We are concerned about our newest little ones born early this morning. We brought them in to warm-up and about thirty minutes later we took them back to Allis. Poor things stand under the heat lamp and shiver. Should we keep bringing them in to warm
Read more…We had our first kids today at 5:30 and a little past 5:45. Two precious little doelings. First one is as white as a lamb, then the second is tricolored. Our biggest challenge is that it is to be in the tens tonight with clear skies. Two heat lamps a
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Well this is the first time that we are selling our Nigerian Dwarf Goat kids. It is so hard to decide who to sale. My goals are to have good milking and breeding quality. However, when it comes down to deciding it's so hard. So what do you do?
Read more…Today around 9 am while I was at work Isabel started pushing. I had tried to get someone to cover my 8-2 shift but the only person who could do it was already covering a shift for someone else. When I got to work and explained the situation she said
Read more…She had triplets as I had expected! One buckling and two doelings. Sadly the buckling only lived for about two hours after birth. She waited till I was at work! But thankfully David was here for her. Aurora nurses like a champ. Madison has had a roug
Read more…I have a doe & a buck that have scurs & one doe that looks like she has one horn or just a really thick scur?? Anyway, I was wondering what you guys thought about having the scurs cut off & reburned instead of having then scurs surgically removed? I'
Read more…Hey everyone,
This is not my first herd, but it's the first time I have locked my goats up at night in the barn. I have heard a couple of things that made me want to check if I am doing it right.
To describe our barn/shed, there is a big hinged d
Read more…How do others keep records for each of their goats? Do you keep a folder for each or one notebook for all?
Also, I could not find one form that had everything on it that I can think to possibly record, so I have designed my own, now three pages long
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I have reason to believe the big black dog that has been jumping my fence in the afternoons attacked my rooster, who is now in critical condition, bu
Read more…How much water should 4 does (2 pregnant, 2 that are 9-months old) be drinking daily if it is about 40º during the day? They don't seem to be drinking very much, but I've never had Nigies before.
They have been here 5 days. Is there anything I sh
Read more…One of my little house babies has a cold. We brought her in last Sunday because she was standing in the pen all hunched up and looking miserable. Already had 3 in the house so she fit right in. She's doing pretty good - except for her nose. It's
Read more…I'm running low on hay and what I can find right now for alfalfa is 4th
cutting which is really leafy.
Will that be OK for my goats? I don't want them to bloat.
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When milking my girls I'm noticing udders that seem to be hard (kinda meaty feeling). I put the babies up at night and milk in the morning. Milk tastes fine and babies all seem to be getting enough to eat - any suggestions?
Or is this just their
Read more…The weather around here has warmed up considerably from what it was a few days ago, but it's still below freezing and will probably continue to be so for another 6 weeks at least. The two week forecast is showing a high of 30F (very warm for this tim
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Ready to try and make cheeses and have wondered if anyone makes there own cultures? Is it cheaper? Easier? Any advice is apprecitae so that I don't waste precious milk.
Also, what order should I make my products in to not
Read more…I have been trying to keep track of the heat cycles in my 2 does.I read that they will cycle every 18-21 days.How do you count that time? When is a heat over and when does it begin?I have one does that very obviously was in heat today.She had disc
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So I know that one goat will rule the heard and one will be at the bottom and be a little beat up. Well, Candie and her baby Lulu are like the Queen and Princess. My loud little Beatrice is at the bottom and CONSANTLY gets beat up by
Read more…Hej from Sweden,
I have Nigerian Dwarf goats who are housed in boxes in my stable. We have removable water and food containers in each box. We thought they were handy items to have, but now I wonder if there is a better way to have their water and
Read more…Indiana is due 1/29 Isabel is due 1/31. I can feel the ligaments at the tail head on Isabel but not Indiana...Her udder hasn't fully come in yet, but the kids are really active, and she's just kinda standing around. Is it harder to feel the ligaments
Read more…So the forecast here in Maine is calling for -30 degrees!! I am getting REALLY nervous now about the goats living in igloos. I feel as though Im being neglectful! They are PACKED full of straw and the goats seem to be warm. The igloos are free from
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