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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This is our first full year with goats, and I always have lots of questions when it's the first of everything! We did everyone's CD & T shots yesterday. One goat is a little limp on her leg, still able to walk, jump, eat, poo, dri
Read more…Hi Everyone! My name is Sue Dowdy, and I live in southern Iowa on 80 acres. I have always been a country girl, but am totally new to goats. My 13 yr old granddaughter, Taylor, and I are purchasing 2 milking does, 1 kid buckling, and 1 kid doe fro
Read more…Last year, we had a problem with our doe kidding. One foot was in the wrong place and no one could help. Even the vets tried and she ended up having a c-section and we lost the kid. It was very heart breaking. Our first year kidding with the Nige
Read more…Hi, I'm a new goat owner (wether and doe, Nigerians) in Arizona. Immense fun seeing the neighbors reaction in our (sub)urban neighborhood! Both are 2-3, need some work to be comfortable with me. Any hints on training?
Read more…I have a selenium Q...
So I know that you CAN overdose on Selenium, and that some of the toxicity symptoms are identical to deficiency symptoms.
MY DILEMMA IS THIS:
I wonder if selenium is effecting my doe's fertility, and I worry that increasing the
Read more…From "listening" to what others do it sounds like first breedings are usually done when a doe is around 1 year old. My understanding is that goats are not fully grown until between 2 & 3 years old. In other mammels it is usually reccomended that br
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