So I have been having issues with Aliana getting bred. I just dosed them with COWP and I'm pretty sure she is in heat today or coming into a heat. Bethoron, who I am pretty sure is pregnant, is trying to mount her and she is flagging her tail a lot.
Read more…I just made my first sour cream. I bought culture packets, poured one in with the cream and set it out in a warm place for approx 15 hours, per instructions. It thickened up nice and has the sour cream flavor, but it is much less tangy and flavorfu
Read more…I'm looking to swap out some of my fencing and was wondering what everyone thought was the best choice? Is 4 feet high enough or should it be 6 feet?
Read more…My goats have always been picky with their hay. They dive right into it as soon as I place it in the feeders and eat until all the "good" stuff is gone and then I have a lot of waste. I was getting a little low on hay so I puchased 20 bales of Timo
Read more…When I first got my chickens, and later my milking goats, I realized just HOW MUCH our society is disconnected with their food...
Yet even with only chickens, I failed to TRULY understand the balance between myself and my food. It wasn't until I was
Read more…So I was recently given two registered does in good condition, both are almost 2 years old. One of them, Angel, kidded with triplets in April for the first time. The other, Bella, was apparently bred but didn't kid when expected and supposedly has be
Read more…My little not-quite yearling doe (the subject of the Preggo or Ragu thread) went into labor today. She was not able to get the baby out with the whole family trying to help...
We took her in for a C-section...vet says baby is probably not going to
Read more…We are a little late at 12 days but we had to reorder the iron from another company because of a backorder.I need prayers that I did it right, hubby is afraid that I didn't burn enough. If you think of the mechanics of what you are doing and focus on
Read more…What do ya'll think of using aloe after disbudding? I know if I burn myself I just love that soothing COOL aloe feel and nothing else really feels the same! I mean, I figure it is aloe, it can't hurt and if they rub it in there eyes or anything, tha
Read more…I've been meaning to ask, does anyone know who does DNA test and how to go about getting them done? And how expensive they are? Any info!
Read more…Hello, I thought I would add a quick post to introduce myself and my family. My name is Jess and I am a new member of your little group. I have 2 beautiful ND ladies that we got last fall. For years my busband has mentioned getting a goat and I have
Read more…I swear I saw a post about this here awhile ago, but now I can't find it.
How long is it usually before a doe comes back in heat?
We bought our doe while she was pregnant so I don't really know what I'm looking for in her to tell whether she's in he
Read more…I am just curious about shaving my 6 week old baby goat. I live in southern ms and it is hot. He seems to pant a lot lately since it has gotten hotter. Should I shave him? If so how do I do it? I have shavers that I use on my horses and my dogs. I wa
Read more…I just had a first freshner kid with 2 does and a buck the first one came out breach before I could get it turned around one of its back legs were out I had to help get the other leg out and help pull the next doe come out fine without any help. The
Read more…Hi guys,
I am putting a deposit on a buckling who is just about 10 days old right now. She told me she is going to put him on coccidia prevention but would not do it if I prefered she not. She also said she was going to deworm him with something
Read more…Though my doe kidded before, this is my first time. Around 10:30 last night, she gave birth to a sweet little doeling (I think). Besides it being the same size as my cat who is not a large cat by any means, I am amazed at its talking - it sounds li
So I have had my baby for a couple weeks now. He is now 5 weeks old and he still has little horns. Now I talked to someone else and showed them the pics and they said that he wasn't disbudded right cuz he shouldn't have any horns at all. So now I
Read more…It has been a really long day, for all of us, but I think that it was longest for OldeButter and she was only on the last half of the trip. The part from Oldesouth Farm back to Mobile. It has been over three months since we went to Terry's farm and p
Read more…I have 4 babies that are around 2 months old. One buckling, one doeling, and two wethers. We waited until they were 2 months old to start separating them at night so we could start milking the Momma. The buckling is on reserve but havent heard bac
Read more…After not finding a "commercial" halter for my Nigerian Dwarf does, I pretty much gave up. I have tied a couple of halters but have not been completely happy with them. Yesterday, at a local feed store where I had not yet been, I noticed they had a
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