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
Read more…Hi guys
I noticed this morning that Penny's tale was crusty so I picked it up to see what was going on and there is greenish mucous discharge from her vagina. What does that mean? What do I do?
Thanks
Juliana
Read more…Hey! My name's Wolffy, and I'm eleven. I have two dogs, one hamster and one bird. And in a few weeks, I'll have two Nigerian Dwarf Goats, and six-to-eight chickens!
My two little goats are my first, as I have never had them before. My first goat is
Read more…My buck *still* has clumpy poop. He got COWP on 12 July, then a double whammy of Valbazen and morantel on 16 July. I also suspect that every Nigie except perhaps the baby buck is copper deficient. I thought their tails looked "fishy" and now that I h
Read more…My little boy was banded at the beginning of July and his testicles still haven't dropped off yet. He doesn't seem uncomfortable, but shouldn't they be off by now?
Read more…Is there such a thing as a pregnancy test for a nigerian? I know I had a horse ultrasounded to be sure she was pregnant.
When we bring home the new doeling (2 months from now or so) Our adult doe will have been pastured with the buckling from 2 m
Read more…Hi my name is Sherry and I live in Selah, WA . I am new to this site and will be asking questions that a lot of new people have so if there is a general place to read please let me know. I am thinking about getting to wethered ND kids and would lik
Read more…Howdy! My name is Bobbi. I live on about 2 acres with my husband and 6.5 year old daughter. We have 1 English Bulldog, 1 Yorkie Terrier, 10 hens, 1 rooster, 2 rabbits, 2 bee hives a large garden and small fruit tree orchard with multiple different
Read more…Hello! I have two doelings and a wether that are now 15 weeks old. For the last two weeks I've been giving them all a little grain (Goat Chow) in the mornings and then taking them out to a fenced in pasture during the day. When I first got them I was
Read more…Every now and then, something comes up about what goats will eat, and I mention that goats are being used for brush control all over the US. So, in today news ...
from Pennsylvania:
from Idaho:
Read more…We have a 9 month doe that might be coming into heat. This will be her first breeding. We'd really like to breed her to Apache ( a nice sized yearling buck) however, a friend suggested that we bred her to Tater ( a smaller 8 month buck) does it mak
Read more…I am saleing a dam raised doe. Is it best just to wean her cold turkey or does it need to be gradually? She will be 10 weeks old. I looked at all the other post and could not find an answer to this so please forgive me if this has already been dis
Read more…I know I've read somewhere that this is not a good sign, but I can't remember what it means. The buckling has had the occasional clumpy poops but most of them were normal pellets. Today I saw him poop out formed "turd" if you know what I mean, and
Read more…Hi y'all-
things are going great with my Nigies. Even the buck is a love bug. My question regarding him is: are bucks always more thick-coated than does? The does all have sleek coats whereas he appears to be wearing a fur coat. I've tried to find pi
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