My milk goat and I are both new to milking. The kid is 4 weeks old or so, and I separate her at night and milk in the morning, and then she's with mom all day. My milk goat will only let me milk about a cup or so before she's either kicking me off or
I received the following message from the family that bought two of my boys last year. Does anyone in the general Portland, Oregon, area know of anyone who might be willing to provide goats for a birthday party?
I have a doe who would have been due on or around Jan. 10. However about 5 days ago we had a bear get into our barn. Because we had the girls in the barn we had left out LGDs with the boys in the pasture. So one he pushed in he basically had a free f
Milk testing can provide you with a plethora of information about your does' milk production and the components of their milk, and you they can even earn milk stars, but a lot of people never get sta
Some of the most common questions I receive from new goat owners are on the topic of manure management. Many new goat owners think they need to clean out the barn weekly or even daily, so in this epi
I have a 2-day-old doeling who is really weak and unable to stand well. This is not an entirely new problem, but she was able to stand and nurse on day 1, and I know she got at least some colostrum from her mom. However, she has been kind of hunched
Hi All, I am thinking about moving my goats to a proprety where there are two cows are having issues with neospora caninum. Is this something I need to worry about for my goats? Will they be safe grazing the same acreage? I cant seem to find a lot of
If your farm plans are bigger than your budget and you’re not even sure where to start, help is available. Your local USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service office can help
Hi all. I have two NDGs, siblings about 9 months old. I got them at 7 months old in August, which is when I had the male castrated. They have always been housed together, since birth (aside from about a week before I got them, I had him castrated a f
Hello to all! My name is Shannon and I am new to the forum. I just wanted to say thank you for adding me to the group. I kept Nubians for milk when my children were little, but have not had goats in several years. I moved back home to South Mississip
My grown daughter and I moved from Texas to Puerto Rico to become regenerative farmers. We are registered as a nonprofit because we plan to do a lot to give back to the communities around us. We are buying a registered buck, whether, and 3 does from
We will be building an 18' diameter round (safer in a hurricane) barn out of earthbags. It will have an interior space of around 200 sq feet. The goats will have a permanent paddock and play area attached to the front of the barn. I was going to buil
If you want to view everything we know about individual ADGA-registered dairy goats in one place, check out ADGA Genetics. It’s the brainchild of Gene Dershewitz, who created the database and website. He also responds to questions from goat owners o
What do you do when your doe gets bred but doesn’t get pregnant? There are a number of reasons why this can happen, and Dr. Jamie Stewart, Assistant Professor in Production Management Med
Hi there - What are your go to treats for goats? Wethers specifically. I feed free choice loose minerals, and free choice orchard grass hay and they have free access to a couple of acres of pasture to browse. 8 month old wether and doe. I know grain
Whether you are interested in finding buck service or renting out your bucks, you don’t want to miss today’s episode with Dr. Jamie Stewart, Assistant Professor in Production Management Medicine
Hi there! Help/advice needed. We have a female who kidded 3 dead babies 6 months ago. So so sad, and we aren't sure why they passed. She was getting adequate minerals/supplements. Anyway, we were told the milk would dry up so we never tried to milk h
I am hoping to get some advise... I am out of town and my daughter is caring for our goats.
We have 9 Nigerian Dwarfs in our little herd, which I started building in April. Four are babies that I bought from a reputable breeder, who has award winning
