Does anybody separate the bucks during rut? Our two bucks have been fighting to the point of heads bleeding.
Read more…Our farm is selling our AGS Nigerian Dwarf Polled Buckling. He comes from great milking genetics and will be a great asset to any herd. We are located in Richmond, KY and have him reasonable priced for $250. Please check out our web site at:
Read more…Located in Georgia. Rocky is an 8 mos old Jr herdsire. We have retained his full sister Lilly and bred a few does. His dam is an AR 4* doe. He is black/random white, frosted ears and nose with a few moonspots. See him at livinmydreamfarm.com. Reserv
Read more…I stumbled on this tonight and thought it may interest a lot of you.
http://www.scsrpc.org/SCSRPC/Publications/part5.htm
It made for very interesting reading, and explains why some of the alternative things I do with my goats actually work (I coppe
Read more…Hey guys, we are butchering our 2 ducks we have been raising for Thanksgiving and wanted to see if anyone had a good recipe I could have. I looked online, but nothing has really stood out. This is going to be the first year I will be hosting Thanks
Read more…My goats have started to get clumpy poop. Since its fall they have been eating tons of leaves, could this be it? No other problems in there behavior noticed. If it is the abundance of leaves, which i can't do anything about, is there anything I can
Read more…Hello, experienced goat keepers !
This may seem to be a strange question, but has anyone had any problems with raccoons bothering their Nigerian Dwarfs?
A few nights ago, when I went out to put my chickens to bed (count them and latch their house door), there were only 12 in there wh
Read more…Alright. I have had it up to *HERE* with dealing with worms ALL THE TIME!! I do fecals, I worm, I rotate pens *repeat* and I have kept the grass long. I do not know what else I can do. I lost 2 goats to worms early this year, and I have too much mone
Read more…I am visiting my Dad for Christmas and my mom and neighbor across the road are going to be looking after things here. But the situation is complicated... My mom will be here in the morning. And neighbor in the evening. But with only 2 visits how do
I just recieved a burdizzo type tool I bought from Premier 1 supplies.It is called a "side crusher"(nice) or refered to as a Ritchey Nipper.After reading about all the options I decided to go with this method.Then today I was at the vets to have my 2
Read more…Our last doe for fall kidding (next due in December, on Christmas day actually) just had triplet GIRLS!!!! Can you belive it?! What are the odds, lol! Brings us to a total of 4 girls and 6 boys, and all the girls have lots of milky genetics in their
Read more…I bred one of my does almost two weeks ago. When she was in heat she had a clear discharge. After I bred her for a few days she had a white mucus color discharge that seemed to be kinda spiratic, but never had completely cleared up. Only noticed i
Read more…So I am an artist primarily working in pottery and glass. My wife and I have decided that if the business does good this fall we will seriously consider getting a couple of nds for our dairy needs. We have chickens and a garden already. My question i
Read more…Our doe, Olson Acres Cinnamon, delivered 4 boys this afternoon. It was a really rough delivery. The first one was hard on her, but came out. The second was breech and I ended up going in after him, mom was getting too weak. He aspirated fluid and was
Read more…Does anybody recommend a good cheap metal barn camera? Need something that works and is reliable.
Thanks..
Read more…I know that the wilting leaves in the black cherry aka "choke cherry" produce a deadly cyanide and thankfully I do not have any on my property to worry about:D but I do have a regular cherry tree and what I think is two pin cherry trees "have much s
Read more…Babies are here!!! Cornerstone Farm STS Ammi and Firestone Creek HWD Katmandu have 2 bucklings and 1 doeling! I did this breeding last year and we all kicked ourselves for wethering the buck (2 does and 1 buck last year) and I retained a doeling. Eve
Read more…Last night when I was putting the goats up. I stopped to spend some time with the girls, then went in with the boys. Our buck that is 7 months old now started rubbing his head pretty hard on my pant leg, and when I went to pet him, he was very pers
Read more…Recently joined the group to learn more about these precious little goats which I purchased this past month. The most pressing thing right now is a butting issue. Both kids are supposed to be this spring's babies though the doe acts much older. Sh
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