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giving COWP at kidding
I was reading the posting about pre-kidding checks etc. and saw mentioned giving COWP to the doe right at kidding.or right after.Anyway my question is why this practice is observed.Is it because the animal has gone through so much stress or for paras
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Pygmy/Nigerian dwarf Bottle babies for sale
I have 1 set of twins and a single. Born on 8/1 single tri colored doeling $100. Born 8/16 twin tri colored bucklings $30/75. They are all being bottle fed their mothers milk and could go at any time if you want to bottle feed them yourself. I live i
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Hi From South Missouri!
I'm new here but not new to goats. Have had some breed of goat for 20 or more years. I have currently owned Pygmys for the last 14 years and just recently got a Reg Nigerian Dwarf buck. My first Pyg/Nig babies are on the ground and I am ECSTATIC of w
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False Pregnancy in Goats
I had this posted on my blog, but Deborah suggested I move it over to the forum...
I was checking out this site because I have two "forever pregnant" girls and I had them tested to make sure they were pregnant and there weren't any problems. I fo
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are foxes predetors?
We've been hearing weird sounds in the field for the last week or so. Dog is going bonkers. After researching sounds on the net - we all agree it is a fox.
I was so concerned I locked up the goats in the barn. They are in a field fenced area - sh
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Looking for a new goat.
Hey I live in Wyoming and I'm looking at buying a new nigerian dwarf goat. Does anybody know where I could get one?
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Less than 3 weeks and counting.....
Hi!
I am counting the days until I pick up my doe and twin doelings (not the daughters of the doe). It is less than three weeks now! I was just going to get the doelings, but stumbled across a doe from Poppy Creek in GA. She has some good milking
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new goats are home but they won't come up to me, any advice?
I just brought my new goats home last night and they are afraid to come up to me. They are six weeks old and have been banded, their testicles have not fell off yet though. Any tips on how to get them to be more friendly and trusting?
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wethers for sale in Illinois
We still have wethers available for sale. They are $75 each or 3 for $200, and we have lots of colors from which to choose. To learn more about our goats, you can visit our website, http://www.nigeriandwarfdairygoats.com
Deborah
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Pre-kidding steps/ check list?
So I'm getting to be about 8 weeks from my does kidding, and wanted to see what time people like to do things before they kid. Do you like to do a final hoof trim? Or when would do you give the doe vaccinations or vitamin boosters? I just want to
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Not New at This but Still...
I bought a goat and was given a goat both who met with the escaped buck. The owner figured they were due September 10th. That means we are a month out. The last time I bought an alledged bred goat she was not! I am pretty such these two are because
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"Disciplining"a goat
What do you do when a goat jumps on you? Or, as the case was this evening, when a normally friendly goat head-butts you in the thigh because you turned to give someone else a treat *after* she had received hers? In the first case I acted as I would i
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Bucks...good grief!
One of my does is in heat and the Sr buck is obsessed with her. Of course, he has bred her multiple times. Will he leave her alone and settle down when she goes out of heat? If the "rut" is generally in the late fall...will he act like this until the
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Brand New Goat Owner
Hello, I'm Jen and I'm married with two kids. I have two dogs, a pekingese and a pomeranian, and two cats. On Friday we will be first time goat owners to 3 whethers. I am so excited, but also nervous about the feeding part and drinking part. I'm t
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Woman who stare at goats.
This didn't seem to fit in anywhere... I just have to say, I think I've been watching too much goat lately... lol I don't know which end it up anymore, and I'm totally over watching and over thinking. That is all. Just thought I'd share. lol
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Hay Question
I'm a little unclear about what type of hay to feed in the winter for Kentucky. I have seen just hay, "grass" hay and "alfalfa" hay. I have a doe and wether that is about 9 months old. They are both in the same area and it will be hard to keep their
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Raisin mash
Thanks to an idea put forth on this list by Rachel Whetzel (thanks Rachel!) I soaked some raisins overnight, then put them in the chopper, added the individual doses of COWP and voila...5 out of 7 goats ate it up. I had tried molasses before with ver
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Breeding polled & polled...the hermaphrodite question :)
So, our buckling is polled. He is staying intact to breed for us. He has been pastured with our first doe (3 y/o disbudded).
We have been waiting for the next available doeling from our breeder and it turns out she's polled. I have been readin
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