In the back of my mind, there is something telling me that I read that buttercups are toxic to goats. This seems a bit odd to me given that these plants can be so common in pastures and even gardens. Because there are a few in the area which I inte
Read more…Shere Country SH Starlight X Gerle Ranch Trevor
doeling, 1 3/4 lbs. (on left)
pale gold
buckling, 2 3/4 lbs. (The one in the middle. I'm not sure how to describe his color yet.)
doeling, 3 lbs.
chocolate
I was in the barn at 4:30 on May 2nd,
Read more…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
Read more…Dear All,
My wife and I have recently bought a beautiful retro fitted Amish house with a 600 square foot wrap around pouch on approx. 17 acres of land in southeastern Tennessee between Knoxville and Chattanooga. We have 7 wonderful chickens and 3
Read more…I will try to make this short. HAHA, Ya'll know me! My big doe (looks kinda oberhasli, I don't know) was first exposed, tomorrow will be(a few hours away) 135 days ago. Marley is my first kidding since I learned about the ligaments. It seemed obvious
Read more…We are thinking of using electric net for the goats movable pasture. We are looking at Premier's fencing and was wondering if any one else uses this method and what size mesh and height works best for the NDG's.
Thanks for you advice in advance.
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Wren Farm Cupcake X Gerle Ranch Trevor, twin buck and doe. Born 4-25-12. Buckling 3# and doeling 2#.
Cupcake started out well with these two, talking to them and nursing them well several times after she had them. They seemed fine for the first th
Read more…I have been reading some old discussions about does/size/weight etc. And it is beginning to scare me. We had our does delivered Feb. 29th. They were 6-11 months at that time. We were shocked when we saw them, because they were so tiny. We knew they w
Read more…One of my 7 week old kids has crusty stuff around her eyes and a little crusty junk in her nose. I have only heard her cough a couple of times, though. It seems like she has a cold. One of my other kids has a lot of eye mucus that runs down one side
Read more…This has absolutely nothing to do with goats but I thought ya'll, as fellow animal lovers, might enjoy some pictures of the results of spring here in Southern NC. The first picture is of a turtle who made a nest and laid her eggs in our yard on Sunda
Read more…I am so happy with my buck and his progeny.
However I am striving to improve my herd with a new buck. I am considering purchasing a sweet little guy with excellent genetics for milk by then end of the month.(thinking I should get two for company and
Read more…I am looking at a doe that is in New Mexico and I am in Oregon, this is an older bred doe. Shipping by air is out as that would cost more then the doe and at this point the breeder doesn't know of anyone coming this way.
So the idea that is running
Read more…I went out to check my animals for their nightly bed check at 9 and noticed my goat was very bloated... I came inside a googled her appearance... Yep, bloat. Not sure what she's gotten into. and she was fine when I checked her at 5 pm... I don't ha
Read more…So this is her first birth and mine...she had a doe and passed a placenta about an hour afterwards....she still looks pretty round and I am wondering if there is another baby in there. Is it possible for her to pass the placenta and still have anothe
Read more…We just lost a goat to what I suspect was systemic staph.
It started off with staphylococcus dermatitis on her udder. It was pretty bad, and we had her on a 10 day course of injectable antibiotics before we felt that it was under control. Her last d
Read more…Does anyone have suggestions or thoughts on regimens to prep your does for breeding? How much does nutrition play in getting multiples on the ground and overall health of doe and kids?
Claudette
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Moon gave birth to twin does April 3, we have named them Queenie (queen of hearts) and Penelope. Fancy followed on April 24 with a buck and doe. thier names are Snowy (snow leopard) and Prancer (looks like a reigndeer).
I have 3 boys I will need to wether. They are 6 and 5 weeks now. I don't plan to have it done until at least 8 weeks. I am trying to decide which method I should go with. Would like to know your experiences with the diff methods. My local vet said th
Read more…I have two wethers for sale born 1/30/2012 price is 75.00 each. great personalities feel free to call 585-384-9393 or check out my website www.dancingdragongoats.com.
also looking for a milking machine.
Hi all
I'm bringing home 4 bucklings tomorrow - 3 of whom were imported from the US about 3 weeks ago to another farm in Canada. The 4th was one I'd sold who is now returning with these 3 due to owner's health.
Any suggestions on how to quarantine
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