Hello I haven't done an introduction quite yet but I have a problem first.
This is our first venture with goats. (Well livestock in general for me) We have a 6 week old doeling and an almost 4 week old doeling. The older of the two has small pieces o
Read more…When it is time for them to come home, we will need to transport two adults and one youngster (2 months and change) . We have a few large size wire dog crates for our shepherds, but we don't want them inside the van. If an adult ND took a pee on th
Read more…My little buck is not well:
He was fed at 5;30 and was fine. At 9:15or so when we went out to lock him up he was laying on his side with his feet straight out. We brought him in and called everyone we know. Got various opinions. gave him a home
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We will be bringing out new Nigerian Dwarves home towards the end of this month. Our farm was abandoned for several years before we bought it in Nov. and has only been brush hogged once. Our pastures are tall and lush and very green. (A
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Well, I brought home our 2 little doe girls last night at 9 weeks of age. The breeder gave me 2 gallons of milk and suggested to continue through 3 months. I set up a temporary lodging in a heated garage and felt I would keep them there
Read more…My milker is so skinny. She is feeding three little "lard" babies (definitely not suffering) and giving me a quart each morning. I separate at night. I am feeding her goat pellets and BOSS as well as alfafa pellets, browse and hay. I don't want to o
Read more…Evening everyone!
Michael has finished building the house and will post pictures in the next few days. I have a load of those silly questions...
Our doe and wether arrive on Wednesday and I was wondering if for the first 24hours it is better to keep
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Who should my goats be registered with? The goats I am starting out with are only registered with the NDGA, but as I want to get into some serious dairy-ness eventually I'm thinking that's not enough. I guess a better way to phrase the question
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Thanks for letting me join this group. We recently sold a small farm (well, we bred a few horses and had a small garden) in NC and are currently in a rental house until my son graduates from high school in June. Then we are moving to the fa
Read more…Our 2 sets of triplets are close to 2 months old. They are with their mothers all day, have free choice hay and graze in the field for about 1/2 hour a day when we take the herd out to graze. They seem to be growing well and looked well fleshed out.
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this may seem like a dumb question, but we will be picking up our 2 doe kids next month. These will be our first goats.
Questions:
1. We would like to pick them up early and bottle feed as they will be pets as much as they are milkers
Read more…We have 2 does and their 6 kids. The kids are ~2 months old. We separate the does from the kids at night and milk in the morning and leave the kids with the does all day. 4 kids are sold and will be leaning at the end of May and the other 2 kids were
Read more…I wrote about her on another post, but I have a goat that I think has made it her goal to keep me guessing. When I bought her, she had been with a buck from October to January and was supposed to be bred. The other goat who came with her freshened
Read more…I posted this weekend about my goats needing antibiotics and my wether getting diarrhea after starting them. The doe and wether are both about 7 weeks old. My wether is now pooping what looks like pudding. He is eating good and drinking, I weighed hi
Read more…Two doelings born March 11 will be ready to go on May 11th to a new home. Strong milk pedigree with Rosasharn, TwinCreeks, Jobi and more. $300 each. Price includes disbudding and paperwork to register them. For details, visit http://chaverahfarm.
Read more…I talked to friend last night who is going to pick up a new buckling in July. He suggested I check the same farm to see if I liked any of the kids there and offered to pick them up for me if I did. Well, I fell in love with 2 doelings and bought th
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I have been dreaming of milking goats for years, and never had proper enclosures or energy to work on them. My family just moved from the Australian North Coast to South east Michigan to run a summer camp. Outside our house are two male g
Read more…I need copper bolus. I need them. I can't REALLY afford them. They come in big box with enough doses to last me forever, but the up front cost is keeping me from ordering. I found a gal on line that sells them individually, but she hasn't replied to
Read more…I was just reading that you shouldn't give a baby goat cow's milk, the type for human consumption
is that true ? I'm getting a rescue baby and I was told that they were feeding it part whole cow's milk and a power mix for goats. Yike's is this going
Read more…For those of you who make goats milk soap, is it possible to make shampoo? I am amazed at how great the soap was for our skin over the winter and I was wondering if it would be good for a dry scalp?
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