I have a buckling who is a week old. We lost his sister (that's another post) so he is alone. We had a rough start with momma (FF) not wanting him...was 5 hours before he nursed much...but now he is nursing well, though he does have a side preference
Read more…I've just been browsing the Fiasco Farms site, after reading way too much complicated literature on goat worms. I think I'm going to take the plunge and give the Molly's herbal dewormer regimen a shot. Anybody tried it? Anybody know a reason not t
Read more…We had our first kid born last night! He was a singleton buck and is the cutest little guy we've ever see. The delivery went well and was very quick...or at least it was a lot quicker then I was imagining it would be.
Our doe is a FF and was very
Read more…We just got 3 week old Nigerian dwarf goats both males on Saturday. Yesterday (wednesday) we noticed one started having some diarrhea in the afternoon and before that he has always grinding his teeth. I gave him a little peptmo bismo for the diarrhea
Read more…I've been trying to find an answer to this question, and with all my research can't seem to get one! How long are Nigerian Dwarf bucks in rut, and how often?
Thanks!
Lily
Read more…I've got a doe who kidded a couple of weeks ago who has hair loss around her ears. Not just a patch, but pretty much hair loss on the whole ear, both of them. The hair loss forms a circle at the base of the ear where the hair loss begins and ends. I
Read more…I want to be prepared in case we end up having bottle babies when our does kid in late April. I've read that the kids (should) get colostrum right away. Both of our does are FF and this is our first time having kids. Both of our does came to us as
Read more…I have a 11 month old Nigerian doe who has had a hacking cough for a few days now. I grew concerned yesterday (I should have been concerned earlier I know) and took her temperature and in the morning it was 104.9. By the evening it had risen to 105.4
Read more…I am so happy to have found an active goat community, thank you for adding me! My daughter (in the picture) has two nigerian dwarfs that are set to kid at the end of April. This will be the first birth on our farm other then chickens and turkeys.
Read more…My four females are butting each other for long times at a stretch, say half an hour, their heads show the effect by having bald spots appearing and my eldest, 7 years old is, i hope, due in mid June. I just saw her being hit in the stomach by he
Read more…Hi... I'm getting ready to disbud female kid. she is 13 days old. My previous disbudding has always left small scurs. This time I want to make sure. I've been waiting for the "prick" to feel on the top but it's almost but not quite there. Do I ha
Read more…Hello! Today my 4 year old doe kidded quintuplets - all 5 seem healthy. I read the article that Deborah wrote about a mother not being able to produce enough milk for all 5, which makes sense. I am wondering, how long do I have, before I will need t
Read more…Guys I’m looking for suggestions on helping a buck fatten back up. He’s finished breeding for this year and while I know bucks tend to lose weight during rut his weight loss seems excessive. He is skin and bones. I’ve increased his hay and he always
Read more…How potentially fertile is a two week old buck? I have a buckling that is acting as if he were in full rut. I’ve never had one act like this so early. Tongue flapping, blubbering, peeing, and now attempting to mount any goat near him. Should I be wor
Read more…I along with many others received messages from one person that looks like a spam/scam situation in the last couple of hours. They either hacked the site or were accepted. May want to review or remove them from the site as they don’t seem to be here
Read more…My Name is Chrissy, in my online forums and Vlog, I go by Cricket. I grew up in Northern Ca and raised many farm animals along with our children, most of my life. My hubby and I moved to an area for about 13 years where we were unable to have anythin
Read more…We have at least two members here from Australia growing their herds, one being Michael Garwood.
I've been thinking a lot about them and wondering if they have managed to escape the fires so far.
So, our Aussie friends, how are you doing?
I have a doe who has a single (twin died during birth). I have been milking her from day 1 and froze the colostrum for emergencies. I am wondering how much milk should I keep in the freezer for future kids that might need it? I do not bottle raise, b
Read more…My neighbors full size buck broke through their fence and ended up in my pen with my Nigerian does. He bred one of my girls who isn’t even big enough to be bred to a Nigerian buck! Long story short my vet gave me Lutalyse. How long after I give it to
Read more…Buckling for sale. Born 01/21/2020 ready to go home end of March. Great bloodlines! Wolfivan TW Ilie Light by Hidden Hills RHS Pistol Pete.
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