business selling Kelp. When I looked them up online there kelp meal was listed as a supplement for plants and gardens. Is this the product that I am looking for. Is there anything that I should be lo
Read more…I have my first doe due Jan 29th and know I need to start offering her some grain...I also know her previous owner always used Noble Goat...but I have some questions as we have never bothered with giving our other 2 grain for the year+ that we have h
Read more…I had a kid born on Sunday and two more today, Is it ok to have one area of my barn as a nursery for both does and kids or do they need to be kept seperated?
Read more…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?
Read more…Ok, I need some experienced people! I had a doe kid last night. She had 2, the second one is having some issues. We have taken her off of her mom and we are feeding her with a dropper because she is very weak. She almost seems to be having seizures.
Read more…Hello everyone,
I'm prepping & preparing to purchase our first goats and looking forward to sharing and learning from the group. Currently, we've been raising chickens & the usual cats & dogs and finally have more time to expand our small farm.
I once heard from a small breeder here in OR that if you have under 10 does then you can sell the milk w/ out a licence.. I would like to know if any other Oregon breeders know something about this, I would like to be able to sell some milk if I can.
Read more…
