Ok, so I have a break from school - retraining to one day go back to work hopefully! Of course, I am using that down time to goat focus ^^, what could be more fun!
Someone sent me this photo of the best of the best -
"last January she walked into
Read more…Hi
I live in Essex Vt. Looking for a very small 2.5 yr old fuzzy chocolate doe. She is about 22 lbs.
Phone 802 879 4618
My goats are therapy goats. We go to nursing homes, senior living, rehabs, respite, domestic abuse. After having chemo-therapy pa
Read more…The person who usually helps me is ill. Is there someone in the Essex Vt area that could just hold them while I do the trimming> I have 12 goats. They weigh 22lb to 38 lb.
Also does anyone have a very very small buck? I would love to breed Sammi Jo b
Read more…Three of my does are due in the next 4-6 weeks. They have always received a small amount of grain twice a day. I recently switched them over from a 12% all stock to Goat Chow. So this is what they get: less than 1/4 cup Goat Chow, 1 Tbs BOSS and a h
Read more…A friend of mine has a doeling that is very small, 8 months old, might have been bred by her buck that jumped the fence. Does anyone have any knowledge about the correct size, age and weight of a doe to be bred? And should her vet have suggested an a
Read more…I'm not even sure this is the correct place to put this...and it's not really a question, just an observation. My "baby" buck is 8 months old...starting to grow a beard...very interested in all the girls but he hasn't been tall enough to get the job
Read more…Brandi was uddered and had no ligaments this AM before I went to work. I didn't have much to do so I figured I would probably be able to do it and get back before the action happened. She didn't have any mucus at all, ate her grain and went out to t
Read more…Here's a fun one. It's day 144 for Pine Shadow's Brandi. Babies have dropped down a lot and her udder is starting to fill though she's not full and still has ligaments. I still have not had any inspiration for names. Since most of my goats have trip
Read more…I have searched the archives, I swear, but I still cannot get a for-sure answer...do I need the X30 or the X50?
(I am in that "approximately one month til my first kids starting coming" freak-out stage!)
Thanks! 8-)
Read more…I have heard that pasteurizing is one of the things that makes store bought goat milk taste so gross. Is this true? Is there any way to pasteurize without affecting the milk's taste? I'm planning on getting goats for milk, but one or two members of m
Read more…Wanted to share a little holiday joy with you !
This goat was my last year's Christmas present...my little white doeling Jasmine.
This year she's going to be a Mommy ! (4 of my does are due to give birth for the first time around Christmas to New
Read more…I just attempted a cheese from Fankhausers Cheese page.Basic white cheese for 1 gal.I cultured 1 gal of milk with 3 teaspoons of fresh(homemade) buttermilk and let sit a room temp for 12 hours to acidify before adding the rennet.When it was time for
Read more…Calling had twin girls Nov. 12. No problems in the delivery. She did it all herself. I checked her at feeding time, 5:30pm and thought it would be that night, as she had dropped. Checked again at 8:30 and they were already born. Both girls have blu
Read more…At what age is a good time to retire your doe and just let her be a pet? I love my does very much and want them with me a very long time.
Read more…So I was going to breed my doe next year, and I was just wondering what breed of buck to use. There is a local Pygora (pygmy angora) buck that I could use, and that way the kids would have fiber that I could spin, weave, etc. However, I would also li
Read more…We are going to start showing this coming year and would like to get an official measuring stick. Where is the best place to buy one? The only one I found so far is almost $50! Surely there is someplace that has them for less?
Read more…I have 2 does that will be a year old in the spring. I want to explore my options for breeding them. I do not wish to keep a buck. I know that some people lease a buck and that some take their does to a buck to be bred. Is there a good way to fin
Read more…Hi guys...as some of you know my doe was nursing a single kid for nearly a year and was nursed on only one side. the first time I milked her I was able to empty out her "off" side of some rather watery looking milk, only a very small amount, and it
Read more…Just thought I would share that my brother and his family, who live in Africa, was inspired by my little goats. They were just here visiting for 6 weeks and saw our goats. They said they have goats running around all over the place where they live,
Read more…A friend of mine posted this last night on Facebook - and I just had to share. :)
WE ARE GOAT PEOPLE
