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
Read more…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
Read more…Hey I live in Wyoming and I'm looking at buying a new nigerian dwarf goat. Does anybody know where I could get one?
Read more…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
Read more…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?
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…One of my does, at 18 months old, is still really small. Probably 75 % the size of the other grown does and maybe 40 lbs. Is this it for her or will she continue to grow? Will it be safe to breed her to a "normal"-sized buck? Is it likely that all he
Read more…I have looked through the ADGA website and cannot find the answer to this question: if a doe is ADGA registered but the buck is AGS and NDGA, can the offspring be registered ADGA? And what, exactly, is the tattoo for? ID, yes...but we register dogs a
Read more…Well, as you may know, after I return from riding camp, I will be going to pick up my buckling and my doeling. I am super excited!
This sunday, we are going to pick up a huge cedar play house. But it's for the goats, you see.
We're transforming the
Read more…I rarely catch my goats peeing, especially boys... it's funny because I sort of get excited when I see them doing it because it gives me a chance to look at their stance...since its so hard to get them like that otherwise...
So today I stopped and
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