My buckling is nearly eight weeks old, and still has only one testicle dropped. It's been down a long time, and no sign of another. Could he have just one? I know I need to neuter him very soon.
Read more…Haley, Misty's daughter from last year (one of triplets) delivered twin doelings today. Now I have 5 girls and one boy!
Could someone explain milking records? How do you measure #'s of milk and how is butterfat measured? I would think it would be good to know.
If you do keep milking records - how is that documented and how do you obtain stars and letters. and wha
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I don't want to over feed them and I don't want to feed every minute. For 3 pound plus babies what is the amount they should have? How often during the waking hours? Right now I have bee taking them into Mama and distracting her so t
Read more…Hello, may I get an idea of how much colostrum everyone likes to take from a doe, (not a first freshener), to freeze and have on hand for next years kidding? When do you like to collect it and how much so you are not taking too much from the newborn
Read more…My doe Millie was acting completely normal yesterday so I really didn't think too much about her going into labor. I checked on her several times through out the day and was letting her be out with everyone since it was a beautiful day in Colorado!
Read more…I have a doe that has sores at the base of both her teats. She is nursing two doelings right now and the only thing I can think of is one of the doelings is bitting her teat. I know she is still nursing the kids because I have been keeping a close wa
Read more…Is it okay to leave the lights on all night in the barn? My new lady is due in about 2-1/2 weeks, second time for her but first time for me. I have a camera set up to display on a television which, of course, doesn't show much when it's dark. I've
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I supplement my does with monthly doses of Sel/Vit E Gel. It's easier than the BoSe injections for me. My one doe now has 3 week old kids, when do I need to start thinking about giving them this supplement? They are already eating the do
Read more…I have two does, one purebred pygmy and one Nigerian Pygmy Cross. In December we rented a Nigerian Dwarf Buck and we just put him in the does pen for two weeks. Both does are first timers so neither of them have udders. They are due on May 17 and Moc
Read more…Today was kidding day to the 9th power. I have 2 adult does, bred, and 1 yearling, probably bred for May kidding. This is my first kidding, and I did not know for sure when the does got bred, but I thought not until Dec. when I turned the buck in
Read more…Meet Milton
and Calvin.
Please excuse their green ears. :) New tattoos, you know.
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As usual, I never know exactly where to put my posts. Anyway...how much grain should three 9 week old kids be eating (combined)? Two are bucklings and are weaned (sold their mama three days ago) and one is the single doe of a FF. They eat hay and th
Read more…Tonight when I went to check the quads mom was pushing the little black doeling around. I checked her belly and she was full but moma didn't want her anywhere nearby. It was like she thought this one was not hers. She seems to favor the boy and is wi
Read more…I had my both of my does kid for the first time and I was very happy ended up with three boys and three girls.
I had one mother that is rejecting one of her babies and it could be because of the way it was latching on and nursing. I have been milkin
Read more…I have a question about my doeling. My goat had triplets on 2/22/2012. They are just over a week old now and I am concerned about the smallest doeling. When they were born these were their weights. The 1st doeling (the one I'm concerned about) weighe
Read more…This is a picture of my doe Cupcake's bald spot. She's had this spot for a while (I'd say 6 weeks). There are no other bald spots, and no fishtail. It's just this spot, and it isn't getting any bigger. My hubby thinks it's from her butting heads
Read more…Hello Everyone, I have a question about my 8 day old buck. I had 5 of my goat kids dehorned yesterday at the Vet's office. He had a gas dehorner and the dehorning went pretty fast. All 5 looked pretty good until this morning. I am concerned about my
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I stumbled across this site late last night while I was looking for goat videos :) I just never get enough. We are a nano-farm (under 1 acre) just outside of city limits, but within a neighborhood. We're the proud parents of two does
Read more…Not sure exactly where to post this... but I'm super excited!! I am bringing home two bucklings tomorrow!! I can't wait! They are from the same farm as my girls, but totally unrelated to each other and my does, so this is going to be an investment th
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