I'm thinking of purchasing an Udderly EZ Milker. My dwarf has tiny teats, and I have weakness in my hands, so it is a real struggle for both of us at milking time. Do any of you have experience with this equipment? It is not cheap, and you can't r
Read more…I am buying 2 doelings soon. Doe #1 is 8 weeks old #2 is only 2 weeks old. The breeder thought it would be OK for me to bring them both home when #2 is 5 or 6 weeks (#1 will then be 14 weeks). If I do this the breeder will give me a few days worth
Read more…Hi Everyone!
I'm new to goats, so pardon any naivety here :). I've just purchased Homegrown & Handmade, and can't wait to get it!
I've had a great time browsing this forum for info on Nigerian Dwarf Goats! I've decided to expand my urban backyard h
Read more…Hello from Alberta, Canada!
We got our first goats about a month ago, two Nigerian Dwarfs. Pebbles is a four year old doe and Blizzard is her 4.5 month old doeling. Having them is proving to be quite the learning experience!
My husband and I live o
Read more…Hi All, my two little does arrived yesterday, so all my beginner questions will start. Thank You in Advance for all the help and advice you send my way. At what age do they reach there full height? Bess is 8 months old and Belle is 6 months.
Read more…Can you castrate a three year old buck who has been used for breeding and get a decent companion wether? And regarding scurs...if they can be knocked off why can they not be cut back, sorta like cutting a nail? I do not know internal horn anatomy but
Read more…Hey all-
When I went to get hay for my does, the man I purchased it from (a dairy cow farmer) was concerned that I might be feeding them too much alfalfa. It really made me second guess what I'm doing.
Right now my three does are dry. I'm plannin
Read more…I know a lot of you here live in climates much colder than my own (northern TN) so obviously the goats can tolerate some harsh weather. But do you lock your goats inside a barn at a certain temp? And what about rain/snow? Today it is 49 degrees, bree
Read more…I went to let the goats out this morning and one of my does who is 6 months old had a bloody discharge. She has never been exposed to a buck so I know she is not aborting. Any help would be nice. It wasn't a lot, but enough for me to notice. She
Read more…Hi there everyone!
My name is Roz and I'm married with two daughters (3 1/2 and 10 months...as I write this). I'm a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Birth Doula. I love urban homesteading. I have a big edible garden and I had chickens before b
Read more…We just bought a 5 month old buckling, he has scurs and wanting some help on knowing what we can do. The breeder said it was pretty common in bucks and both of her bucks had scurs (they were bought from seperate breeders, one came from South Carolin
Read more…Pine Shadows Brandi and LPC Typhoon made it safely to Pink Roses last night. As always there were lots of curious and excited people along the way. I love the look on some peoples faces when they realize its a goat in the car. HAHA! A truck driver tr
Read more…Hi all:
I have 5 does (3 Nigies and 2 Lamanchas). My Nigies are 5 y.o., 4 y.o. and 2. My problem is the 4 year old. She is fine with me but mean as a snake to the other does. I don't just mean head-butting but flat out broad-siding the other does if
Read more…Hi everyone,
We are thinking of purchasing an older goat, so we can start milking sooner as our doe at present is only 8months old. The goat we are looking at is 4 years old, has been breed twice and has birthed well and looked after the kids well.
Read more…The people I bought some of my goats from are downsizing and there are some nice goats for sale - especially the bucks. I am not interested in growing much over what I have, but thought I would pass it along to all of you.
You can see the herd a
Read more…I finally got Deborah's book! I kept getting emails that it was delayed and the last one I got said it would be here on the 17th! You and your team did a fine job on the book! Everything is very easy to find. I really liked what I have read so far,
Read more…Hi Everyone,
I'm in love with Nigerian dwarf goats and plan to own a few in the near future. We are on the hunt for a farm come spring and one of the first animals I would like to add are these little guys.
I plan to milk them and make cheeses
Read more…I have a doe that freshened for her 1st time about 3 weeks ago.She has 2 very cute doeling kids and is an amazing mother.I have started to bring her to the milk stand 2 times a day w/o keeping the kids off of her for a period of time.This is mostly f
Read more…Now that my goat barn is finally complete, it is time that I start training my girls to eat on the stanchion in preparation for milking. Any hints on going about this? I had thought I would just let one goat at a time into the milk room, get her up t
Read more…DH had to go in tonight to load a coal train so I am still up! I work part-time 2 days a week so I have been able to take my little boys for walks up the mountain to the "flat" to let them enjoy. The view is breath taking especially this time of ye
Read more…
