Before we were able to go get our new goats, the whole herd got a cough. We post-pond the pick up by a few weeks and he seemed better with just a little cough here and there. Well we have had a very wet last few weeks and this morning I noticed his
Read more…I am planning to have four to five does kid at the same time some day in the future, but I don't want to be milking more than two or three. I'd like to choose the best two or three milkers and keep milking them. If I dry off the others early will t
Read more…Well much to my son's relief the wethers I thought would eventually be butchered found a home yesterday! They are almost 2 months old. I insisted that they stay a day or two so that they could be banded and get over their initial discomfort from that
Read more…I'd like some opinions on feeding bucklings. I have two bucklings that I'm keeping as herd sires. They are three months old and separated from their moms. Because of limited space/fence, right now they don't get outside very often. Sometimes we t
Read more…For no apparent reason Fairy has diarrhea. Can't say exactly how long she has had it because of the weather (last night-this morning)?!. Just went out and found her all messy and not eating hay with the others when I put out some new hay. She is just
Read more…I was talking with another goat person the other day and she was telling me that she will only use AGS. Her reasons are that ADGA reports all goats that are registered with them to the government. If the government wanted to they can, at anytime, c
Read more…I was wondering if anyone has ever used the marshmellow method when giving copasure. Basically I was told to split a marshmellow in half, put the copasure in the middle than sandwich back together and then feed it to the goats.
I have tried finding
Read more…I am in the market for a new herd sire.
I would like for him to be over 6 months old and under 8 years old.
He needs to be naturally polled and have good confirmation in body.
High milk production in his back ground is a must.
I am in NW Arkansas, 72
Read more…They are about 1/4" & 1/2" long and look just like little boiled shrimp. It seems like I only see them after it rains a lot. They are always in the bottom of the water buckets and appear to be dead. Sorry they didn't come out better but they really
Read more…For their goats to play on.
What's the best way to get a hold of these?
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I'm getting closer to my ideal homestead, but I'm going to need some sort of structure to house the 8 does I plan on working up to and store a small tractor and some other land related equipment. Does th
Read more…This is a late winter early spring buy. Im located in sw mo and hoping to find one in this area. But if not im open to have 1 shipped/ transported if its not to much Cant spend more then $400 on a goat. Ive been drooling over them for a yr but have
Read more…In the past I've used Safeguard, but now I am looking for a wormer with little or no milk withdrawal time. I am wondering what has worked for others here. I am in Massachusetts.
Thanks
Read more…We have a peach tree in our yard, though not where the goats are normally. Sometimes they do get into our little yard and my dad said he read that peaches were poisonous.
I just looked it up and there seems to be a lot of conflict about this. Some p
Read more…The results came back on Taser (my little buckling I lost). He had giardia. The Vet apologized because she didn't think he had it...but I guess the symptoms for Cocci and Giardia are pretty similar. We're looking at treating everyone now with Panacu
Read more…Hi all, hopefully this is the last question I have to post for awhile!! My Vet gave me a dosage for Panacur to treat the giardia in all my animals. It seemed odd that the dosage was smaller for the goats/sheep/llama than it was for the dogs/cats.
Read more…I just love my freebie pallets! Well, obviously we are going to need a milk stand and obviously my old one is long gone after all these years, so... pallet time. And I am loving the results. It is going real well and I would be finished if I could qu
Read more…I'm feeling much better about our big trip to get the girls home, but now I would like to line up a vet in our area who is good with goats for emergencies. I live near Moscow, Idaho and we use two vets, both who serve livestock. One is Moscow for t
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I am getting some new goats. At first the plan was to get two weathers, but i'm considering 4-h and want to get a doe as well. I just have a couple of questions.
I don't plan on breeding for at least a year or two, so untill i decide i really
Some things about Miyagi: can you guys please tell me if ND bucks are just like this or is it just him?
1. he has now raised two bucklings from 8 wks on & so kind to them. Sharing food, snuggling with them while sleeping.
2. Protecting the bu
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