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.
Read more…Thanks, Deborah,
When I sent my questions about my two does not coming into heat, i had used forum, so don't know why forum was suggested in your response. But, I'll try again: My two does were born in June of 2018. They have never shown any s
Read more…What is the latest that anyone has seen an udder start to develop on a first freshener?
Read more…Hello, my name is Shirlene. I will be receiving my first two little does Friday. I am busy making them a play area and can't wait for them to arrive. I look forward to meeting you all. I live in TX not too far from Waco. This is our first year her s
Read more…Hi all love the site and look foward to contributing.
I have a small 3 acre hobby farm here in the Pacific Northwest (WA).
I have about a 5000sqft fenced goat pen, for being a small area it has hill small gully and trees.
What are some good ways
Read more…This morning my husband found what looks like a string of the back teeth from one of our 8 NDs. Their front teeth are much taller than the ones he found on the ground, when he was cleaning their area. So we suspect they came from the back of one's go
Read more…I bought a new doe in milk back in July. She started coughing a few days after I got her and at fist I just thought it was because of the stress of joining a new herd. Unfortunately it kept up and got worse. Sometimes it is a dry cough and sometimes
Read more…Does anyone have experience using Teff hay?
I got my hands on some and stocked up for the winter--mainly because that's what was available by the time I got around to stocking up for the winter. A friendly acquaintance had grown it experimentally for
Read more…Hello all.
I am fairly new to the goat raising experiance. We have had goats now for about a year and half.
We have 7 ND does (2 are 4, 1 is 3, 2 are 2 and 2 were born in March. We also have 2 pygmy does. We have one pigmy buck and 3 ND withers
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I'm not using dehorning paste on a young goat, but what I would like to do is put it on the top of a nigerian duck's thick scur.
I've been trying to find information on using dehorning paste without success. I have some dehorning paste I wanted to
Read more…Would it be worth adding a buck to my herd that is 7 years old? It’s his blood lines that I’m really after and I have a unique opportunity to get him at a great price from a herd dispersal but at 7, I’m hesitating. How many years can I realistically
Read more…I seem to always be going back and forth on what to feed our milkers. For several years, I have been feeding DuMor sweet feed, mixing in BOSS, sometimes alfalfa pellets. Our goats always have access to Sweetlix Meat Maker loose mineral, Thorvin kelp,
Read more…I have an 8 year doe, Clover, she is one of my first two goats and has a special spot in my heart.
3.5 years ago she contracted meningeal worm, the parasite attacked her spinal cord. At her worst her back legs were paralyzed, but with an outstanding
Read more…Hello all,
Thank you for allowing me to join the group!
My name is Annette and I live in Sacramento Ca.
i am new to goats, have had my 3 for about 3 months now. Two doe kids and the mother to one of the kids.
I hoping to be able to learn as much a
Read more…I have a 15 week old doeling who has been exhibiting a stiff gait for several weeks. I unfortunately, being new to this, did not pay it enough attention just figuring it was something strange about her. But the stiffness in the rear legs has progre
Read more…Did you know that what you do now can have a big impact on your kidding success in the spring? Mineral deficiencies, not recognizing the signs of a doe in heat, and holding a doe for breeding can all result in failure.
I receive lots of emails and
Read more…What’s the earliest that you guys will breed a doe age wise? I have a doe that is 6 mo old but she’s already over 60lbs and 18inches tall. I usually wait until my does are 10mo but it usually takes them that long to be that size. I have access to a g
Read more…Yesterday morning, my five month old wether had foamy green drool coming out of his open mouth. His mouth was stuffed with chewed hay/leaves.
I dug it all out and felt his throat and there didn’t appear to be any blockage. When I let him loose, he
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