I am trying to decide how to configure the inside of my new barn. I have a 24x36 ft space to work with. (I have a 36x36 barn, but the other 12x36 is for milk room, hay and straw storage, feed, etc.). I have three does that I am fairly certain are pre
Read more…Okay, how do I tell when the girls are in heat? My older doe's milk production has dropped to 6 oz per milking and i am thinking of just drying her off and breeding her but I don't know how to tell when they are in heat. I have to take them to the br
Read more…I have 1 yearling buck and 2 bucklings for sale. They all come from known bloodlines and will make great herd sires. First pic is of the yearling, Second is a pic of my 6 month old buckling at 4 months, and last is a pic of my 3 month old at 6 weeks.
Read more…We are goat parents:D Our two does are home:D The chocolate one is very nice, although looking at the photos it is not the one I chose... I think it is her sister... the little black and white is on the lighter/awkward side, but she is only 7 weeks
Read more…!Advice Please! My two little does have arrived in Oregon from New Mexico at my husbands aunts house. We are going to pick them up on Sunday. My aunt had a local expert on Nigerians look them over; she said one was great while the other looked malno
Read more…I'm a bit confused on this point. Are there breeders/herds 'certified cae free'? Or is that just the term applied if they have been tested and get negative results. I hear both terms used, and wondering if some people just test and others have herds
Read more…Hi all! I am new to this group, but am glad to be on it :-) I have 11 nigerian dwarfs among other critters. I live in North Carolina in an area where most people view little goats as pets, brush or meat, but I keep them for dairy purposes. We make c
Read more…It's been awhile since I have been on the forum. Sorry, it's been a busy summer! This morning when I milked I noticed my older doe had some mucus, so when I finished milking her I put her in with my buck. He is almost 8 mo old, and this would be h
Read more…So I am working on my website and trying to determine how to describe my goats. I see several websites that say stuff like, long dairy back, vertical withers, great angularity, teat size, attachment of utters etc. How do you know how to tell all th
Read more…A friend of mine is buying a couple doelings that were left with their brothers (intact). They're something like three months old now and I mentioned to her that it is possible that they could be bred already. What do you think the chances are that
Read more…Hello, I am new to everything! Got remarried last year. Just celebrated our 1st Ann. in April! Been a townie and city girl most of my life and now I live on a small 40+ acre farm. I am from almost heaven WV. I live with my DH on his family farm.
Read more…Hi Everyone ! It's been a long time since I've been on. I got my goats as babies about a year ago, so not much going on except growing them up !
Now, I bred them last month. And I have some questions !
I was told by a fellow Nigerian Dwarf Goa
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I am having a helluva time trying to separate my goats. We brought home the doeling maybe two weeks ago now, with the intention of splitting Penny (my adult doe) with her, and putting the buck and wether in another pasture.
Every attemp
Read more…Okay question from a newbie. I purchased a 4 month old wether and 6 month old buck last week. They look real healthy. My DH says he thinks that there bellies are too big but I dont really thinks so. The breeder I bought them from said to feed the
Read more…Brush Creek
Gay-Mor
Little Tot's Estate
Woodhaven Farms
Rosasharn
Kaapio Acres
I can only seem to locate Rosasharn in MA and Little Tot's in GA - is that correct? I'd love to know where these others are, or if they have a website (and are still sel
Read more…As my herd is growing and before I let any of my goats breed, I hope I can get some clarification on bloodlines and safe breeding.
I know that there are definite "No's" when breeding.. No mother-son, brother-sister breeding, but exactly how far rem
Read more…Will a buck still try to breed a doe when she is pregnant? And will a doe who is bred still "flirt" with a buck (but not stand for him)? This has been going on in my little herd, although the buck is only half-heartedly trying to get some action, lik
Read more…How much hay should I give my goats, so far I've been giving them what ever they want. Is that right ??
They get a 1/2 cup of grain twice a day, and then all the hay they want.
Read more…Does anyone know where I could get specific dimentions for a goat stantion for Nigerian's??
Read more…Hi
I have a FF doe who had 2 kids 4 days ago.At birth everything went fine.Mom had kids ,mom cleaned them up,kids got up right away and nursed.All was well.Now in the last day and 1/2 the mom seems to be rejecting the buckling kid.I saw her bite it
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